first one to come to mind. but also all of kind of blue album is so iconic and smooth
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miles davis. kind of blue is perfect music. blue moods, sketches of spain, workin, relaxin’, ESP, and birth of the cool also all great. he didn’t miss much
john coltrane. of course a love supreme. but ballads, giant steps, africa/brass, crescent, blue trane, soul trane, and coltrane’s sound all great too
Jul 6, 2024
It's a totally cliche recommendation EXCEPT
There's a reason why it is widely considered one of the best jazz albums ever recorded
and has been certified 5X platinum (which is probably many multiples more than its next jazz competitor).
It is just jaw droppingly great.
Davis is joined here by saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderly (legends both), pianist Bill Evans, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb. Miles led many great ensembles but that's pretty much like having the jazz hall of fame in your band. I think I've probably listened to this album all the way through like a thousand times and I still find new things to pick out every time it spins.
All the more amazing when you consider that Davis was basically creating a whole new jazz form here ('modal jazz' vs. bebop which was the mode du jour), the album was recorded to three track in just two sessions on two different days in 1959 and that the musicians had almost no rehearsal prior to these sessions -- Davis had given them only sketches of scales and melody lines around which the band improvised. "Flamenco Sketches" is actually a first take.
Apr 21, 2024
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bill evans is unimpeachable. so is miles davis
Feb 14, 2024
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nothing short of a spiritual advisor. here he is illuminating a truth I believe we all feel to be true when down and out but often forget/neglect out of allegiance to self-pity or the traps of misery. this could almost read as a hallmark card quote, but it exists elsewhere...so by default, it is its own thing.
I do not mean to be sentimental about suffering— but people who cannot suffer can never grow up, can never discover who they are.
Feb 13, 2024
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less attachment to identity markers and more-sensory driven living/being. staying conscious and in touch with our core essence and saying yes to life when the forces that be make it very easy to say no and cut ourselves off from others and the rest of the world. embodying this truth can ignite a sense of freedom and liberation that is a sexy balm...if you are into that kinda thing
Feb 10, 2024
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what a woman...
poster child for humility and peace
Feb 6, 2024