Miles Davis

[abcdefz]

....anybody here listen to much of Miles' stuff?

I've tended to stay in the Birth of the Cool/Milestones/Kind of Blue/Miles Smiles sort of era(s), mainly because I heard Bitches Brew many years ago and really didn't like it. It sounded kind of hackneyed to me; I'll have to listen to it again.

Anyway, so this weekend I finally heard some of Jack Johnson and thought it sounded pretty awesome, so I figured this electric-jazz/funk-whatever period maybe IS something to investigate further. So I ordered the complete Jack Johnson sessions and In a Silent Way (which seems like it's on the cusp of the electric period), and I'm stoked.

Anybody else listen to Miles? What are your favorites?

I sort of kept his stuff at a distance for so long just because he seemed like a pretty nasty piece of work, himself. Oh well.

[DroppinScience]

I loves me some "Sketches of Spain", that's for sure!

[saz]

I've tended to stay in the Birth of the Cool/Milestones/Kind of Blue/Miles Smiles sort of era(s), mainly because I heard Bitches Brew many years ago and really didn't like it. It sounded kind of hackneyed to me; I'll have to listen to it again.

yeah i hear you. i'm the same way. it has its aesthetically pleasing moments, but i only throw on bitches brew once in a blue moon, because it tends to get too insane. it was an album that i listened to more about ten to twelve years ago, when acid was everywhere, and i tended to giggle along to it, as opposed to getting annoyed.

[YoungRemy]

Shhhhhhhhh....

in a silent way/bitches brew/on the corner (y)

[afronaut]

I believe I've heaped my praise upon On The Corner on this forum before. It's the sound of heroin shooting through your veins. Exhilarating stuff. I also recently bought Live-Evil the other day. It's sounding quite exciting too.

[venusvenus123]

i never thought of miles as a nasty piece of work. fucked up maybe...?

i grew up in a house where jazz of some sort was always playing so it was all kind of overdone for me. i discovered in a silent way/shhh etc on my own as my dad thought that phase of his stuff got a bit too druggy/weird/rock or something. so i guess that's always been my fave. i like kind of blue too.

oh and jack johnson is also worth a listen.

[synch]

I love Kind of Blue, I reckon it's one of my favourite albums.

Not too crazy about his eighties bebop work but I might just need to give it a proper listen before judging it.

Sketches of Spain is ok but Kind of Blue is still the daddy in my opinion.

[Kid Presentable]

Plain old Birth of the Cool and Kind of Blue for me. And I have and enjoy Bitches Brew, as well.

[Gareth]

I believe I've heaped my praise upon On The Corner on this forum before. It's the sound of heroin shooting through your veins. Exhilarating stuff.

on the corner good

[Waus]

I'm an early Miles fan.


I like Birth of Cool and Kind of Blue, but what I love more is his work with John Coltrane. If you can get a hold of some of those discs, do it.

I don't know much about jazz - but I know what I like.

[mickill]

Round About Midnight and most of the same ones mentioned already. Not particularly fond of Bitches Brew either.

[MC Moot]

I've always loved "Some Kind of Blue"......I could listen to it every Sunday afternoon for the rest of my natural life.....I saw him in Montreal with Quincy Jones at the festival many summers ago.....(y)

[SobaViolence]

i bought a live album of Miles and Thelonious Monk a few months back, and its awesome.

scares me from practising my horn, yet inspires me at the same time.:o

[abcdefz]

...so it sounds like I particularly need to check out On the Corner, as well.

Have you folks ever heard Children on the Corner? I think that's the name. It's basically Miles' band caterwauling on their own. I snagged the CD from a bargain bin and it's really, really, really good.

"Nasty piece of work" was probably too strong.

Yeah -- the Coltrane/Davis stuff I've heard (besides Kind of Blue, which I think is almost more of a Evans/Davis album) is terrific stuff. Davis fired Coltrane, like, twice? For heroin. Twice, I think.

[beastieangel01]

Kind of Blue is one of my go to albums when the mood is right and it's perfect food for my ears.

and since someone mentioned Coltrane, I was in the mood for some Ellington and Coltrane last night. The music is almost like a drug with the way it soothes my head.

