In A Silent Way

Sigh. I wanted to love this, but Jazz is not so much my thing

Manche nennen es ein Meisterwerk. Ich nenne es: das längste Intro der Musikgeschichte – nur ohne den Song danach. In a Silent Way klingt, als hätte man eine Kreismusikschul-Combo mit einem Synthesizer allein im Studio gelassen und ihnen gesagt: „Spielt einfach irgendwas – wir nehmen alles.“ Was folgt, ist ein endloses, zielloses Geplänkel aus elektrifiziertem Gedudel, das sich für tiefgründig hält, aber in Wahrheit klingt wie der Soundtrack zu einem Aquarium-Bildschirmschoner. Miles Davis haucht sich durch seine Trompete, als würde er selbst nicht glauben, was da passiert, während die restliche Band zwischen „Ich hab den Einsatz verpasst“ und „Ich probier mal was“ pendelt. Natürlich wird das Ganze als „revolutionär“ gefeiert – vermutlich von denselben Leuten, die auch Waschmaschinen-Geräusche als Ambient-Kunst verkaufen. Zwei Sterne gibt’s für den Mut, Jazz so konsequent zu entkernen, dass selbst eingefleischte Fans sich fragen: „Ist das noch Musik oder schon Konzeptkunst mit Nebenwirkungen?“

Okay. It's a musically interesting album. Feels like Davis just took a few (very talented) studio musicians and improvised. There is an underlying consistent movement that is played throughout the album. But, the album is only 2 15ish minute songs. The underlying movement doesn't go anywhere. It's just the 1 for the entire song. Repeated. Over and over. The musicians improvise a few embellishments into repeated melodies. It's good, and shows off their individual talents, but there is little cohesion. It's not a masterpiece.

Вайб: будто посидела в кафе или посмотрела какой-то старинный фильм. Жанр: джаз. Поняла, что вообще не фанатка. Плюсы: можно слушать на фоне, не напрягает мозг. Минусы: долго, скучно. Оценка: 2.

Fine enough but I'm just not a fan of the 20 min ethereal jams

it’s okay kinda like annoying didn’t really strike me

Not his best by a long shot.

Background music. Cool to finally listen to someone I always see in the record stores. Not a record I'd buy

As Paul McCartney said, you can't both sing and play the trumpet at the same time I liked the first side/song/whatever more than the second, nice for on the background but that's about it.

Acabei por nao prestar muita atençao por ser tao instrumental, portanto a experiencia nao foi incrivel

not for me, but cool af 🔥

solid album, but just not really my thing

im sure this is a phenomenal jazz album, but 40 minutes of no lyrics is not for me.

2 songs, 38 minutes. It starts off okay, but after a while I start to lose my interest in the music. I think I would appreciate it more if I had seen it as a live performance and could watch the musicians jam away. This is just not my type of music, I guess.

OK for ambient music but not my type

More random noodling

Christ talk about pretentious, two 20 minute songs, fan of the drum in the first song but oh my god it is just the same shit with a trumpet taped on when Davis feels like it

“in a silent way” magari

I wanted to scream when i got this. Samw artist as the first one. This one was an easier listen, but still not my cup of tea.

Only 2 songs?? Hello? Definitely dissonant and odd. Feels like going through a worm hole at first.

It’s Miles Davis…

Better than Kind of Blues, liked the swing of it and this kind of jazz was nice.

not that interesting tbh

* fave song - in a silent way * the end of the song in a silent way was quite beautiful, but honestly i zoned out listening to the two songs. it got a little redundant at points. not really my thing but wasn’t the worst listen in the world.

I’m not a jazz fan and so I can’t judge this on any real level of expertise, but shockingly I couldn’t get into this. I quite like instrumentals, but nothing here grabbed me

- very repetitive elements (give me a headache) - also very long songs - usually love miles davis but this album isn‘t for me - ranking: 4/10, it gets tiring and annoying after a while

Was surprised to see that it was only two songs but it is over 30 minutes, so i guess it's an album. I like Jazz but I prefer something more lively. It was hard for me stay focused, especially cause it ranges around 16 mins per song.

