John Coltrane or Miles Davis?

Captain Awesome · 10-12-2009, 08:18 AM

When i first started listening to jazz (not to long ago) these were the two artists everyone repeatedly recommended to me. Which do you prefer and why? and do you think this is a good starting point for someone who wants to start listening to more jazz or would you have recommended a different artist?

The first two jazz albums i listened to all the way through were John Coltranes Blue train and Miles Davis Kind of blue. Although i preferred John Coltranes' Blue Train album, neither album were the kind of jazz i was looking for at the time.

half drag · 10-12-2009, 09:44 AM

I prefer Miles end-to-end - whole career string. I prefer many of the directions he went in (and created). I dig me Coltrane lots too but for another thing, Coltrane appears on a lot of Miles's lead material, but Miles does not appear on any of Coltrane's lead material -- so with Miles's material you can have both.

clutnuckle · 10-12-2009, 11:01 AM

Like half-drag said, with Miles you get some Coltrane, too. Plus, Bitches Brew is a ride. Miles wins this one.

OceanAndSilence · 10-12-2009, 03:05 PM

what jazz were you looking for at the time? sidney bechet? louis armstrong?

...pat metheny?

Kole · 10-13-2009, 02:34 PM

Miles definitely. He is much more experimental, takes jazz to a new level.

Antonio · 10-13-2009, 02:38 PM

Coltrane, i like the kick he had in his music.

storymilo · 10-13-2009, 03:33 PM

I've listened to Miles more but I think if I listened to some more Coltrane I might like it better

Rickenbacker · 10-13-2009, 08:58 PM

I like Coltrane's hard bop and modal stuff more than Davis', but I like Davis' fusion stuff more than anything Coltrane did.

10-12-2009, 08:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Captain Awesome On A Rampage Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 317	John Coltrane or Miles Davis? When i first started listening to jazz (not to long ago) these were the two artists everyone repeatedly recommended to me. Which do you prefer and why? and do you think this is a good starting point for someone who wants to start listening to more jazz or would you have recommended a different artist? The first two jazz albums i listened to all the way through were John Coltranes Blue train and Miles Davis Kind of blue. Although i preferred John Coltranes' Blue Train album, neither album were the kind of jazz i was looking for at the time. __________________ "If we're all merely players in a play on this great stage, the problem is the script writers ain't on the same page, I echo through the mountain when I'm singing in the air, from my lab a lad with lavish lyrics living in his lair." "Wake up and listen, hear what's not for the public's ears Pinocchio poets played by profiting puppeteers"

10-13-2009, 02:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kole Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 24	Miles definitely. He is much more experimental, takes jazz to a new level. __________________ "Most people wouldn't know good music if it came up and bit them in the ass." Frank Zappa

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Rickenbacker / Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Conn Posts: 1,338	I like Coltrane's hard bop and modal stuff more than Davis', but I like Davis' fusion stuff more than anything Coltrane did. __________________ last.fm rym Talk About the Passion - R.E.M.'s Discography Reviewed

10-12-2009, 09:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
half drag Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Yuck Posts: 58	I prefer Miles end-to-end - whole career string. I prefer many of the directions he went in (and created). I dig me Coltrane lots too but for another thing, Coltrane appears on a lot of Miles's lead material, but Miles does not appear on any of Coltrane's lead material -- so with Miles's material you can have both.

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clutnuckle Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: -_-_-_-_~__~-~_-`_`-~_-`-~-~ Posts: 1,276	Like half-drag said, with Miles you get some Coltrane, too. Plus, Bitches Brew is a ride. Miles wins this one.

10-12-2009, 03:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
OceanAndSilence i write and play stuff Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 239	what jazz were you looking for at the time? sidney bechet? louis armstrong? ...pat metheny?

10-13-2009, 03:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	I've listened to Miles more but I think if I listened to some more Coltrane I might like it better