I have
Kind Of Blue
Skecthes Of Spain
Bitches Brew

Can anyone give me advic on the next Miles cd to get. I was thinking either A Tribute To Jack Johnson or In A Silent Way, If anybody has a idea I'd appreciate it. thanks

BillieSparks said:

I would suggest "In A Silent Way"..."Filles De Kilimanjaro" is a good one ,too.

MrTation said:[quote]

BillieSparks said:

If you dig jazz...Miles Ahead. If you dig funk...Doo Bop

L'ascenseur pour l'échaffaud... music to a French film by Miles.

most sulthry music I've ever heard. It was the first Miles I bought, and my little collection consists exactly of the same cd's as yours !

If you like the more acoustic stuff, you should buy 'Round About Midnight'.
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BillieSparks said:

LISTEN TO POOK NOW

PORGY AND BESS

BillieSparks said:

I'd recommend:

Birth of the Cool
Seven Steps to Heaven (an underrated record)
Milestones
Miles and Quincy Live at Montreux
Vol. I (Blue Note)
Quiet Nights (I'm kinda diggin' that right now).

Any of those will do just fine.

POOK said:

Who let the monkey out again?

You make a good point.

Of the ones I recommended, Seven Steps To Heaven and Miles and Quincy have a harder edge to them.

namepeace said:

OKEY DOKEY!

IF BILLIE LIKE BREW ALBUM

THERE ALWAYS LIVE AT FILLMORES

BillieSparks said:

If you're in the mood for rock based fusion, Jack Johnson is the way to go. If you're in the mood for some of the most ethereal music you've ever heard, In A Silent Way is the way to go.

Everybody has great suggestions. For me it's Round 'bout Midnight. Miles' playing on Round Midnight with Coltrane is one of the best things I know will ever hear. Also try Amandla while you're at it. And try any of his ballads as well. Enjoy.

NovaAngel: great choo-choo-choice of signature.

First of all let me say you already have what I consider his best albums, along maybe with In A Silent Way. One Day My Prince Will Come would also be a nice follow-up to your Kind of Blue, while Jack Johnson would be a really nice follow up to your Bitches Brew.

Enjoy!

BillieSparks said:

Exactly these two.

I don't think you can go wrong with them, and later on you should also check out at least a couple of his 60s acoustic jazz-combo recordings (post-Kind Of Blue). Such as "Nefertiti", "Miles Smiles", "Miles In The Sky" etc. Pretty much any title from that era will do, but you should note those are more or less straight-ahead jazz. Not fusion, not orchestrated, nor overtly stylized like "Kind Of Blue".

Supernova said:

What she said.

namepeace said:

Thanks namepeace.

"Tutu" for some of his later work.

Miles is one of those few artists that no matter what you buy, it's ALL good and all has some kind of value to it. No matter what you buy, it's gonna be some of the best jazz has to offer.

The Columbia Years

Seriously! 35 great selections from 30 years. You can get it for less than $20 these days.

Snap said:

That's a good call. If I am not mistaken, that set includes, among other things, a superb version of "Dear Old Stockholm," featuring John Coltrane.

Might I also suggest the following, for "down the road":



Quiet Nights. It's a nice set.

guitarslinger44 said:

Sorry, I don't agree at all. You have better to be careful when you buy Miles Davis cd. It depends on your taste. But his 80's albums with Marcus Miller really suck. It was old-fashioned before going out, with this cheap production.

Star People from the early 80's is really cool. Although he wasn't credited Gil Evans made the arrangements.

My favorite ones are Milestones, Round Midnight or anything with the quintet including Hancock, Shorter, Carter, Williams.