damian 1200 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Miles Davis Is excellent!I'm a bit of a Jazz n00b.Kind Of Blue & Miles Away are his works I've heard.Discuss & Suggest more Jazz things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacks on deck Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 kind of blue is the quintessential jazz album--if you don't like that, you won't like the genre. even the indie kids who know nothing at all about jazz probably include it on their list of favorite albums. other davis classics: birth of the cool, sketches of spain, bitches brew, a tribute to jack johnson, in a silent way, and on the corner. fuck the haters on the last one.i'll hit this thread up more tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 (edited) Sketches of Spain is hugely underrated.Also, you have to get his soundtrack for Elevator to the Gallows. Edited February 9, 2009 by Estranged Reality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian 1200 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 I actually have Bitches Brew lying around somewhereNeed to get my hands on Sketches Of Spain & In A Silent Way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted_19765 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Miles Davis Is excellent!I'm a bit of a Jazz n00b.Kind Of Blue & Miles Away are his works I've heard.Discuss & Suggest more Jazz things!Do you mean Miles Ahead? Great album.Anyway, my favorites are Miles Ahead, Porgy & Bess, E.S.P., and Bitches Brew, with a lot of spectacular albums inbetween. Walkin' is an underrated record in which Miles and a big ensemble play their fucking asses off on some blues. Anyway, listing Miles albums is always a dire effort, there's spectacular material to be found in every era. Even Decoy from the '80s is a really cool album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lahey Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 (edited) In a Slient Way is my favorite Miles' album. Edited February 9, 2009 by Randy Lahey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 In addition to those already mentioned - Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted_19765 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 In addition to those already mentioned - Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet.And Workin'! Nothing has legs quite like a general Miles Davis topic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 (edited) Damn, I haven't heard that one. Not Relaxin' or Cookin' either. Edited February 9, 2009 by Lithium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted_19765 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Damn, I haven't heard that one. Not Relaxin' or Cookin' either.To be honest, its the only one I have. "And" was probably misleading and I regret it.At the very least, you need to find the version of "It Never Entered My Mind" from that record. Trust me, you will be dazzled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtylenny Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I had a friend, hip hop head, didnt listen to jack shit else but just straight hip hop, heard me listenin to Bitches Brew? Borrowed it and was totally fuckin hooked, such is the power of M.D The motherfucker'd gimme a ride to work every morning and every morning he'd have it on in the car and its like the WORST fuckin thing to listen to first thing in the morning and im talking CONSTANTLY he did this...for fuckin months. Total headfuck, i'm one of those people that has to pump something lively every morning or i cant face the fuckin world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Damn, I haven't heard that one. Not Relaxin' or Cookin' either.To be honest, its the only one I have. "And" was probably misleading and I regret it.At the very least, you need to find the version of "It Never Entered My Mind" from that record. Trust me, you will be dazzled.Cool, I've been meaning to check those out for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCG Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I haven't listened to the album yet, but my friend, who loves jazz music, recommended me to listen to Milestones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBear Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 (edited) I'll have to check out the albums you guys mentioned. I don't know any jazz but it's been something I've wanted to check out. Well, actually I did listen to some Diana Krall and I hope she isn't really representative of what jazz is all about, because those songs were terribly dull. Edited March 2, 2009 by KBear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpUd_Jr Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I'll have to check out the albums you guys mentioned. I don't know any jazz but it's been something I've wanted to check out. Well, actually I did listen to some Diana Krall, and I hope she isn't really representative of what jazz is all about, because those songs were terribly dull.Miles Davis - Kind of BlueCharles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner LadyJohn Coltrane - A Love SupremeThe Holy Trinity of Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBear Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Thanks man. I'll check those out hopefully sometime this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lahey Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I'll have to check out the albums you guys mentioned. I don't know any jazz but it's been something I've wanted to check out. Well, actually I did listen to some Diana Krall, and I hope she isn't really representative of what jazz is all about, because those songs were terribly dull.Miles Davis - Kind of BlueCharles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner LadyJohn Coltrane - A Love SupremeThe Holy Trinity of Jazz.The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is far and away the best of those 3 albums. It's the best jazz album I've ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacks on deck Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 fuck the qualifier, it's one of the best albums i've ever heard. mingus is a legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted_19765 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I'd recommend some early 60s Blue Note records from Lee Morgan, Jimmy Smith, or Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Miles Smiles or another record from Miles Davis' second quintet, and Thelonious Monk's Underground. Then you'd have some understanding of Jazz beyond the two or three titles that resonate with Rock fans for some reason, and have been recommended repeatedly in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacks on deck Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 while we're talking about blue note, madlib probably could have done a better job with the remixes of their archives in shades of blue. i mean, it's a sick album, no doubt, but it should have been dynamic à la the unseen or some of his other releases. and for monk, his debut is still my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lahey Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 fuck the qualifier, it's one of the best albums i've ever heard. mingus is a legend.It reminds me of the Shining when Jack is sitting at the bar talking to the bartender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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