Hear me out.

I need anyone to tell me any story about miles Davis and how emotions played into his process, helped his career, relationships etc. It needs to be concrete and factual.

https://youtube.com/shorts/BAlM5yTMXCM?si=NFjpvyFCpawc9WoW

I don't hear the bass hook anywhere in it. I hear a completely different unrelated song that sounds like variations on So What. Contrast with the version on Miles Davis in Concert and that one has the hook so prominent on Big Fun. So what makes it "Ife"?

Before doing a deep dive in Miles’ discography, I never really liked jazz. I respected the talent it takes to make it but didn’t find it very enjoyable to listen to. I listened to Kind of Blue, and liked it alright, but never went back to it.

I always see people say start with his early stuff and save the crazy stuff like Dark Magus or Get Up With It for later. The more I read about these albums though, the more I thought I would like them- I love noise rock, post-rock, krautrock, psychedelic rock, etc… so about 3 months ago I decided to ignore this advice and go straight for these albums.

Best decision ever. I immediately fell in love. Two of the best albums I’ve ever heard- the droning melancholy of He Loved Him Madly, the unhinged chord shifts of Rated X, the inhuman trumpet sounds on Moja, the

dynamics of Calypso Frelimo… it’s all so good!! After listening to these albums for a while I revisited Kind of Blue and found it incredibly moving- and now I just enjoy jazz all around.

There’s no point to this post. I just wanted to gush. Well, maybe the point is that Dark Magus is a good “entry point” after all :)

Wondering and curious if anyone has multiple copies / listening knowledge to guide us to the correct vinyl pressing of “Birth of Cool” (if not the OG.)

[2003 press seems legit but more pricey than even original pressings.]

Cheers.

i’m a low level jazz enjoyer hoping to get into more jazz related stuff, especially davis. what are some good vinyls to get me started?

I love the albums from the second great quintet - miles smiles, Nefertiti, miles in the sky etc

I'm looking for albums from other artists similar to the sound on these.

Any recommendations? Thank you

I love this album. What's not to love? Miles Davis on trumpet; Al Foster, Billy Hart, and Jack DeJohnette on drums; John McLaughlin on guitar; Herbie Hancock on keyboards; and everyone on cocaine.

I found this very interesting Herbie Hancock video a couple years ago about Miles Davis and always find myself coming back to it to enjoy the story again.

Here is the video if you haven't ever seen it before, check it out! I think you'll see why I find it so compelling: https://youtu.be/FL4LxrN-iyw?si=6Fs4CxfXy9L0Ozsa

And if you're up for it, this can be a collective scavenger hunt to track down an audio (or video if we're really lucky) clip of this live show Herbie is talking about.

He says:

1. The year was roughly 1963

2. It was in Stuttgart, Germany

3. The Song was "So What"

4. Drums - Tony Williams |

Bass - Ron Carter | Sax - Wayne Shorter

As luck would have it, plugging this live show into YouTube doesn't return any exact matches that I've seen.

He gave us a couple other clues as well:

4. Miles Davis was in the middle of a trumpet solo
5. Herbie played the "wrong" chord
6. Herbie says he didn't play for a while after this happened because he was stunned by it.

Herbie could be constructing some of the initial details -so it may not be a walk in the park- but I think if we had a fair bit of confidence we had the right clip then one of us might be able to find this exact moment by listening carefully.

So if you happen to have any free time to goof around with this potential community scavenger hunt and have any promising leads, let's crack this thing!

If we can find it, I will combine the two clips into a single video & credit everyone who got us a step closer in some way.

Howdy all, I was listening to Milestones - as I am often wont to do - and remembered that Miles plays piano on one track, Sid's Ahead from memory, which got me wondering how many tracks there are where Miles plays something other than trumpet. I think I recall that he plays some kind of keyboard on something on Get Up with It but couldn't recall exactly or find a definitive list. Anyone know any others?

Miles Davis - Visite du vigile (youtube.com)

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Would anyone happen to have or know the bass tabs to this song?

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Thank you so much.

Does anyone know if an audio recording of his 7/19/1988 concert from Istanbul exists? Looking for it for sentimental reasons. Can’t seem to find it on YouTube or in an official bootleg release.

I read somewhere a funny 3rd person account about Miles in a car with someone, where he repeatedly pressured them nonsensically to admit to sleeping with his wife, then when the guy did (just to shut him up) he exclaimed "can't believe you'd do that to me!" and stormed out of the car. He loved to mess with people, it sounds like something he would do, but I can't find this anecdote online anywhere? Anyone familiar with it and who told it? Thanks in advance!

I'm a medium level Miles fan, and the other half has just started getting into jazz. She has asked me which biography on Miles is the best and it is far beyond my knowledge, so I ask the internet.

Which Miles Davis biography is the best one, and why?

Does anyone have a copy of Filles that they could upload the liner notes from? I'm writing about the record and I'm looking to reference a couple things, but I can't seem to find the record, which I thought I had.

From his own work

I like to consider myself a music fan/audiophile that is open to ALL genres, but Jazz was always one I never went deep on. Watched the Miles Netflix documentary and was mesmerized and went and listened to Kind of Blue.

For the first time in my life I REALLY listened and just GOT IT. It was a like I was placed under a spell; I had causally heard it before in my life as “dinner party background music” but clearly didn’t give the album the attentive, focused listen it deserves. SUCH a treat.

Thankfully I’ve found this subreddit; several threads discovered already that have amazing breakdowns and subjective yet deeply thoughtful overviews on how they’d recommend a deep dive into Miles’ substantial discography. Appreciate it!

Sad that it took me so long to see the light, but truly excited of the listening journey I have in front of me! I plan to savor it and not rush, like fine wine that you want to appreciate with no rushing.

Been a hell of a year

Anything else reccomended like this? The driving fast almost rocksound but not chaotic like naked city (which is still great)

I really wish they'd released the cover like this.

https://preview.redd.it/t86nzc5yf03c1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77fae035b25edd3ed83b56eac8902dd00b6ab0ad