CC00039: Miles Davis
Submitted by lbangs on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 10:25
Tags:
- Kind of Blue (10)
- Birth of the Cool (10)
- Miles Smiles (10)
- Bitches Brew (10)
- In a Silent Way (10)
- Miles Ahead (10)
- Porgy and Bess (10)
- Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings (10)
- The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel (10)
- Walkin' (10)
- Cookin' (10)
- Relaxin' (10)
- Milestones (10)
- A Tribute to Jack Johnson (10)
- Round About Midnight (10)
- The Complete Concert: 1964 (My Funny Valentine & "Four More") [live] (10)
- Sketches of Spain (9.5)
- E.S.P. (9.5)
- Highlights from the Plugged Nickel [live] (9)
- Pangaea [live] (9)
- Bags Groove (9)
- Miles Davis & the Modern Jazz Giants (9)
- Live-Evil (8.5)
- Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings (1951-1956) (8)
- Agharta [live] (8)
- Workin' (8)
- Steamin' (8)
- The Legendary Concert, Stockholm, March 22, 1960 [live] (8)
- Aura (8)
- Miles & Coltrane [live] (7.5)
- Friday and Saturday Nights in Person [live] (7.5)
- Filles de Kilimanjaro (7.5)
- We Want Miles (7.5)
- Miles Davis: The Columbia Years 1955-1985 (7)
- Miles Davis, Vol. 1 (7)
- Miles Davis, Vol. 2 (7)
- At Carnegie Hall [live] (7)
- Someday My Prince Will Come (7)
- Seven Steps to Heaven (7)
- Sorcerer (7)
- Nefertiti (7)
- Miles in the Sky (7)
- Amandla (7)
- This Is Jazz, Vol. 22: Miles Davis Plays Ballads (7)
- Miles & Monk at Newport [live] (7)
- The New Miles Davis Quintet (6.5)
- Collector's Items (6.5)
- Live Miles: More Music from the Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert (6.5)
- Dark Magus [live] (6.5)
- Circle in the Round (6.5)
- Star People (6.5)
- Tutu (6.5)
- Live Around the World (6.5)
- On the Corner (6)
- Dig (6)
- The Musings of Miles (6)
- Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East (6)
- Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West [live] (6)
- Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux (6)
- Get Up with It (6)
- Hot Spot (6)
- Miles Davis & Horns 51-53 (5.5)
- Blue Haze (5.5)
- Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet (5.5)
- Blue Moods (5.5)
- In Concert [live] [1972] (5.5)
- Music from Siesta (5.5)
- This Is Jazz, Vol. 8: Miles Davis Acoustic (5.5)
- Quiet Nights (5)
- Big Fun (5)
- You're Under Arrest (5)
- First Miles (4.5)
- The Man with the Horn (4.5)
- At Last (4)
- Decoy (4)
- Doo-Bop (4)
Author Comments:
This is an entry in a continuing series I call Critical Consensus. I am averaging the opinions of several excellent music critics to produce a list of each artist's albums. The albums will each have a rating between 1 and 10. The albums will be listed in a recommended purchasing order, so new fans will have an idea of where the best place to start buying an artist's work is. These are not my opinions, although, since I have chosen the critics used (and I'm using many), my taste will perhaps seep through a bit.
Terribly nerdy, I know, but maybe this will help people only now beginning to dabble into certain artists' bodies of work.
Lester, this list is truly impressive and awe-inspiring; it makes me realize exactly what a committment it will take if I ever want to do more than just dabble in Miles. A suggestion: add years for each of the albums so that we can see the chronological range and favor of his works; I think this would be enlightening and fairly easy to do.
Johnny Waco
Thanks! I extend similar accolades to your mighty American Albums lists, and I plan to comment on it soon. I'm still digesting it.
I am considering adding the years to albums, although this is very difficult and confusing. Jazz critics tend to alternate between dating an album by its release date and its recording date, and I would have to make a judgement call here, not to mention trying to discern when critics have chosen one method over another. Additionally, the dates for albums as old as some of these is highly debated, and I would also have to educate myself more before making calls between certain dates.
Still, a great idea. I'll look into it more and see if it is feasible.
I plan to finish the CC list for Talking Heads you suggested and to post it soon.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs