Is Miles Davis the greatest ever? (blues, drum, jazz, genre)

etcetc_00 · 11-30-2007, 07:08 PM

Is Miles Davis the best ever? Yes. The worst part of listening to Miles Davis is when his solo ends, and the Saxophone player starts playing. He is on a plane all his own, despite the best efforts of many great musicians.

fool on the hill · 11-30-2007, 07:21 PM

Miles Davis is amazing, to be sure, but then so is Mingus, Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and of course Monk.

My personal preference is for the Shorter/Williams/Carter/Han**** period of the sixties. Masqualero still blows my mind...

What made Miles Davis really great was not just as a soloist, but as a band leader-- he was the special ingredient that helped foster the whole chemistry going between all the band members. Mingus & Coltrane excelled at this as well-- its that magical chemistry between all of them, like they can read each others' minds somehow!

~ josh

infusician · 11-30-2007, 10:18 PM

Definitely, Miles Davis was the most talented jazz artist around. When I first heard his Kind of Blue cd in my jazz class, I instantly went out and bought it. It's one cd I can't get sick of listening to.

jackhammer · 12-05-2007, 04:50 PM

I don't own any Miles Davis albums. It is a huge void in my music collection.

boo boo · 05-10-2008, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

I don't own any Miles Davis albums. It is a huge void in my music collection.

You want some?

savagedragon77 · 12-06-2007, 07:54 PM

Miles is way, way up there. But I do need a change of pace every once in awhile. Usually though, I can leave Miles' stuff on for days and in the car for a long time.

Coolboy94 · 12-20-2007, 09:22 PM

I like him, but he is not the greatest ever i think

Halfa · 01-24-2008, 09:22 PM

miles davis was amazing. he was extremely prolific (forgive my spelling) and very creative.
However when you listen to him his trumpet tone is....eh.....
he squeaks a lot when u know he shouldnt and he tends to miss notes sometimes when u know he wanted one there....but u must also consider that a lot of jazz is based off of his music.
so overall he's pretty good.

Lizzie · 01-24-2008, 09:28 PM

Oh, I've never seen this thread before
yeah he's amazing! I used to always play all of his songs (to the best of my ability) and even got a few of his albums. But the greatest....

blankpagespeaks · 04-07-2008, 04:07 PM

I'm still a newbie when it comes to jazz, having mainly only listened to the "legends," but so far Miles Davis has proved to be my favorite. I finally got ahold of his cover of "Time After Time" today, and damn, it's good! But I like everything I've heard from him really.

11-30-2007, 07:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
etcetc_00 Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 53	Is Miles Davis the best ever? Yes. The worst part of listening to Miles Davis is when his solo ends, and the Saxophone player starts playing. He is on a plane all his own, despite the best efforts of many great musicians. __________________ It's not what you look like when you're doing what you're doing, It's what you're doing when you're doing what you look like you're doing. Express Yourself.

11-30-2007, 07:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
fool on the hill Groupie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis, Tenn and occasionally Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 44	Miles Davis is amazing, to be sure, but then so is Mingus, Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and of course Monk. My personal preference is for the Shorter/Williams/Carter/Han**** period of the sixties. Masqualero still blows my mind... What made Miles Davis really great was not just as a soloist, but as a band leader-- he was the special ingredient that helped foster the whole chemistry going between all the band members. Mingus & Coltrane excelled at this as well-- its that magical chemistry between all of them, like they can read each others' minds somehow! ~ josh __________________ Grabbed my suitcase that said to me, "Dreams are free and so are we." [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

12-05-2007, 04:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I don't own any Miles Davis albums. It is a huge void in my music collection. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

12-06-2007, 07:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
savagedragon77 Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: So Cal Posts: 7	Miles is way, way up there. But I do need a change of pace every once in awhile. Usually though, I can leave Miles' stuff on for days and in the car for a long time. __________________ DVD Collection: http://savagedragon77.dvdaf.com/

12-20-2007, 09:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Coolboy94 Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indonesia Posts: 7	I like him, but he is not the greatest ever i think __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Coolboy94 http://naufal-ilovemusic.blogspot.com/

11-30-2007, 10:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
infusician Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: US Posts: 78	Definitely, Miles Davis was the most talented jazz artist around. When I first heard his Kind of Blue cd in my jazz class, I instantly went out and bought it. It's one cd I can't get sick of listening to.

01-24-2008, 09:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Halfa Allman Brothers Obsessor Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Whipping Post Posts: 260	miles davis was amazing. he was extremely prolific (forgive my spelling) and very creative. However when you listen to him his trumpet tone is....eh..... he squeaks a lot when u know he shouldnt and he tends to miss notes sometimes when u know he wanted one there....but u must also consider that a lot of jazz is based off of his music. so overall he's pretty good.

01-24-2008, 09:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lizzie Diskobox Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: vancouver Posts: 660	Oh, I've never seen this thread before yeah he's amazing! I used to always play all of his songs (to the best of my ability) and even got a few of his albums. But the greatest.... __________________ white and black, are you looking for the sun boy? the sun doesn't shine down here, no, not in the shadow

04-07-2008, 04:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
blankpagespeaks Groupie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 11	I'm still a newbie when it comes to jazz, having mainly only listened to the "legends," but so far Miles Davis has proved to be my favorite. I finally got ahold of his cover of "Time After Time" today, and damn, it's good! But I like everything I've heard from him really.