[I invite you to read my review of Miles Davis' Birth Of The Cool, to better understand his life and the next part 2:]
Miles Pt.2 - the consecration
To put it in context, Birth Of The Cool was released in 1957, but it's based on recordings from 1949 to 1950, so I've pretty much stayed within that period for part 1. As I told you, the period from 1949 to 1956 was a difficult time for Miles, as his work was not fully recognized and not commercially successful, yet he developed cool jazz almost ... read more

JustSomeGuy

Having finally recorded enough material to fulfill his contract with Prestige, Miles releases his first album with Columbia. That album would then go on to prove that Davis was more than just another jazz artist making hard bop records that didn't amount to too much in the grand scheme of things, with it becoming one of jazz's leading forces' most recognized releases.

Sure, you could argue that 'Round About Midnight doesn't show any major improvements in Miles' musical abilities. He's still ... read more

ka1

An amazing start to one of the greatest discographies in all of music.

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Leonetti

Now this is more like it.

This is music to romanticize life with. Light a few candles, read a book, eat a bowl of almonds and put this album on. Love it.

Archerycraft18

Now this is what I'm talking about, this is the Miles Davis we love to see. For context: this is the first album he's made with Columbia Records which apperantly has more freedom on what you can do on an album and he takes advantage. What I liked about In A Silent Way is the ambience and soulfulness of it, and that's what 'Round Midnight is, however that does not last long as the second track returns to the generic hard bop shit I've listening to for like 17 albums, and continues like that ... read more

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