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Miles Davis — Freddie Freeloader
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j1sey
Posted: Apr 09, 2013 - 13:34
 
this is outstanding

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 06:09
 
Sounds like Mumford & Sons, too repetitive, like nails on a chalkboard, derivative.  Those seem to be the four most widely-used comments for every song.  9


Jahgal
(Somewhere along the Rhine, über alles)
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 02:48
 
 unclehud wrote:

Are you genetically defective for not liking Miles?  Perhaps, but you're definitely not alone.  Frankly, I think it's more like you're in too big a hurry to hear something familiar or relatively familiar.  Real jazz isn't always easy listening.

I love Miles; love Coltrane; love Brubeck; love the MJQ; love the Crusadaers; and love many, many others.  But I wouldn't put them in my playlist for a cocktail party — unless it's late and everybody's feeling verrrrrrrrry mellow..
 
I'd go to that party, Mingus on the ipod to help you out!
{#Cowboy} along with a few other party favours to ensure the mellowness....

 

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 02:46
 
I think I take exception to the title of this rambling noodling kool-fest for hepcats... ;(


jbjnr
(Switzerland)
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 02:44
 
 1wolfy wrote:
to be enjoyed with a fancy glass of ______.  you fill in the blank
 
painkillers?


leweeg10
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 02:42
 
Any time any place............. genius

aspicer
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Nov 16, 2011 - 16:37
 
This is top 3 desert island selections for SURE!

januismer
(SW Michigan)
Posted: Sep 14, 2011 - 14:03
 
Don't get me wrong I can appreciate jazz and the musicianship behind it, there is some unbelievable stuff in there, its just not my thing.

My buddy once told me an analogy of how he thinks of it and it rings true for me as well:

"Jazz is all the musicians playing their own song in closed rooms and every now and then someone opens the doors so they can hear each other." 

music_man
(Longmont, CO)
Posted: Sep 14, 2011 - 14:01
 
I think some people think that you have to be "hip" or "cool" or something to get jazz.  Not to me.  I just listen to it and go along for the ride.  It takes me to a different space than rock although I love rock n' roll, as well.  It's the beauty of music.  There's something here for everybody.

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Sep 14, 2011 - 13:57
 
I wonder if God uses jazz music as punishment for those who've committed some sin.


1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Sep 14, 2011 - 13:57
 
to be enjoyed with a fancy glass of ______.  you fill in the blank


Deadwing
(Cincinnati OH)
Posted: Aug 14, 2011 - 05:09
 
Too cool for school.
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lshinkawa
(Berkeley, CA)
Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 20:12
 
 coloradojohn wrote:
Every one of the people who ever glanced at my collection and said, "Hey I realize I should know SOME of this jazz, but I don't know where to start..." saw me drop what I was doing and shove this CD into their hands...and within days, they were HOOKED.  Yup, it's that good.  Every single musician on it is in top improvisational form, too — which is far more complicated than it sounds!  DIAMOND!
 
Amen to that! (Swing it Shinjuku!)

coloradojohn
(Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan -- 15 min. west of Shinjuku, center of the freaking Universe)
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 04:05
 
Every one of the people who ever glanced at my collection and said, "Hey I realize I should know SOME of this jazz, but I don't know where to start..." saw me drop what I was doing and shove this CD into their hands...and within days, they were HOOKED.  Yup, it's that good.  Every single musician on it is in top improvisational form, too — which is far more complicated than it sounds!  DIAMOND!

rabbit0925
(SF Bay Area)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 13:21
 
 Cynaera wrote:
A lot of these older jazz pieces were very improvisational - they started out rough, but as the band found its groove and got "in the pocket," all manner of music emerged. Some was beautiful, some was dissonant, but it was all from the soul. Very experimental, explorative music.  I used to hate this stuff, but I guess as I've gotten older, I've learned to appreciate what went into creating this type of sound. Lots of risks, lots of mistakes, lots of laughter and anger - but mostly, lots of guts to put unpolished solos out there for public review.

I will never ridicule free-form jazz music again. It takes bravery to venture out where there are no boundaries. Miles Davis and his band did that, and they did it with style. {#Notworthy}
 
Well said!



Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 13:17
 
A lot of these older jazz pieces were very improvisational - they started out rough, but as the band found its groove and got "in the pocket," all manner of music emerged. Some was beautiful, some was dissonant, but it was all from the soul. Very experimental, explorative music.  I used to hate this stuff, but I guess as I've gotten older, I've learned to appreciate what went into creating this type of sound. Lots of risks, lots of mistakes, lots of laughter and anger - but mostly, lots of guts to put unpolished solos out there for public review.

