So anyways, I bought this album from I-tunes


And I loved it.

Anyone wanna recommend my next Miles Davis album?




Ok, since I originally posted, one of you recommended Kind of Blue.

So I did. I love it just as much--it's very moody!

[Edited 4/24/05 13:43pm]

AsianBomb777 said:

Kind Of Blue
TuTu
Bitches Brew

sketches of spain

In A Silent Way

AsianBomb777 said:

If you liked that then you'll love ....


Miles:

Kind of Blue
Sketches of Spain
Porgy & Bess
Milestones


Coltrane:

Coltrane (Impulse)
Bluetrane
Ballads (Impulse)

Miles:
Kind of Blue is my favorite JAZZ cd ever, buy it!
after that there are TONS of other cds in other styles, procede with caution.

Another album you should check out is You Are Under Arrest.

MrRedbell said:

Ok, I just downloaded it from i-tunes.

I'm really diggin it too.

Any other good jazz acts out there? I think I'm gonna start digging this jazz stuff.

AsianBomb777 said:

Your question kinda distresses me! Of course there are other good jazz acts! For me jazz is the best music there is, provided you don't count the Kenny G. b.s. that's played on the radio these days.... If you like Miles... then agood place to go is his various sidemen who got their start with him, such as John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Herbie Hancock. They cover a lot of ground, and each is considered some of jazz greatest.
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sdekm1 said:

Sorry. I used to think jazz was offensively horrid sounding.
Honestly, I would hear it and just roll my eyes cuase it didn't sound (To me) very melodic.

Kind of Blue is probably the most famous Jazz album in the world.

For some controversial jazz you could get Miles' Bitches Brew album. Although Porgy and Bess is a corker of an album, you really should get that.

My favorites are his early work. Kind Of Blue you have.

Then some others;

The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions is AMAZING. Play it all of the time. Pic is of the original release.



Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud, moody soundtrack, but hey; that's me!



Both next releases you must buy if you are Prince fan and like Madhouse. Prince adored Davis, Christopher Tracy has Davis records in his room and with Madhouse Prince tried to step up to these albums.

Tutu



You're Under Arrest

Welcome to the club, man!

i just recently "stole" all of my father's Miles Davis and John coltrane vinyl collection. Its insane!!!!



It makes you wonder is this really music that we listen to nowadays...

HamsterHuey said:

Now, you're talking. I had already mention some of these earlier in thread. Thanks for adding the image. These albums are classics.

I always get the feeling that he, Lester Young & pianist Erroll Garner ALL played the way Lady Day sang

1949...




1955...




1956...





These 4 recordings of his 1st great quintet were done in TWO sessions to satisfy his contract with Prestige before moving on to Columbia.



1957...





1958...





1959...





1969-70...




The rest of the 70s...






The 80s...






The 90s...




Examples from a SIX decade contribution to the art-form of music.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

theAudience said:

My Favorite Miles Davis recordings....

Awh, just about anything from 58-72 should do (you can't really go wrong). The 80s weren't all that great to be honest.

Rhondab said:

I always knew you were more than just a "pretty face".





tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

MarieLouise said:

yeah, this is one of my favs, most folks sleep on this one.

IMO, some of Miles best playing was on recordings of him and Charlie Parker.

sinisterpentatonic said:

It was playing with Bird that really got my shit to going.
~Miles Davis


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

Novabreaker said:

A differing opinion.

Pre-'58 Miles includes...

a) His Charlie Parker association (late '40s)

b) The Birth of the Cool (1949) sessions which was not only his first involvement in making music that was a major turning point in Jazz, but was also his 1st association with Gil Evans. A collaboration that would yield amazing results through the decades.

c) Showcased the development of his first great quintet:
John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums).
And a reconnection with Gil Evans (Miles Ahead).

To me Tutu just shows that Miles could be as relevant in the 80s, in an 80s context, as he ever was.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

Miles Ahead may be my favorite right now. big-ish band, incredible arrangements, great playing by Miles during one of his peaks.

Not too weird, but not conventional at all.

For electric stuff, I love Jack Johnson, On the Corner, & In a Silent Way, but be prepared, these are like one-song cd's.

theAudience said:

I still like it lots, also because it was what sparked Prince to do the Madhouse project.

HamsterHuey said:

for Miles beginners i always tell people to start with the albums on prestige.\
sketches of pain.. i mean spain is "heroined up" miles and not at his full potential cus he was always too damn high. but thats just one man's opinion.

a great list audience, but you neglected another of his best eras

1965-68 and his second great quintet (hancock, carter, williams, shorter)




some beautiful music there