[abcdefz]

and since someone mentioned Coltrane, I was in the mood for some Ellington and Coltrane last night. The music is almost like a drug with the way it soothes my head.




That is a great, great record.

If you haven't already, try to check out Ellington/Mingus/Roach's Money Jungle. Another one of those small combo albums that reminds you of what a great pianist Ellington was.

But Coltrane/Ellington... man, they really play to each other. (y)

[wanton wench]

....anybody here listen to much of Miles' stuff?

I've tended to stay in the Birth of the Cool/Milestones/Kind of Blue/Miles Smiles sort of era(s), mainly because I heard Bitches Brew many years ago and really didn't like it. It sounded kind of hackneyed to me; I'll have to listen to it again.

Anyway, so this weekend I finally heard some of Jack Johnson and thought it sounded pretty awesome, so I figured this electric-jazz/funk-whatever period maybe IS something to investigate further. So I ordered the complete Jack Johnson sessions and In a Silent Way (which seems like it's on the cusp of the electric period), and I'm stoked.

:eek: i suggested jack to you months and months ago. what about django? did you check him out yet?

[jabumbo]

miles sort of reaches around the entire spectrum, so i think he can appeal in some way or another to almost everyone


it's amazing to see all the different stuff he put out along with all the other groups that he inspired

[MC Moot]

Jazz hands everybody!....I need some Chet Baker.....note to self:must buy some Chet Baker as X-mas treat....suggestions anyone?.....the Miles thread had me playing "The Dynamic Duo" record by Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery last night.....martini like lounge stylings!...one day I will find "Root Down"and that will be a beautiful day indeed.......back to Chet Baker,I bought "Let's Get Lost" for my brother and am trying to resist opening and watching it....my girl wrapped it last night to curve urge....but it's not helping......a great movie! (y) :)

[abcdefz]

:eek: i suggested jack to you months and months ago. what about django? did you check him out yet?


...was that in the "suggest an album for my spending spree" thread?

Anyway, yeah. No offense intended; I must've lost track of stuff.

Django -- I've heard some of, but still don't own any. For some reason, most jazz guitar doesn't grab me. But I like Charlie Christian and Grant Green.

Reinhart (sp?) is another one I have to give another try. Thanks for the reminder.

Though December's allowance is allllll spent. Most of January, too. :D

[Lo_Lyfe]

dudes ight. never met a needle he aint like

[abcdefz]

:eek: i suggested jack to you months and months ago. what about django? did you check him out yet?


No, wait -- your post was suggesting the artist Jack Johnson. I'm talking about the Miles Davis album, A Tribute to Jack Johnson.

Yeah; I've heard the artist Jack Johnson.

[MC Moot]

[QUOTE=abcdefzDjango -- I've heard some of, but still don't own any. For some reason, most jazz guitar doesn't grab me.
Reinhart (sp?) is another one I have to give another try. Thanks for the reminder.[/QUOTE]

Sean Penn obsessed with Django Reinhardt in Woody A's "Sweet Low Down" (in case ya didn't see it) (y) :D

[abcdefz]

Sean Penn obsessed with Django Reinhardt in Woody A's "Sweet Low Down" (in case ya didn't see it) (y) :D


No doubt. I didn't like the movie, but the two leads were great.

Can you imagine just.... learning to play guitar that well for a movie? Jeepers. That was amazing.

[wanton wench]

...was that in the "suggest an album for my spending spree" thread?
yes
Anyway, yeah. No offense intended; I must've lost track of stuff.
no offense taken

Django -- I've heard some of, but still don't own any. For some reason, most jazz guitar doesn't grab me. But I like Charlie Christian and Grant Green.

Reinhart (sp?) is another one I have to give another try. Thanks for the reminder.
Django Reinhardt is his full name. if you dont like most jazz guitar you will like him. he has his own style. he only had the use of two fingers on his left hand resulting in his own unique style of guitar.

check it. (http://www.redhotjazz.com/django.html) songs are at the bottom.