I generally like jazz but I think I prefer the really old jazz or the more modern jazz and not really this in between stuff. I do like that he’s using electric elements but the way some parts are composed it is taking away from true melancholy while lacking bass and rhythm to lean into the more fun direction. It’s nice, calm background music but I can’t see myself actively listening to it.

Not the worst thing I’ve ever heard but still not my style. Never been able to really get behind jazz. I’m not saying it’s bad music, I just don’t find anything to grasp on to because there are no words.

I like jazz music but there wasn't much too this one, pleasant and added a certain vibe to my pasta cooking, but not much more than that. 49/100 Score edited 28/01/26

It's jazz. I suppose it could be interesting, but I just don't really care for it. Miles Davis is undoubtedly one of the greats and I can appreciate this from a technical perspective but I would never choose to put it on. Although was good background studying music.

A short list of things I'm not going to waste my time on: 1. 20 minute jazz songs. I'm sure it's great though..

If I liked jazz, I'm sure I would appreciate this album more but sadly, I didn't like it too much. I kept waiting for it to go somewhere and it just didn't, for me it was 40 minutes of nothing.

Really intimidating for me, didn’t really get along with it. Might revisit this but for now I think it will remain, as most jazz does for me, a bit of an uncrackable mystery. Is it just too ambient for my taste?

Very ambient

I never listen to jazz but it was alright. Not a huge fan and I don't think I'll litsen to it again.

This is not Miles' fault, I just really hate this kind of music.

Not my thing. 2/5

This is incoherent

Not bad compared to the other Miles albums. I much prefer this "electrified" approach. Some mellow jazzy guitar and drum supported Davis on lead trumpet fairly well. I can see this making the list for the outrage it caused the purists. Sort of like Dylan introducing electric guitar in folk or Lil Nas X rap singing country. I am still not fully in with the works from this Prince of Darkness and much prefer the one who works on the Sabbath. Like the effort here though on branching out and away for the boring, standard jazz so 2.15 stars.

I like other Mile Davis Songs/Albums, that's why I'm surprised I didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. The trumpet is lovely though and I like the bass line in the middle and end of In a silent way. Felt more like a 2/5 at first (tho it is more like a 2,5 but not quite a 3/5), but the trumpet and bass line, as well as the atmosphere at the end safed it to a 3. I might have a more positive view, when I revisit.

#765. Jazz 2/5: jazz

The musical prelude to the first two songs go on for...checks notes...the entire album.

Ok so Miles Davis and all. Still not something I would listen to on the regular. 2/5

Didn’t do much for me

In 2000 film Gladiator, Maximus asks the question: "Are you not entertained?" After listening to this album, my answer is "No." I'm not a huge jazz fan anyway, and I just found this aimless, meandering and pretty dull. I would probably enjoy watching this if it was at a gig, and the musicians were just jamming, but as an album, I can do without it.

Because of this album I had a dream where every time I tried to speak it sounded like a trumpet. My brain seemed to think this was a terrifying thought because it was set like a nightmare. Does this mean I have a deep set fear of being misunderstood? Do I have a lazy brain when it comes to creating nightmares? Or is this a recreation of a cartoon from my childhood that I feel like I can almost remember? I'm not sure. But because of it I don't feel like I can rate it super high, but I couldn't quite tell you why

Jazz music gives me nightmares

It was ok. Maybe ai wasn't in the mood to appreciate the jazz styling.... but it didn't really hit me, ya know?

Best Track - N/A

It seems like they bought 40 minutes in the studio. When finished said, just make it 2 songs. Fine background music but doesn’t do anything for me .

Undoubtedly an unreal album if you like jazz but it’s not for me

I guess this was decent; jazz is just not my thing….

