this Miles Davis cd is blowing my mind

[Yossarian]

it was on the counter at Starbucks so I figured I'd expand my musical tastes a bit. it's a collection of his hits from 54-59. sofaking good omg.

 

[ironcrotch]

Name of album?

BTW stop smoking that stuff.

 

[jst0ney]

Do you have "Kind of Blue?" If not, you must get that. Essential listening.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: jst0ney
Do you have "Kind of Blue?" If not, you must get that. Essential listening.

 

[Yossarian]

it's called "poetics of sound", sony just put it out this year. probably as part of some kind of starbucks whoring campaign. nevertheless, I must explore more jazz.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: jst0ney
Do you have "Kind of Blue?" If not, you must get that. Essential listening.

"In a Silent Way" as well. I kind of like his fusion stuff in addition to his cool jazz stuff. Not a big fan of his bebop stuff.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
it's called "poetics of sound", sony just put it out this year. probably as part of some kind of starbucks whoring campaign. nevertheless, I must explore more jazz.

Louis Armstrong. The king of jazz.

 

[Goosemaster]

Miles is cooll, but some of his stuff is too far out there fore me.

 

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Miles is cooll, but some of his stuff is too far out there fore me.

same here. i even play trumpet, but im just too unsophisticated to actually enjoy listening to jazz.

 

[Legendary]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Yossarian
it's called "poetics of sound", sony just put it out this year. probably as part of some kind of starbucks whoring campaign. nevertheless, I must explore more jazz.

Louis Armstrong. The king of jazz.

Any specific album recommendations for Armstrong? I'm just recently getting into jazz myself.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: LtPage1

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Miles is cooll, but some of his stuff is too far out there fore me.

same here. i even play trumpet, but im just too unsophisticated to actually enjoy listening to jazz.

It is not about sophistication. Many of the great were just incredibly gifted and creative in the art of creating rythym.

Most of it is crap..beatniks can go to hell

 

[Goosemaster]

look for the "grand collection" of LA oldies but stereo

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Legendary

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Yossarian
it's called "poetics of sound", sony just put it out this year. probably as part of some kind of starbucks whoring campaign. nevertheless, I must explore more jazz.

Louis Armstrong. The king of jazz.

Any specific album recommendations for Armstrong? I'm just recently getting into jazz myself.

I don't think Armstrong was a album type of performer. Probably his most famous album was "Hello, Dolly." There are a lot of compilation records of his stuff. I recommend his earlier stuff with His Hot Five. Some good cuts are: "Hotter than That", "Dippermouth Blues" (this is a really early recording when he was still with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. you can tell from the fidelity of the recording that it's really old), "Potato Head Blues", "Dinah", "A Kiss to Build a Dream on", "Sleepytime Down South", and of course "Hello, Dolly." You haven't heard music until you hear Armstrong scat.

One caveat: Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong are on the opposite sides of the jazz spectrum.

 

[Zugzwang152]

greatest. trumpet player. EVER.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
I don't think Armstrong was a album type of performer. Probably his most famous album was "Hello, Dolly." There are a lot of compilation records of his stuff. I recommend his earlier stuff with His Hot Five. Some good cuts are: "Hotter than That", "Dippermouth Blues" (this is a really early recording when he was still with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. you can tell from the fidelity of the recording that it's really old), "Potato Head Blues", "Dinah", "A Kiss to Build a Dream on", "Sleepytime Down South", and of course "Hello, Dolly." You haven't heard music until you hear Armstrong scat.

One caveat: Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong are on the opposite sides of the jazz spectrum.

I keep Fallout 2 installed just for the opening

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

One caveat: Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong are on the opposite sides of the jazz spectrum.

Louis has that "I jsut smoked a blunt" chill feel to it

Miles sounds like a gin tonic with "PCP, speed, and e " added for texture

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
greatest. trumpet player. EVER.

Aye. I don't like most of his stuff, but he did have the gift.

 

[drum]

I was just listening to some miles before heading out last night. great for relaxing

 

[chuckywang]

btw, you got a track list for this new album?

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: drum
I was just listening to some miles before heading out last night. great for relaxing

depends on what type of miles davis you listen to. kind of blue and in a silent way are defintely relaxing.

for kicks, check out his version of time after time.

 

[Crazee]

If you like Mile's from the 50s besides the Mile's CD already listed in the thread you might want to try:

Dizzy Gillespie - Diz and Bird Live at Carnegie Hall, Live at Newport, Birk's Works, The Complete Trumpet Kings, Groovin High, Oscar Peterson and Dizzie Gillespie, Sittin In.

Harry Edison - Sweets, Ben and Sweets, Together, Buddy and Sweets, Oscar Peterson with Harry Edison and Eddie Vinson, Afterdark.

Roy Elderidge - Uptown, Little Jazz: Trumpet Giant, Live at the Three Deuces Club, Oscar Peterson and Roy Elderidge, In Paris, Wild Driver.

Clifford Brown - A Night at Birdland Vol 1&2, Clifford Brown and Max Roach, Study in Brown, Clifford Brown with Strings, At Basin Street Live, The Beginning and the End, The Complete Paris Sessions vol 1&2.

Clark Terry - In Orbit, Trio + One, Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry, One on One, Live at the Wichita Jazz Festival, Live at the Village Gate, Live at Chicago vol 1&2, Shades of Blue.

More Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain, Birth of the Cool, Round about Midnight, Milestones, Miles Ahead

All of these are from Miles' bebop phase. You should probably listen to some of his later recordings before purchasing them because his style varied radically as he changed his style quite often.

These were all trumpet players. If you are interested in other instruments but from the same era of jazz, I can recommend quite a few others.

 

[preslove]

Charles Mingus >>>>>>>>> Miles Davis

 

[chuckywang]

Bitches Brew was jazz fusion.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
it was on the counter at Starbucks so I figured I'd expand my musical tastes a bit. it's a collection of his hits from 54-59. sofaking good omg.

maybe I could blow the rest of you?