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

SATCHMO · 08-03-2005, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by PhishFood

. Birth of cool is one of the best Jazz album I have listened to.

Yes its an amazing album that, unfortunately, often gets overshadowed by Kinda' Blue, which many consider to be the best jazz album ever, but Birth of the Cool is just as good and just as monumental, alas its just a horse of another color as they say.

teen_pop_star · 08-03-2005, 10:26 PM

I always thought Bitches Brew was supposed to be considered his best album.

SATCHMO · 08-03-2005, 10:31 PM

Bitches Brew was the first Jazz fusion album ever. It was revolutionary because no one had blended rock and jazz before and what we know as electric jazz didn't exist up to that point. Its an absolutely phenomenal album, but Kinda' Blue is the standard by which all other jazz albums are judged.

adidasss · 08-12-2005, 12:50 PM

i see this was an EXTREMELY popular thread...not many miles davis fans out there ey?( i have to admit, jazz is one of the very rare genres of music that i don't listen to, maybe you have to be of a certain age to start appreciating it, i dunno...)

HoochieCoochieMan · 08-27-2006, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

i see this was an EXTREMELY popular thread...not many miles davis fans out there ey?( i have to admit, jazz is one of the very rare genres of music that i don't listen to, maybe you have to be of a certain age to start appreciating it, i dunno...)

You don't have to be of a certain age to start appreciating good jazz, all you need is functional ear drums.

Furthermore, adidasss, I would bet money that a lot of the musicians that you listen to have taken some amount of inspiration from the jazz greats, INCLUDING MILES DAVIS.

Crishizzal13 · 08-25-2005, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockafella Skank

A lot of people think he is and others think he isn't. I happen to think he is is. The Kind of Blue album was just spectacular. He brought in the best people on that album and it shows as I think it's the best Jazz album ever made. What do you think of Miles Davis and Kind of Blue?

Kind of Blue is a bad ass cd, but i don't know if hes the greatest ever. I mean, he's definitely top 5, maybe even top 3, and he is for sure the most bad ass. I think that Wes Montgomery and Chick Corea are up there fairly high as well, but who is the best is always an open debate. Music is so many different things to so many different people that you'll never get an undisputed best. But I think that you're way more right than most people.

whathappened2hiphop · 08-25-2005, 08:58 PM

The cd kind of blue is excellent. I really like the song "blue in green" with bill evans and john coltrane. But overall I think Miles Davis is definitely one of the best and most influential jazz musicians....not sure if I would say #1, but damn near.

traveller · 08-26-2005, 10:39 PM

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

boo boo · 09-01-2005, 02:51 AM

hell yes.

swim · 07-06-2006, 09:22 AM

bump.

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

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08-03-2005, 10:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
teen_pop_star Groupie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 24	I always thought Bitches Brew was supposed to be considered his best album.

08-03-2005, 10:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,847	Bitches Brew was the first Jazz fusion album ever. It was revolutionary because no one had blended rock and jazz before and what we know as electric jazz didn't exist up to that point. Its an absolutely phenomenal album, but Kinda' Blue is the standard by which all other jazz albums are judged.

08-25-2005, 08:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
whathappened2hiphop Groupie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: OHIO Posts: 7	The cd kind of blue is excellent. I really like the song "blue in green" with bill evans and john coltrane. But overall I think Miles Davis is definitely one of the best and most influential jazz musicians....not sure if I would say #1, but damn near.

08-26-2005, 10:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
traveller Groupie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 30	I love'em both but Mr Davis is the best!!!

09-01-2005, 02:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
boo boo Dr. Prunk Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Where the buffalo roam. Posts: 12,156	hell yes.