There is a great quote attributed to Miles Davis. When asked for his thoughts on critics, he replied: "If I don't like what they're saying, I just get in my Ferrari and drive away." Excellent line. Very funny. So true. Two stars. I did not think much of this record. There is a fair bit of ambient noodling. Fine, very nice. There are textures to be enjoyed here for however long you can stand to just sit and look around a pleasant room. A bigger problem is that in the second half it invites you to pay attention by laying out a fairly conventional riff (the section called ‘It’s about that time’) which is, in my opinion, naff. I am not one to make bald accusations of that sort against one of the Great Men of Twentieth-Century Music but that riff is like something Des O’Connor would dander on stage to, except that version would swing and it wouldn’t take Des 10 minutes to do it. Shite. 1.5/5

I think I'm just not into jazz

Sorry but this is not your best work Mr Davis.

2 songs. 2 very long songs.

Jazz - Yet again, I recognize the cultural importance but man I cannot get into jazz

Ok music to listen to when eating a goose

Не люблю джаз, но этот интересный. Надо будет как-нибудь переслушать и вникнуть. Вряд ли сильно понравится, но внимания заслуживает точно

The album cover really made me think there was going to be more to this

Hitler seguro vetaba este disco, no hace falta ni conocer al artista para saber su tonalidad extrema monocromática de color de piel. En respecto al disco me. O yo soy muy básico para reconocer el buen blues/jazz pero me pareció muy básico, no me hizo querer mover el hombro que digamos.

I love miles earlier stuff with his quintet but I was not a fan of this one. It’s just music nothing particularly special about it to me.

This album was alright, pretty groovy but not my favorite

Wow, I didn’t like this at all.

Yeah im still no jazz guy

Nop, vraiment pas mon truc. Je note les albums avec mes goûts non pas en parlant de la musique réellement je vois bien qu’elle a des qualités mais je n’y reviendrais jamais et ça ne sera pas un manque dans ma vie loin de là

It's ok. Heard better from him. Didn't quite do it for me.

The ADHD boss battle of jazz. And I lost, abysmally. 🎺💀

I almost listened to this twice.

Es ist zwar einer der einflussreichsten Jazz - Musiker des 20. Jahrhunderts und ich möchte ihn hier auch nicht runter machen, aber ea ist einfach absolut nicht meins. Ich wüsste nicht zu welchem Anlass ich das hier nochmal hören wollen würde. Das erste Stück habe ich nach der hälfte abgebrochen und das 2. war weder entspannt genug um nebenbei zu lernen, noch um zu chillen. Sorry aber das ist nichts für mich. Aus respekt gebe ich noch 2 Sterne, da ich mir sicher bin das er gut spielt, es nur nicht meinen Geschmack trifft.

I recognize the instruments sound beautiful but honestly I couldn't listen to it completely. It is not the style of music I listen to daily but I appreciate the discovery.

I'm not really into Jazz

Too long and meandering for me….but that’s jazz I guess!

non mi convince la pronuncia

That's jazz baby. I don't really know how to talk about this kind of music. All I can say is that it was not really my cup of tea (a little too slow to hold my attention) but not actively bad

Different, 2 long songs stood out to me. Interesting, not the biggest jazz guy but it was good background music.

I’ve been really hit or miss with Jazz albums throughout this. My previous Miles Davis album, Birth of the Cool, I loved and gave it 5 stars. This one however I really struggled with. At some points I was really enjoying it, other times I hated it. Part of it might be listening to it in work. I will come back to it someday when I’ve listened to it in a more chilled setting.

I liked the first bit and got tired of it.

Well Yeah it's Jazz

Jazz: Strike one. Horn Jazz: Strike two. Instrumental music: Strike three.

Not my music.

I hate Bitches Brew and this sounded like Prelude to Bitches Brew. I hate Bitches Brew so much that I think I may have Bitches Brew-related PTSD, and so hearing how similar this was to Bitches Brew triggered me something fierce. I am sorry to those that like this kind of thing, but I very much do not.

Maybe I primed myself to dislike it, but what else am I supposed to feel when seeing 2 tracks (technically 3) at 38 minutes? I liked the fusion elements of some electric sounds layered in with the group, but for me, this style of Jazz featuring trumpet runs facing background repetition blurs together into a largely uninteresting 18-20 minute sludge.

cool but not really my thing 2/5

Jazz Fusion. Only two tracks for 38 mins of run time. A hugely influential and controversial album on the Jazz scene. Jazz is hit or miss for me. Some albums are cool. The rest aren't. I don't know what to do with this one though. An oddity.

A little bit too ambient for me. Respect the creativity at work here but probably won’t be back. It had a good vibe though 2.5

Lo siento, pero no conecto con el jazz.

I don’t understand jazz. I don’t know what makes it innovative, or controversial, but I know Miles Davis is an accomplished musician. To my ears this was just 38 minutes of noodling guitar and gently brushed percussion, and a bit of trumpet. It is audibly not just cobbled together nonsense, and parts of it reminded of the fade out of the Doors’ Riders on the Storm, but ultimately I just didn’t like it.

I know I should probably praise this to all high heaven……but jazz is not my thing.

This is the same to me as people that look at a couple of lines, squiggles and some paint thrown at a canvas and call it captivating art. I don't get it. I understand individually, anyone that can play an instrument even halfway decent, is an accomplishment unto itself. When those musicians get together and make free form jazz, it just sounds like noise. Personally, Miles oozed the cool and seemed like a polarizing figure. Musically though it just doesn't translate for me. I don't want to shit on it but it's just.......not good

Was hoping that I would enjoy this but I just didn't get it. Just sounded like endless formless noodling. Fairly pleasant to listen to but nothing I could really grab hold of. It illustrates my lack of connection perfectly that when the album ended and Tidal automatically ran onto some Jazz by John Coltrane, I didn't even realise the album had finished let alone that I now was listening to a completely different track and artist. Genuinely all sounded like nondescript Jazz noises to me.

Experimental, electronic Freeform pieces put together often linked with sizzle of hi-hat.

Self medicated beforehand which I think led to a little bit more enjoyment from my end. First song was challenging to follow along due to the lack of structure. Couldn't really find any particular element that really took the lead anywhere. It felt like a composition that didn't really have a backbone. Second song got better halfway through with more structure until it kinda faded away. Didn't hate, definitely didn't love. Definitely won't listen again. Decent 2/5

well what can i say? it’s a two track jazz album, i know i’m physically incapable of enjoying this and i was right. some ups and downs but by the minute 20 i was so bored that started cleaning my bathroom

I can appreciate the musicians behind this, the horn playing is amazing. But, I don't rent listening to this.

I get if you’re a jazz fan, this is great. For me, it was passable background music

As everyone else has said - reminds me of wait music.

It feels really kind of samey throughout the whole of the first 18 minute track. I guess there's some nice themes running throughout? Kind of? But there's really very little to grasp onto. The second track is so fucking boring. And why is the recording so bad? There's so much background hiss. I get that it's hardly a studio session, but still. This is a generous 2/5.

Originally not interested in listening to this record - not quite in the jazz mood. Then I decided to give it a quick listen. Got 2:40 minutes in and said no. Not my jam. at least for today.

Niet echt voor mij merk ik, word er een beetje zenuwachtig van. Maar snap wel heel goed dat mensen dit nice vinden

I would have preferred silence

Jazzy Elevator music Good if you wanna fall asleep +3 Very short listen time -1

Ahhhh, here we are again, another inclusion predicated on historical context I'm sure. Easy-listening jazz fusion album, perfect as a substrate for whatever might occupy you in the present moment. This greased the wheels nicely for me to get some coding done for my day job. Beyond that, I'll have to refer to the critics to understand why this stands out within the mid-century jazz milieu. I don't know what makes this exceptional. 5/10 -> 3/5. =========== I'm dropping my rating after reading the critic's take. It amounts to "you had to be a jazz stan 60 years ago, you had to listen to 'Kind of Blue' in a specific manner, and you had to understand Davis' bravery in experimentation". My response: this album's exceptionalism has since been lost to the sands of time, and the evolution of jazz itself. Do I disagree that Davis broke new ground? Absolutely not. Do I expect the albums on this list to speak for themselves? You bet your ass. Over half a century later, it sounds original, sure, but that's like, jazz, man! In retrospect, it just doesn't sound innovative. This album is fine. To a blind listener, it doesn't belong here. 2/5.

