Top Ten Miles Davis Albums

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^ what do you think of 'Birth,' John? I don't dislike it, but something about that album doesn't grab me like much of his other output, and I can't figure out why, haven't been able to for years.

Edit: Yes, another nod to 'Miles Smiles'! 

Edited by dreadpirateroberts - 02 Jun 2012 at 12:19pm

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	^ what do you think of 'Birth,' John? I don't dislike it, but something about that album doesn't grab me like much of his other output, and I can't figure out why, haven't been able to for years. Edit: Yes, another nod to 'Miles Smiles'! Edited by dreadpirateroberts - 02 Jun 2012 at 12:19pm
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	"Get Up With It" - visionary "Nefertiti" - intellectual and sublime "Water Babies" - beautiful in places "Live at the Fillmore" - incendiary "Big Fun" - "Great Expectations" is from the beyond "Agharta" - cosmic "Miles Smiles" - Miles best studio performance "Jazz Track" - spooky noire "Amandla" - swan song "Quiet Nights" - lounge exotica Been listening to "Birth of the Cool" a lot lately. Edited by js - 04 Jun 2012 at 3:21am

dreadpirateroberts Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Joined: 06 Jul 2011 Location: AU Status: Offline Points: 1836	Post Options Post Reply Quote dreadpirateroberts Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 2012 at 12:03pm
	As you can see, I wasted a bit of time slapping that together first, anyway... Some thoughts on my choices: I skipped a few landmarks, it's true. The list is also conservative in a way (and has a narrow focus of years), but oh well! Relaxin' is one of my favourites simply for the fact that the group sound so 'together', and is my fav of those 4 Prestige albums *At Newport* is a pretty red-hot live set, and a Harp Bop showcase with great sound Sketches gives the jazz world a beautiful step into genre-blurring *Miles Smiles* my fav of his 2nd Great Quintet etc - 'footsteps', 'cirlcles' and so on *Bitches Brew* despite enjoying In a Silent Way more, BB is hard to pass up as an achievement (in editing?) as an experiment, as a mood *Agharta* worth its place in the list for the scope I actually nearly put 'Tutu' in because it is noteworthy in his discography, but it's just not a fav so I passed it over. Edited by dreadpirateroberts - 02 Jun 2012 at 12:15pm
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dreadpirateroberts Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Joined: 06 Jul 2011 Location: AU Status: Offline Points: 1836	Post Options Post Reply Quote dreadpirateroberts Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 2012 at 11:28am
	Apologies if I missed a similar thread here, but I only checked the Top 10s page, not the other sections of the forum. Interested in hearing about your Top Ten Miles Davis records, and if possible, a little about why some/all/one of the albums is deserving of that spot. Working on mine now... Edited by dreadpirateroberts - 02 Jun 2012 at 11:30am
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