I'm not really a hardcore Miles fan nor a hardcore jazz fan, but I am now listening to some of the joints off of Miles Davis 1991 record, Doo-Bop and it sounds pretty good. Even though the hip-hop productions of certain songs sound kinda dated and sometimes annoying, Miles' horn sounds very seductive and assertive. What do you all think of the album?
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I remember that I liked it when I bought it; there are, as I think, some good tunes, as mystery, the doo-bop song; but I have not listened to it in ages, to be honest.

I definitely like the Mystery cut...

This album was my 'gateway' drug into the world of jazz/fusion in the late 90s and just in the same way 'nevermind' was my gateway to grunge/rock/metal it may not be the best album ever (imo) it holds many a memory for me, music with memorys attached is always 10x better huh?

Not real high on my list of MD albums.
Blow & Sonya are the only cuts I remembered.


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Me either....and I am an avid Miles fan....but, to be honest, I find this his least memorable work....

Certainly no classic, but 'Mystery' I find genuinely haunting, Miles 'little-boy lost' horn just gets me on this one, plus it has a decent loop (and no (c)rappers). A late period Miles classic, dare I say?

Having said that, 'Doo-Bop Song' isn't bad and 'Chocolate Chip' is good fun.

Of course, it wasn't meant to be released as it was, as Miles had apparently planned a double-album of collaborations with various hip-hop/ r & b producers, including Prince. But Miles' death put paid to that.

What isn't often appreciated is how well Miles plays on this album. He's doing fast runs and high-notes like nobodies' business. Yes, the hip-hop beats are dated but Miles' playing is timeless. His chops are supposed to be half-shot and he's supposed to be dying at this time, but he's still got 'it' here.

I'd actually rate 'Doo-Bop' as better than the previous album 'Amandla', which on the whole I find dreary and too clinically studio-bound. It's also a lot better than a load of other jazz/hip-hop 'fusion' albums that came after it.

I heard a while ago that Easy Mo'Bee, the producer of 'Doo-Bop' was supposed to be remixing the album for WB. Not sure what to make of that, but ...

'Doo-Bop' - Flawed but underrated.

I always liked "Mystery" and a "Doo-Bop". What I've always found cool about this album is that in keeps in step with the Miles Davis tradition of discovering and working with legendary telent before they're legends (i.e. Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock). Doo-Bop was the 1st time you ever heard of Easy Mo Bee, the producer that made Flava In Ya Ear and most of Biggie's 1st album (and he did some other notable beats in the '90's that I can't remember right now).

SenseOfDoubt said:

Same here, played it a lot when it came out but haven't heard it in at least 10 years. Don't think it's a classic album though!
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silverchild said:

It's a good album, but he died before he could finish what would have been his first foray into jazz-hip-hop fusion. He went before his time. Imagine Miles fused with early RZA/Wu Tang.