Is Miles Davis the greatest ever? (jazz, genre, discography, solo)

DontRunMeOver · 09-21-2006, 06:36 AM

Miles Davis was probably the greatest lover I ever had.

Certainly the most considerate.

Great with his tongue.

dirt mcgirt · 09-22-2006, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DontRunMeOver

Miles Davis was probably the greatest lover I ever had.

Certainly the most considerate.

Great with his tongue.

you obvizly never been blown by dizzy gillezpie then son.

sainthood · 09-22-2006, 04:18 PM

Ummm..... I think so, but John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk are certainly up there too in my opinion.

Pink Moon · 10-04-2006, 02:20 PM

Kind of Blue is one of my favorite albums ever. It's flawless.

InvokeTheDarkAge · 11-05-2006, 09:28 PM

i think Charles Mingus should have a place up with the greats too...

Frances · 12-03-2006, 02:20 AM

Miles Davis is great, One of the few artists I can put on at a party and guarantee no complaints.

Seltzer · 12-04-2006, 02:41 PM

Nah, he's not the greatest IMO.

I prefer Thelonious Monk, Coltrane and Mingus.

Yaman436 · 05-19-2007, 05:00 PM

There's no one better - although there are other who are up there with him. The way he leads his band is awe inspiring - his spontaniousness on the trumpet combined with his ability to take the rest of band with him on that ride is what made recordings like Bitches Brew possible and why so many of his recordings sound like timeless compositions rather than improvisations.

Yaman436 · 05-19-2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

Nah, he's not the greatest IMO.

I prefer Thelonious Monk, Coltrane and Mingus.

I'd agree that Thelonious Monk and others are up there with Davis - Coltrane is borderline for me - his best work was while he was in Davis's band. Mingus is just not in the same league for me. Mingus is similar in stature to artists like Chick Corea, Stan Getz and Herbie Han****. They have made many Jazz classics. But to think about it in different terms, if Mingus is U2, then Coltrane is the Rolling Stones. But Davis, he's Rock and Roll.

right-track · 05-19-2007, 06:19 PM

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Pink Moon Groupie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 35	Kind of Blue is one of my favorite albums ever. It's flawless.

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Yaman436 Groupie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 6	There's no one better - although there are other who are up there with him. The way he leads his band is awe inspiring - his spontaniousness on the trumpet combined with his ability to take the rest of band with him on that ride is what made recordings like Bitches Brew possible and why so many of his recordings sound like timeless compositions rather than improvisations.

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