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My Next Miles Davis Disc?

Hi all,

Help me out here -

I am a fan of general ambient type music. I have 4 Miles Davis recordings now and would like to add to that. I absolutely love 'Kind Of Blue' and 'In A Silent Way', yet am not so hot on 'Sketches of Spain' and 'Birth of the Cool'. So then, in that light, which Miles recording should be next in my collection? In other words, what is the next closest in style to Kind of Blue and In A Silent Way ?

TIA,

Chris
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gboren
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Those are really very different recordings. If you liked Kind of Blue, you might want to check out Cannonball Adderley's "Something Else". It's really a Miles album with Adderley given credit as the lead. It's really beautiful, laid back, melodic, etc. and it features Miles.

If you liked In a Silent Way, I'll bet you'd like The Legend of Jack Johnson. It is also electric and has some great guitar by John McLaughlin. Not as quiet as Silent Way but very accessible and enjoyable.

Enjoy
unit1865
20 posts
 
There's a compilation disk on Blue Note called "Blues and Ballads". Very much in the vein of Kind of Blue. I like it a lot.
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philjolet
2,306 posts
 
I second Jack Johnson, it is similar to In a Silent Way, very tasty.

You do not like Sketches of Spain? Give it a few (hundred) more listens. It is the one I was going to recommend and the first thing I thought of at the mention of ambient and Miles.

enjoy
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