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Miles Davis
Posted on 5/26/26 at 5:01 pm
Posted on 5/26/26 at 5:01 pm
Would have turned 100 today. Can't imagine many humans that don't like, or respect the man.
Favorite Miles Davis record is Kind of Blue. A period where hanging with, and recording with an ensemble of other brilliant musicians was their greatest ride.
Nugs just released a lot of shows and recordings including a video of Live in Germany in 1987.
Bottle of Red and a stogie with Miles it is
Favorite Miles Davis record is Kind of Blue. A period where hanging with, and recording with an ensemble of other brilliant musicians was their greatest ride.
Nugs just released a lot of shows and recordings including a video of Live in Germany in 1987.
Bottle of Red and a stogie with Miles it is
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Posted on 5/26/26 at 5:29 pm to Cajunlostincali
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Nugs just released a lot of shows and recordings including a video of Live in Germany in 1987.
Saw that. A lot of good shite on there spanning decades. One is from '49. I'm going to dig in here shortly.
This post was edited on 5/26/26 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:30 pm to Cajunlostincali
I would just like to add that I once bought Miles Davis's album On the Corner, and it remains one of the most atrocious albums I've ever listened to.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:26 am to shutterspeed
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I would just like to add that I once bought Miles Davis's album On the Corner, and it remains one of the most atrocious albums I've ever listened to.
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shutterspeed
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:27 am to Cajunlostincali
Finishing up this Osaka Japan show from '75. Fonky as hell.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:12 am to shutterspeed
Agreed that On The Corner isn’t one of Miles’ best. But, when you change the course of Music (not just jazz) at least 3 times, you can put out a clunker. If you listen to On The Corner again, you’ll notice more experimentation from Bitches Brewplus him planting the seeds of future crosses between hip hop and jazz
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:16 am to Cajunlostincali
I grew up with Kind of Blue. And it’s still one of my favorite Miles albums. But now that I’m older, I prefer Sketches of Spain more and more!
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:36 am to Cajunlostincali
dude was so cool, Kind of Blue is all i really know from him
Posted on 5/27/26 at 12:26 pm to Cajunlostincali
There’s a handful of jazz musicians who were skilled and privileged enough to appear on a stand-out album in their particular subgenre of jazz. Myles was so rediculously, ludicrously skilled, he has a genre defining record in nearly every subgenre of jazz. Just an absolute force of nature who could do it all from dixieland to bebop to cool jazz to fusion.
Imagine an athlete who manages to somehow make it into the MLB hall of fame, have a superbowl MVP, win the NBA All Star slam dunk contest, gold medal in figure skating at the Olympics, and defeat The Undertaker at Wrestlemania before retiring to invent UFC and run a successful F1 team. That’s Myles Davis in the jazz world.
Imagine an athlete who manages to somehow make it into the MLB hall of fame, have a superbowl MVP, win the NBA All Star slam dunk contest, gold medal in figure skating at the Olympics, and defeat The Undertaker at Wrestlemania before retiring to invent UFC and run a successful F1 team. That’s Myles Davis in the jazz world.
This post was edited on 5/27/26 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 5/27/26 at 12:52 pm to Cajunlostincali
I'm looking for some help here. A few years back, I made an overt attempt to "get into" Miles Davis. It just didn't click. What are some good entry points to try again?
Posted on 5/27/26 at 1:06 pm to Big Scrub TX
Do you like Jazz?
Posted on 5/27/26 at 1:38 pm to Big Scrub TX
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What are some good entry points to try again?
IMO Kind of Blue is the easiest, most accessible entry point for Miles' music.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 7:11 pm to wesfau
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IMO Kind of Blue is the easiest, most accessible entry point for Miles' music.
My first Miles record was Bitches Brew. Bought it from Sam Goody without even listening to it because the art work was so cool. It was waaay far from anything I had ever heard by that time (I was in high school). Wouldn’t recommend for the uninitiated.
This post was edited on 5/27/26 at 7:13 pm
Posted on 5/27/26 at 9:56 pm to Big Scrub TX
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I'm looking for some help here. A few years back, I made an overt attempt to "get into" Miles Davis. It just didn't click. What are some good entry points to try again?
IF I was starting over with Miles, I would start with Birth of the Cool. He made his bones in the jazz world with bebop, but to me, bebop belongs to Charlie Parker and everyone else evolved from him.
Then I would move to Milestones BEFORE going to Kind of Blue. The wondrous thing about “ Kind of Blue” is that it’s an one off. That particular lineup never recorded together again with Miles. If you make it to this point, ask me again because there’s a couple of paths you can follow after Kind of Blue
This post was edited on 5/27/26 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 5/29/26 at 12:00 pm to Uatu
Im listening to this right now, and it might just be the sickest shite ever recorded. Dont know how ive never heard this before. Unfiltered, unrelenting, psychedelic voodoo jungle funk.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 12:22 pm to Funky Tide 8
Posted on 5/31/26 at 7:24 am to Cajunlostincali
It still astounds me to this day to consider the great musicians that were in his band:
John Coltrane
Herbie Hancock
Chick Corea
Ron Carter
Wayne Shorter
Keith Jarret
Joe Zawinul
John McGlaughlin
John Coltrane
Herbie Hancock
Chick Corea
Ron Carter
Wayne Shorter
Keith Jarret
Joe Zawinul
John McGlaughlin
Posted on 5/31/26 at 7:37 am to Uatu
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I grew up with Kind of Blue. And it’s still one of my favorite Miles albums. But now that I’m older, I prefer Sketches of Spain more and more!
Didn't hear KB till I was in my 30s, and it blew me away the first time. Bought SS, and it doesn't blow you away, but as you've alluded to, it grows and grows on you.
And Bitches Brew is excellent driving music for the interstate at night!
Posted on 5/31/26 at 5:12 pm to nealnan8
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John Coltrane
Herbie Hancock
Chick Corea
Ron Carter
Wayne Shorter
Keith Jarret
Joe Zawinul
John McGlaughlin
Pretty glaring omission here (John Scofield)
Posted on 5/31/26 at 6:08 pm to deltadummy
quote:is beyond my ears. I do like kind of blue and milestones though
Bitches Brew
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