GA Russell Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Are any of Miles' albums from the last Columbia period worthwhile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Yes. IMO they are all worth hearing at least once to experience and see if you dig them. I particularly like Star People and Aura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 I feel as if this has been discussed before, but the most specific thread I can locate quickly is this one: Miles Davis' Aura: Where Do You Rate It? ... which includes some mention of other Columbia-era comeback material as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Also, here's a pretty ancient (at this point) Night Lights program about the Columbia comeback period: Star On Miles: The Return Of Miles Davis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 34 minutes ago, jazzbo said: Yes. IMO they are all worth hearing at least once to experience and see if you dig them. I particularly like Star People and Aura. Strong agreement, though I would add: 1) They're variable in quality. 2) I don't think any of them make it to the top tier of Miles recordings. Roughly comparable to the 1950-53 period IMHO. 3) Miles was arguably better live than in the studio during this period, and the officially released live albums aren't necessarily the best documents either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Thanks, guys! Ghost, that's some memory you have. Aura is studio, and We Want Miles is live, right? Is Star People studio too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 We Want Miles is the one I keep coming back to. Star People (studio) is not bad, especially the lengthy title track. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 Ok, if the only Miles Davis cut I had ever heard in my life was this and if somebody told me just that Miles Davis was the leader, composer, and keyboardist, I would still think that this was one badass crazy motherfucker, this Miles Davis guy, oh hell yeah, why how come he don't have more records, I want to hear more of THIS! Trumpet solo really not relevant to the badassness of the music here. And fullest props to Teo for making the record out of the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Joe said:  Damn, does that sound like 1983. And I mean that as a compliment... really captures the vibe of the times somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 Arranged by Gil Evans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 The two long tracks on We Want Miles and Ursula from Man With The Horn are fabulous pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 Thanks again, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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