Additions for my Miles collection?

Sonorous · #1 02-13-2006, 08:55 AM

I've got Bitches Brew, Sketches of Spain, and a Live in Munich DVD. All three are pretty different, and I like them all. What other albums would you recommend making it a priority to get?

**Adam Barkley** · #2 02-13-2006, 09:04 AM

I have a bias for his fusion period. From that period, I would suggest Pangaea and In a Silent Way.

these_go211 · #3 02-13-2006, 09:38 AM

a tirbute to jack johnson is brilliant. electric but not as out there as bitches brew. real solid playing by everyone.

DaveBeny · #4 02-13-2006, 10:10 AM

From his "second great quintet" of '63-'68, I would pick 'Miles Smiles', which is chock full of tunes that every jazzer needs to know, as well as 'Nefertiti'.

From his '69-'75 fusion period, I can recommend 'In a Silent Way' (the complete IASW sessions boxed set if you can stretch to it), 'It's About That Time' (NOT easy listening ;-)) and 'Agharta', which I consider to be his best electric album. Recorded on the same day as 'Pangaea', which Abark has already recommended. Abark, have you read 'Miles Beyond' by Paul Tingen? It's THE book on electric Miles. I have to agree with Tingen's comments that 'Pangaea' runs out of steam too soon.

**Adam Barkley** · #5 02-13-2006, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by David Benyahia

From his "second great quintet" of '63-'68, I would pick 'Miles Smiles', which is chock full of tunes that every jazzer needs to know, as well as 'Nefertiti'.

From his '69-'75 fusion period, I can recommend 'In a Silent Way' (the complete IASW sessions boxed set if you can stretch to it), 'It's About That Time' (NOT easy listening ;-)) and 'Agharta', which I consider to be his best electric album. Recorded on the same day as 'Pangaea', which Abark has already recommended. Abark, have you read 'Miles Beyond' by Paul Tingen? It's THE book on electric Miles. I have to agree with Tingen's comments that 'Pangaea' runs out of steam too soon.

Yes, I've read it. Towards the end of the second disc, it gets a little slow, but the rest of the disc and the first disc are amazing. I have Agharta and it seems like a tame version of Pangaea. Pangaea is has a kind of primal, brooding quality that makes it one of my favorite pieces of music of all time.

Philbiker · #6 02-13-2006, 10:50 AM

Kind Of Blue

JimK · #7 02-13-2006, 11:24 AM

I like & own all the suggestions.

If he has Bitches Brew, Sketches Of Spain, & Live In Munich(IIRC, this is with the 2nd Great 5-tet, right?)...he does need some Coltrane & Miles, be it Kind Of Blue or Milestones or the Live In Stockholm album(where Miles' chops are possibly at their height).

...and you can't go wrong with any of the 2nd Great 5-tet albums-
ESP, Miles Smiles, Nefertiti, Live At The Plugged Nickel, etc.

SBassman · #8 02-13-2006, 11:32 AM

If you're into Miles, you Have to get

Kind Of Blue

**baba** · #9 02-13-2006, 12:09 PM

Kind of Blue, of course.

Also, Milestones! Coltrane smokes on this as well.

superbassman2000 · #10 02-13-2006, 04:38 PM

I like Blue Moods a lot, i don't think it's one of his more famous recordings, but i kinda like it because miles plays with mingus on bass

Muzique Fann · #11 02-13-2006, 05:11 PM

That's easy - you Have to get this dvd...
Miles: Electric, A Different Kind of Blue

Seriously
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velvetkevorkian · #12 02-13-2006, 06:24 PM

As has been suggested, Pangea, Kind Of Blue and Miles Smiles are all damn fine

page · #13 02-13-2006, 08:54 PM

Milestones, Miles Smiles, Miles in the Sky, Four and More, Birth of the Cool, Live at Newport, On the Corner, LIve Evil

gdawg27 · #14 02-14-2006, 11:22 AM

Kind of Blue is a no brainer. I'd also suggest On the Corner and The Complete Concert: 1964 (My Funny Valentine & "Four More".

I suggest listening to Kind of Blue before listening to The Complete Concert.

EmmSee · #15 02-14-2006, 11:39 AM

Kind of Blue .. obviously!

Tutu

Sonorous · #16 02-14-2006, 12:25 PM

Thanks guys. I think I'll check out these suggestions on amazon.com and pick three or four for now and then go from there.

oldrocker · #17 02-14-2006, 06:17 PM

Kind of Blue
In a Silent Way
Live Around the World

page · #18 02-14-2006, 09:23 PM

It's funny , critics and Miles himself have mostly always enjoyed his calmer, quiter, more subtle ballads and stuff. However, I like his faster more fierce stuff more. Four & More is dang fast it's freaking AWESOME!

JimK · #19 02-15-2006, 05:46 AM

Tony Williams really propels Four & More.

I bought the above as part of The Complete Concert: 1964(mentioned above, you get [i]Four & More + My Funny Valentine).
You can also buy each seperately for about $10 each...I've seen both at www.dustygroove.com

Bruce Lindfield · #20 02-15-2006, 06:11 AM

Talking about Tony Williams, I really like the track "Seven Steps to Heaven" on the Miles album of the same name!

This was the first track that Miles cut with Williams (and Herbie and Ron Carter) and it is great to hear the 17 year-old on what is basically a "drum feature "

Miles says in the liner notes about Tony Williams "He just lit a big fire under everyone in the group..."