Is Miles Davis the greatest ever? (jazz, rock, genre, albums)

traveller · 08-26-2005, 11:39 PM

I love'em both but Mr Davis is the best!!!

boo boo · 09-01-2005, 03:51 AM

hell yes.

boo boo · 09-01-2005, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Thats the best reason i`ve seen to hate him.

How much vai have you heard?, im not attacking your judgement, it's just a simple question sparked by my own curiosity. He isnt one of those mindless shreders as you would call it, so let's leave it at that, he is a brillant guitar player, His music isnt completely acessible, even if you dont like it you can still appreciate it. Vai's music really as more jazz and progressive rock influence rather than neo classical influence like almost all shreders do, the word Shred itself is a lame limitation of Vai's musical talent, listen to Passion and Warfare, there's barely any actual shreding on it at all.

swim · 07-06-2006, 10:22 AM

bump.

Miles Davis is feckin awesome. Kind of Blue is one the best albums ever.

boo boo · 07-06-2006, 05:39 PM

Strangely enough, Davis thought Kind Of Blue was a disapointment.

Davis had very high standards when it came to his work.

jazzfromhell · 07-11-2006, 07:05 PM

Depends on what you mean by the best...he's my favorite jazz musician to listen to, I think he generally brings out the best in the people who play with him (not always), and makes the best albums. He's far from the most technically skilled trumpet player ever to live, though, and isn't as innovative as many give him credit for.

Anyway, besides all that, like I said, he's my favorite for jazz, and I have many a CD (somewhere around thirty discs, I think) by him. My favorite is Bitches Brew.

smallz · 08-18-2006, 12:01 PM

Yeah, Coltrane was amazing, Adderly was amazing, Armstrong, Baker, Maclaughlin, but I believe Davis to be the greatest jazz musician ever, and one of the greatest musicians in musical history in fact. How many jazz musicians can be listed as a rock influence on so many greats? How many had a career spanning over 50 years? How many had so many monumental albums? How many have such a recognizable name? Yeah, my thoughts exactly.

Here's the next thing: I think I can arguably say that when Miles died, jazz stopped progressing. To analyze Miles is the analyze the history of jazz. He was at the forefront of every major style of jazz and he had the most monumental albums of any jazz musician I know. Birth of the Cool, Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, etc. Many of the greats were in his band or on his records at one point. He is an amazing influence on almost all of american music.

andy · 08-18-2006, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

How much vai have you heard?, im not attacking your judgement, it's just a simple question sparked by my own curiosity. He isnt one of those mindless shreders as you would call it, so let's leave it at that, he is a brillant guitar player, His music isnt completely acessible, even if you dont like it you can still appreciate it. Vai's music really as more jazz and progressive rock influence rather than neo classical influence like almost all shreders do, the word Shred itself is a lame limitation of Vai's musical talent, listen to Passion and Warfare, there's barely any actual shreding on it at all.

Yeah, Vai IN my opinion is the Most tasteful "Shredder" (If you'd like to call him that or even classify him into this particular area").

boo boo · 08-18-2006, 03:41 PM

And you of all folks know I'm not the biggest Vai fan.

andy · 08-18-2006, 04:36 PM

Haha, that's true

At least he's not Cooley

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swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	bump. Miles Davis is feckin awesome. Kind of Blue is one the best albums ever. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

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smallz Groupie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UT Posts: 27	Yeah, Coltrane was amazing, Adderly was amazing, Armstrong, Baker, Maclaughlin, but I believe Davis to be the greatest jazz musician ever, and one of the greatest musicians in musical history in fact. How many jazz musicians can be listed as a rock influence on so many greats? How many had a career spanning over 50 years? How many had so many monumental albums? How many have such a recognizable name? Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Here's the next thing: I think I can arguably say that when Miles died, jazz stopped progressing. To analyze Miles is the analyze the history of jazz. He was at the forefront of every major style of jazz and he had the most monumental albums of any jazz musician I know. Birth of the Cool, Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, etc. Many of the greats were in his band or on his records at one point. He is an amazing influence on almost all of american music. __________________ "Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit." - Somerset Maughan

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andy Guitar Doctor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 221	Haha, that's true At least he's not Cooley __________________ Click Here if you dare

08-26-2005, 11:39 PM	#31 (permalink)
traveller Groupie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 30	I love'em both but Mr Davis is the best!!!

09-01-2005, 03:51 AM	#32 (permalink)
boo boo Dr. Prunk Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Where the buffalo roam. Posts: 12,137	hell yes.

07-11-2006, 07:05 PM	#36 (permalink)
jazzfromhell SHAKE! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: On the A train. Posts: 205	Depends on what you mean by the best...he's my favorite jazz musician to listen to, I think he generally brings out the best in the people who play with him (not always), and makes the best albums. He's far from the most technically skilled trumpet player ever to live, though, and isn't as innovative as many give him credit for. Anyway, besides all that, like I said, he's my favorite for jazz, and I have many a CD (somewhere around thirty discs, I think) by him. My favorite is Bitches Brew.