“I’ll play it and tell you what it is later.”

—  Miles Davis

In [So What: The Life of Miles Davis, John, Szwed, Random House, 2012, 9781448106462], and in many other books https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&amp;hl=en&amp;q=%22play+anything+on+a+horn%22+miles+davis#hl=en&amp;q=%22+and+tell+you+what+it+is+later.+%22+miles+davis&amp;tbm=bks<br>Sometimes rendered as: I&#x27;ll play it first and tell you what it is later. <br class="br">During a recording session for Prestige, on the album &quot;Relaxin&#x27; with the Miles Davis Quintet&quot; (1956). <br class="br">1950s

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