I will never ridicule free-form jazz music again. It takes bravery to venture out where there are no boundaries. Miles Davis and his band did that, and they did it with style. {#Notworthy}

katiediddler
(one of the dominoes, hopefully near the back)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 10:48
 

Never heard a collection of songs closer to perfection than Kind Of Blue. Its such a pleasure to hear after not listening to it for a while. The genius is that much more apparent.



Canlistener
(Ontario Canada)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 10:47
 
Ok, that's more than enough.  You can stop now - please?

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 10:46
 
 werner wrote:
I am over 50 now and still don`t like it.
Maybe a genetic defect?
 
Are you genetically defective for not liking Miles?  Perhaps, but you're definitely not alone.  Frankly, I think it's more like you're in too big a hurry to hear something familiar or relatively familiar.  Real jazz isn't always easy listening.

I love Miles; love Coltrane; love Brubeck; love the MJQ; love the Crusadaers; and love many, many others.  But I wouldn't put them in my playlist for a cocktail party — unless it's late and everybody's feeling verrrrrrrrry mellow..


sonofpick
(SoCal, Small College, My Office)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 10:45
 
 scrubbrush wrote:


{#Whisper} and maybe a little on the dull side
 
This coming from someone in a "sea of calm".

sonofpick
(SoCal, Small College, My Office)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 10:44
 
American music baby.

scrubbrush
(Sea of Calm)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 10:43
 
 Xeric wrote:
Wow. This is really, really long.
 

{#Whisper} and maybe a little on the dull side

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 10:42
 
The opening chords (daaaaaaaah dah) were the theme for the local late-night jazz radio broadcast.  Nice memories.



sonofpick
(SoCal, Small College, My Office)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 10:41
 
 Xeric wrote:
Wow. This is really, really long.
 
That's what she said.

Xeric
(Montana)
Posted: Jan 05, 2011 - 20:07
 
Wow. This is really, really long.

werner
(Probably Germany (42 is the answer))
Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 12:33
 

... and I learned to play the sax because of Morphine, Dire Straits, and so on.
Am I alone out here???


werner
(Probably Germany (42 is the answer))
Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 12:30
 
I am over 50 now and still don`t like it.
Maybe a genetic defect?

thatch
(Shhh....at work....)
Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 12:25
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:


Great 50th anniversary remaster out on this.

 
Yet another remaster? I remember paying far too much for the 20-bit release which first fixed the tape speed problem. I think there have been several re-releases since.



rabbit0925
(SF Bay Area)
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 - 21:32
 
I feel sooo cool.....

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Jul 30, 2010 - 21:31
 
 jersey_birdman wrote:
More Miles is better...  Bumper stickers should be issued.....
  Nice obscure reference! (NY Union Man?)


Nuance
(Winnipeg)
Posted: Jul 30, 2010 - 21:23
 
love the piano in this

Albert1967
(Leusden, the Netherlands)
Posted: Jun 29, 2010 - 00:25
 
 ramblinlamb wrote:
It was pieces like this that inspired me to learn to play the saxophone!! Thank you Miles and crew!!!!!!

{#Notworthy}{#Notworthy}{#Notworthy}
 
Parker for me, but you can't deny Miles in having huge influence on 99% of todays jazz cats.

nerakdon
(Colorado)
Posted: Jun 29, 2010 - 00:22
 
 Shaker wrote:
I know some people say they just 'don't get' jazz but I can't really understand that. It just is and is= fantastic!
 
I can't answer that, but I can tell you I feel the same way about funk, which gives my DH hives.

Albert1967
(Leusden, the Netherlands)
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 04:26
 
 Shaker wrote:
I know some people say they just 'don't get' jazz but I can't really understand that. It just is and is= fantastic!
 
This is what God plays when he has a coffee break.

jersey_birdman
Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 11:49
 
More Miles is better...  Bumper stickers should be issued.....

scott_bruce
(Southern Maryland)
Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 11:45
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Monday morning Miles! Normally I am pretty tolerant of personal tastes and individual perspective, but if you don't grok Kind of Blue or at least appreciate the history and influence of this recording you might need a DNA test to determine your species.

Great 50th anniversary remaster out on this.

 

You know how the sound of fingernails on a blackboard drives some people nuts and others don't know what you are talking about? The sax in this piece is fingernails-on-a-chalkboard annoying to me. I guess my DNA must be a few strands short...

Shaker
(Canada)
Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 11:45
 
I know some people say they just 'don't get' jazz but I can't really understand that. It just is and is= fantastic!



ramblinlamb
(Balmy Snoqualmie Washington)
Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 11:39
 
It was pieces like this that inspired me to learn to play the saxophone!! Thank you Miles and crew!!!!!!

