My favorite Miles Davis album. The album contains some of the most insipired and conceptual musicianship ever recorded. Pharaoh's Dance and Bitches Brew are two of the greatest trax that Miles Davis and his bands put on wax. You can really feel the influence of Sly and Jimi on this recorded. Yet, Miles took it to the next level with his inspired trumpeting. This album is the sound of Miles finding his groove and after experimentation with electric instruments on the previous albums, it's clear on this release that Miles found his way. Many slammed Bitches Brew upon its release, however like all great art it has aged and gained the status of arguably one of the greatest albums ever made. Moreover it introduced jazz to a new generation of fans that had previously ignored the artform. Besides the abovementioned trax my other favs are Spanish Key, Miles Runs The Voodoo Down and the masterpiece that closed the original pressing Sanctuary. Although I love Miles' earlier recordings, this album is my overall favorite. Miles took Jazz to new heights with this masterpiece that continues to inspire.

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Do y'all have the remastered version of three years ago, with that incredible art-design?

Cuz that one is awsomely beautiful...

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Good Morning All,

Pharaoh's Dance" contains one of my all time favorite Miles trumpet performances. Miles was laying down what I call "thiinking man's jazz" in the 70's. A lot of time you could hear Miles giving on-the-spot directions during the sessions. Love how Miles just lay in the cut and let the rhythm section just stir up the groove and then like 2 minutes into the track he comes forward on on trumpet. Loves how he riffs at the end of this track as well. Classic stuff and a landmark performance. I love trumpet players especially the ones with a nice tone like my favortie trumpet player of all time... Freddie Hubbard.

You can tell that Miles had a TRUE sonic vision inside of his head and recording sessions like this album and In A Silent Waywere his unabashed attempts to manifest and bring to fruition his vision.

yep I got Both the two Disc&6 Disc Set.the 6 Disc Set reminded me of the time period&the Street feel.you can Conversation going on within the Context of the Music IMHO.what I dig about Miles&His Music&there are many things but one of them is that the Cat could hang with the times.He didn't sound out of place Grooving on what Jimi,Sly,James,Motown,etc.. was doing&He kept His Groove there as well.not many Acts since can say that about there Music.most just give the Finger too waht is Happening because they can't hang or elect not too Hang but Miles was always trying too stay Fresh&Current.and this Album along with "Jack Johnson"&"On The Corner" showcases those Elements IMHO.

GREAT album for:

for me, i much prefer the acoustic miles. 1951-1967. but, that being said, bitches brew is a really great landmark album.

Although I generally hate comparisons between musicians, but Prince is now the same age Miles was when Bitches Brew was made, and I can't help but hear the similarities between In A Silent Way (the predecessor to Brew) & TRC (check out the final minutes of the first track!). Hopefully, as Miles did with Bitches Brew, Prince will be able to resurect his career and create some new and innovative funky-ass music too. Both are my two favorite artists and I have all their albums.

My favourite album period. It was the first Miles album I ever heard & certainly not the last. I discovered Prince through Miles Davis' autobiography

'Bitches Brew' is a unique album, but personally, I think most of the tracks are overlong and (dare I say it) get a little boring after a while. It would have been a real killer if Miles and producer Teo Macero (who deserves equal credit with Miles on all Miles' 'fusion' studio from the late '60s to the early '80s) had cut the duration of most of the tracks in half and made them more to the point.

When you listen to the fairly recently released 'It's About That Time - Live at Fillmore East 1970' album, the 'Bitches Brew' music is played live and the music is (in my view) far more exciting and funky. Miles is fierce here, and the band just burns.

Miles was truly onto something with BB, but he only really found it when he played it live. Mind you later, he did 'On the Corner', which, despite the new, 'added funk' again I feel gets rather tedious after a while. The album 'Panthalassa' features (sort of) remixes of the 'On the Corner' stuff and more and makes you realise that Miles and his bands were playing truly great music, but (in my view), needed a producer who was versed in funk and 'world music', rather than only jazz ...Still, the stuff Miles and the guys were playing was pretty new at the time, so nobody quite knew how to 'produce' it ...

Great music, all the way though. Miles (and Teo) were doing the do!