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The many musical faces of Mr. Miles Davis?

It was in the late 80's; I was in a funereal limousine, in Mr. Davis's hometown, and someone mentioned his name. An elderly lady chimed in, "I remember Miles, he was the little dark skinned kid who used to always try to blow the trumpet". There was total silence, a very long silence I might add. Since she was the most grieved in the limo, there was no point in trying to bring her up to date. Mr. Davis's name was not mentioned the rest of the day.
Miles music has many faces, which one do you prefer.
orpheus10
herman
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Check out this review http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?rmusi&995231381

Having listened to everything from his early work as a side man to his final works I would say it is a bit extreme to dismiss everything after Bitches Brew. If your only reference for this latter period are some of his live albums like "Live at the Filmore East" then I would agree, but later on when he got into more of an electronic funk with albums like "Tutu" I think he came back into his own. Look for a DVD "Live in Paris" from that period and watching the performance really allows you to appreciate what he was doing at the time. If you are music lover and enjoy jazz in the post bebop era then there is much to be enjoyed in these later recordings. At the end of the day it is all personal preference and there are no right or wrong opinions. I happen to enjoy most all of it. I understand there are those who do not.

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nicotico
187 posts
 
Umm...I believe Miles drove a yellow Ferrari.
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 
Nicotico, google shows miles with a red ferrari, although he may have also owned a yellow one before that one.
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 
Foster_9, I appreciate your contribution to this thread. Since our tastes are in harmony, I know you will dig Chico Freeman "The Emissary", if you don't already have it. I dug that Miles you hipped me to.
hellofidelity
77 posts
 
This is my first post here. I couldn't resist saying something about Miles.

There are very few musicians that have taught me as much about music as Miles. While I don't like all of his music, he has exposed me to styles and ways of playing that have opened my mind to even more great music. He is one of those musicians that I can trust to take me on an adventure every time. It can get bumpy at times, but I enjoy the ride.

For me, like most, it started with "Kind Of Blue", playing on my Grandfather's turntable as a child.

Many years later I started building my own "Miles Collection" when the remastered CDs were released. I immediately was drawn to "Porgy & Bess" and "Sketches Of Spain", Gil Evens is brilliant and worked so well with Miles.

After some warming up I went on to like "In A Silent Way" and "Bitches Brew". "In A Silent Way" is one of my favorites. I have never listened to "Bitches Brew" all the way through, but it's on my list.

One of my music treasures is the box set of "Live At The Plugged Nickel". I think I played nothing but that box set for a month or two in 2008.

Thank you for sharing....
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