Miles Davis
Miles Davis, from his beginnings as a nineteen-year-old kid in 1945 New York City, to his final days in the early 1990's, is to be considers one of the jazz's best. The 1996 album entitled, Bluing: Miles Davis Plays the Blues, the engineers at Prestige Records bring Miles Davis back to life. Packed with over 73 minutes and of 12 bar blues, Bluing brings nine great tunes of Davis' together on one disk. Having been originally recorded in the 1950's, these nine cuts take the listener through a decade of music and a decade of Davis' life. On the opening track, entitled "Bluing", we hear nearly ten minutes of Davis on trumpet, Jackie McLean on alto sax, Sonny Rollins on tenor, Walter Bishop, Jr. on piano, Tommy Porter on bass, and Art Blakey playing the drums. Bishop provides the intro of the song on the piano, with Blakey coming in soon after. Nearly a minute in, Davis begins and is soon softly accompanied by the saxes. Through the first five or so mi
As for Miles Davis' Bluing, I would recommend it to anyone wanting to hear some really good jazz. The second song on the album, "Blue 'N' Boogie" is very up-tempo and actually makes me wish I knew how to dance jazz. nutes of the tune, Davis enjoys a solo. Entitled "Green Haze", this cut consists of Red Garland on piano, Oscar Pettiford on bass, Philly Joe Jones on the drums, and of course Davis with his trumpet. It is this melodious and softened feel that makes me enjoy the tune so much. If you listen closely you can hear Davis' instant reaction: "We'll have to play it again then, man. I was surprised to find that I liked the faster songs on the album because in the past, though I have been involved in playing music for many years, I've always enjoyed the slower songs. Originally issued on Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants: Bags' Groove, this song opens with Milt Jackson on vibraharp and also has a great vibraharp solo about three minutes in to the over nine minute tune. Now on the other hand, I find myself wanting to start playing again so I can have a chance to play some of these faster tunes that I have passed on in the past. Prestige Records did a great job of choosing nine of Davis' blues tunes to compile onto one disk. Before listening to this album I had the idea in my mind that all blues was slow in tempo and portrayed a mood of depression or sadness. Garland provides a great opening on the piano. I enjoy this track mostly for the tone Davis achieves and the moderate tempo.
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