MILES DAVIS — Miles Davis' Greatest Hits (review)

MILES DAVIS — Miles Davis' Greatest Hits album cover Boxset / Compilation · 1969 · Hard Bop Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
vluxzuq
My first exposure to Miles, even before I heard his fusion stuff. This is great traditional jazz music. A great introduction to pre-electric Miles. This covers the late 1950s to mid-1960s. Nothing from Kind Of Blue, although two songs from that album are here in live versions. I like to listen to this once or twice a year. I'm more of a "rock" guy, but I like to listen to some jazz, classical and avant-garde music occasionally just for variety. I prefer his proto-fusion and fusion stuff to this.

Here you will find some of the biggest names in the world of jazz: John Coltrane, "Cannonball" Adderly, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter and Tony Williams. Miles was born in the 1920s to a well-to-do dentist; the family owned a ranch.

I like the essay by George Frazier in the liner notes called "The War Lord Of The Weejuns." My CD copy has the back cover upside down; I assume this is a printing error but I like it that way. The music here deserves 4 stars at least.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Jazz Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

JMA TOP 5 Jazz ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
A Love Supreme Post Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners
Kind of Blue Cool Jazz
MILES DAVIS
Buy this album from our partners
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Progressive Big Band
CHARLES MINGUS
Buy this album from our partners
Blue Train Hard Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners
My Favorite Things Hard Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners

New Jazz Artists

New Jazz Releases

Henry House Jazz Related Improv/Composition
NATE WOOLEY
Buy this album from MMA partners
Joëlle Léandre / Lotte Anker / Kresten Osgood Trio : Worlds Avant-Garde Jazz
JOËLLE LÉANDRE
Buy this album from MMA partners
Schlippenbach / Narvesen Duo : Kairos Avant-Garde Jazz
ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH
Buy this album from MMA partners
Antiworld I Avant-Garde Jazz
LOTTE ANKER
Buy this album from MMA partners
Prismes à l'eau 21st Century Modern
DANIEL HUMAIR
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Jazz Online Videos

Symphonic Blues Nº 6 (Movement 3)
CORKY SIEGEL
js· 5 hours ago
SOLSTICE album release • Duo Russo - Holst
PAOLO RUSSO
js· 16 hours ago
Akiko Yano & Hiromi - Kawarushi (Official Audio)
HIROMI
js· 2 days ago
All I Want For Christmas Is You
DAVID HAZELTINE
js· 2 days ago
Chicken
QUATUOR EBÈNE
js· 3 days ago
More videos

New JMA Jazz Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Jazz News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed