miles davis appreciation thread

[jonathan_matos5]

enough said he was amazing and as read in another thread this needs to be done

http://www.goodsound.com/howto/pics/200410_miles_davis_birth_of_the_cool.jpg

[jonathan_matos5]

does no one else appreciate miles davis or does no one else visit the woodwind brass forum

[sunburstbasser]

I appreciate him, but he isn't my favorite.:)

[Tonemeister87]

Originally posted by jonathan_matos5
does no one else appreciate miles davis or does no one else visit the woodwind brass forum

Option 2

[Steve-0sucks]

I have "Kind of Blue" and it's pretty awesome.

[jonathan_matos5]

Originally posted by Steve-0sucks
I have "Kind of Blue" and it's pretty awesome.
ive had three copies of that cd and some dork always barrows just the cd not the case and never returns it so i now have three cases for that cd but no cd to go with it last time i will ever lend out a cd awesome cd though

[Jazz Ad]

I love Miles Davis.
Very inspired and inspiring, always in good taste even in unlikely experiments.

[Dew Knot Hump]

Originally posted by jonathan_matos5
miles davis

Who?

[sunburstbasser]

Originally posted by Dew Knot Hump


Who?

:rolleyes:

Listen to any jazz?

[y-o-y]

Originally posted by jonathan_matos5
does no one else appreciate miles davis or does no one else visit the woodwind brass forum

While not my #1 favorite player, his greatness is undeniable. As an music innovator, i think his influence is unmatched in modern music...sure he kinda missed the mark with much of the stuff he was doing in the 80's, but his other contributions to jazz (and to a degree pop) music are staggering.

over time (and especially since i stopped playing trumpet as my primary instrumet) i have really grown to love his style and the solo chops over some of the more technical players, past and present.

[srsfallriver]

I like alot of his earlier stuff (So What, Four and More......) but I think he was too "out there" later on in his career. I was never really impressed with his tone either. He often sounded like he needed to utilize his spit-valve more often.

[sunburstbasser]

Originally posted by srsfallriver
I like alot of his earlier stuff (So What, Four and More......) but I think he was too "out there" later on in his career. I was never really impressed with his tone either. He often sounded like he needed to utilize his spit-valve more often.

His tone is what keeps me from listening to him a lot. I know its wrong, but I love listening to Miles more when he isn't playing.

[y-o-y]

Originally posted by sunburstbasser


His tone is what keeps me from listening to him a lot. I know its wrong, but I love listening to Miles more when he isn't playing.

i feel the same way about Dizzy.

I love Miles' Kind of Blue tone. hell, i can't think of a single thing about Kind of Blue i don't like :love:

[sunburstbasser]

Originally posted by y-o-y


i feel the same way about Dizzy.

I love Miles' Kind of Blue tone. hell, i can't think of a single thing about Kind of Blue i don't like :love:

See, Dizzy, to me, is the way bebop and jazz trumpet SHOULD sound.

But, its that whole different strokes thing.

[jonathan_matos5]

Originally posted by sunburstbasser


See, Dizzy, to me, is the way bebop and jazz trumpet SHOULD sound.

But, its that whole different strokes thing.

dizzy is awesome to ive got a poster of him on the wall
but this is a miles thread here

[srsfallriver]

Aside from the better and more popular Miles recordings, I've got Miles Davis plays Classic Ballads and Sketches of Spain.

The first one seems thrown together for a quick buck. On one of the tracks, I swear I can hear a door opening/closing in the background (this was a studio recording). The other one (recorded with Gill Evens) just turns me off. It sounds more like music from a bad 50's musical than jazz.

(I wanted to comment about Dizzy but I'll wait for the Dizzy thread! :mad: )

[jonathan_matos5]

i found my copy of kind of blue !!!!!!!:thu: