Miles Davis

I am sorry. I hate this type of music. It is dischordant.

Kind of Blue is more than Mile Davis' defining moment; it was a new rudder on an old boat. Miles didn't care about the state-of-the-union of Jazz. He cared about approaching his vision of collective, improvisational perfection and he pretty much attained that vision here.Kind of Blue is, arguably, the top selling Jazz album of all time. I dont think we will ever know, but the debate will go on forever. What it is, is not only a testament to power of improvisation, but also a prophetic look into the soul of a very troubled mana man who was able to turn his pain into pure, harmonic sweetness. This particular album comes in many variations; some have cuts that other don't and it has been re-mixed to change pitch and key, until it was perfected. One notable aspect is that each cut is the first and only cut. No piece was composed. Davis chose his players and they came into the studio without a clue as to what was expected of them. They were given brief, harmonic sketches and allowed to impr... Read more

The man can play.  I prefer Gillespie, but Davis is astonishing.  Buy "Bitches Brew" if nothing else...

Bitches Brew is the only 'fusion' I can stand.Kind Of Blue is better.

Five stars for "Kind of Blue" alone. . .buy this even if you hate jazz- if you don't like the album, e-mail me and I will owe you a beer at some place in DC. . .I repeat- buy "Kind of Blue" right now. . .

I'm not sure he's "the greatest".I also love Lee Morgan and Clifford Brown(for example),who "wrote the book on dying tragically before their time;but Miles is generally the first musician I think of when I think about jazz(even though I think he kinda sold out a little when he went into his fusion period)

Another unusual player who excelled in his craft. Defined the cool almost singlehandedly. A must listen for any jazz enthusiast.

Miles Davis is THE jazz trumpetist.