{#Notworthy}{#Notworthy}{#Notworthy}

robroke
(Rhode Island)
Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 11:36
 
Song just made my day thanks!


Shaker
(Canada)
Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 11:34
 
{#Crown}{#Whistle}

whaze
(Chicago)
Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 20:45
 
 bachbeet wrote:
"if you don't grok Kind of Blue or at least appreciate the history and influence of this recording you might need a DNA test to determine your species."

Perhaps the greatest jazz album ever.  Words like "perfect" have been used to describe it since its release.  And, an interviewer was talking with Fagen and Becker of Steely Dan about their jazz influence.  When asked their favorite jazz album (it may have been simply favorite album), they did not hesitate and said Kind of Blue.  Miles was a genius in the ranks of Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven.
 
Take it easy. I get it. You love jazz! Cool.

bachbeet
Posted: Feb 28, 2010 - 11:01
 
"if you don't grok Kind of Blue or at least appreciate the history and influence of this recording you might need a DNA test to determine your species."

Perhaps the greatest jazz album ever.  Words like "perfect" have been used to describe it since its release.  And, an interviewer was talking with Fagen and Becker of Steely Dan about their jazz influence.  When asked their favorite jazz album (it may have been simply favorite album), they did not hesitate and said Kind of Blue.  Miles was a genius in the ranks of Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Feb 22, 2010 - 07:03
 
Monday morning Miles! Normally I am pretty tolerant of personal tastes and individual perspective, but if you don't grok Kind of Blue or at least appreciate the history and influence of this recording you might need a DNA test to determine your species.

Great 50th anniversary remaster out on this.


On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Jan 21, 2010 - 21:12
 
 mgoldman wrote:
For those of you who don't get it, please see the excellent write up here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kind_of_Blue
(see full post below)
 
Thanks for posting this. {#Cheers}

mgoldman
(Wherever you Go, There You Are)
Posted: Jan 21, 2010 - 21:06
 
For those of you who don't get it, please see the excellent write up here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kind_of_Blue

Pay particular attention to the paragraph title "Impact on Music", which in part says: "The album's influence has reached beyond jazz, as musicians of such genres as rock and classical have been influenced by it, while critics have acknowledged it as one of the most influential albums of all time.<35> <36> Many improvisatory rock musicians of the 1960s referred to Kind of Blue for inspiration, along with other Davis albums, as well as Coltrane's modal records My Favorite Things (1961) and A Love Supreme (1965). Guitarist Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band said his soloing on songs such as "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" "comes from Miles and Coltrane, and particularly Kind of Blue. I've listened to that album so many times that for the past couple of years, I haven't hardly listened to anything else."<37> Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright has said that the chord progressions on the album influenced the structure of the introductory chords to the song "Breathe" on their landmark opus The Dark Side of the Moon (1973).<38> In his book Kind of Blue: The Making of a Miles Davis Masterpiece, writer Ashley Kahn wrote "still acknowledged as the height of hip, four decades after it was recorded, Kind of Blue is the premier album of its era, jazz or otherwise. Its vapory piano introduction is universally recognized".<39> Producer Quincy Jones, one of Davis' longtime friends, wrote: "That will always be my music, man. I play Kind of Blue every day-it's my orange juice. It still sounds like it was made yesterday".<39> Pianist Chick Corea, one of Miles' acolytes, was also struck by its majesty, later stating "It's one thing to just play a tune, or play a program of music, but it's another thing to practically create a new language of music, which is what Kind of Blue did."

LastChance
Posted: Dec 21, 2009 - 11:12
 
Sorry, I just don't get this type of jazz. It sounds like everybody is reading from a different sheet of music. . .

sqqqrly
(Baboosic Lake, NH)
Posted: Dec 21, 2009 - 11:08
 
 kylemichael wrote:
I'll admit I normally don't like "jazz". But this is good.
 
Me to.  I think slow exposure to good Jazz, such at this, has helped me develop a bit of a taste for it.


hoist2k
Posted: Dec 21, 2009 - 11:07
 
 markoirl wrote:

Jazz seems to have taken over RadioParadise, what a shame.


 
Agreed.


dionysius
(The People's Republic of Austin)
Posted: Dec 21, 2009 - 11:06
 
 crockydile wrote:
I like everything except the psychopathic sax solo...{#Eek}
 

Wow. You are trashing either Cannonball Adderley (alto sax) or John freakin' Coltrane (tenor), and that just does not compute.

aaronm
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Nov 20, 2009 - 01:16
 
{#Yes}