Prince
has arguably had a longer run of pure genius than the Godfather hisself. If we grant that JB was (merely) a great stylist until Out of Sight in '64. And give him until Living in America in '85 (which is generous) thats 21 years. Prince released Dirty Mind in 1980 and if you ask me, which you have just done, he's going as great as ever. That's 26 years and counting.
Who else do we have? Duke hit the Cotton Club in '27 and never dropped the ball before passing in '74. Thats 47 years. Mingus '53 or so until '75. Dizzy counts, but didn't really reinvent himself after the awesome afro-cuban big bands in the mid-50s. Oh, duh, Miles: Birth of the Cool in '49 until passing in '91. 42 years.
So longest reign of Geniusosity, in order: 1)Duke 2)Miles 3)Prince.
Who else do we have? Duke hit the Cotton Club in '27 and never dropped the ball before passing in '74. Thats 47 years. Mingus '53 or so until '75. Dizzy counts, but didn't really reinvent himself after the awesome afro-cuban big bands in the mid-50s. Oh, duh, Miles: Birth of the Cool in '49 until passing in '91. 42 years.
So longest reign of Geniusosity, in order: 1)Duke 2)Miles 3)Prince.
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