Still not a fan of this kind of jazz.

Horn jazz simply is not for me. Maybe I need to throw more high class dinner parties or something.

I found it hard to get into as not much of a tune. Maybe if I listened to it more to you'd start to recognise the tune, but most of it I just found myself glazing over. Second tune was better than first.

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I feel like a plebeian for not getting into jazz more. These two tracks sound like I'm in a smoky bar sipping scotch.

Well, the clues in the title. Not great keeping music so quiet.

Jazz like this always just feels like background music to me. I forget it's even playing.

Great, more jazz. More people should put out 2 song albums, just not Jazz albums.

Just not my style

Not a fan of jazz, but this record had a few genuinely enjoyable moments

I'm not a fan of Jazz, found it quite overwhelming to be honest

I just can't get into jazz. It's fine in the background, but otherwise it's just irritating.

I always enjoy Miles Davis much more than many of the other jazz artists I get.

Jazz, sad second song

Meh

This was okay. Nice to have it just playing in the background. Felt like not much was going on, was just building up to something and never reached the peak.

I know this is highly regarded, but I just cannot get into jazz.

ok

2- Stars (4/15)

Meh - a jazz album that I didn’t turn off but can’t say I really enjoyed it it will ever listen to again

Sorry but I just don't get Miles

In 2001, Columbia Legacy and Sony Music released the three-disc box set The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions, which includes additional tracks. additional tracks? that's not hard when the original record only has 2 tracks! 2 tracks 2 stars, reading the reviews people are desperate to "get this", there's no need.

Cant get into jazz. Just cant. One long song

Kinda boring tbph

In a break from tradition I won’t be giving this jazz album a 1. I have to respect a man who can be at the top of his profession for his chosen instrument, and a very dull one-dimensional instrument at that. This was listenable and in places a recognisable song almost broke out. It was much more easy listening (I hate that genre/term) but it meant I was able to complete the whole listening experience without wanting to punch a wall.

5/10 This was heavily on the fusion side of jazz fusion - very rock influenced. Not bad, just not great. Really well played, good music but more of an ambient listen than one full of melody and ear worms. Could see this as a soundtrack in an indie film. Can recognise this sound in post-rock music like Tortoise Best: there were only 2 tracks! The first one I guess

Beautiful but boring. I like lyrics.

A little too silent for me.

Musically it's good but not for me

This is indeed jazz

song:shhh/peaceful i kind of like this song it would be good for putting someone on hold and i hate when i just hear my mom waiting for someone on the phone and the same song keeps playing and playing Song: In a silent way i love this song it is very calm and it makes you sleepy and relaxed so i recommend this one but at the end it kind of gets creepy and off pitched just a tiny bit

I don't like this song because it lacks words. It's too peaceful. Maybe I would recommend it only to people who like music without words and jazz. I don't like this song because it's very silent and has no words

Shhh peacful: in my onpinion i dont like it becuase it only jazz and i wish there was lyrics so it could be better it a good song to make you feel calm at parties or dancing If you like jazz this maybe the song for you becuase it has jazzbut no lyrics to cover the sound of the instruments like the drumpet its pretty fast and relaxing empressive for jazz. In a silent way: this song in so calm i think it could even make you sleep peacefuly becuase it has slow jazz and theres no loud bang or anything

Minus 3 stars because I'm a philistine

I still don't get it. Maybe one day I will, but I was bored, bored, bored by this.

I feel bad giving this a low score, but it just didn't do much for me. It's About That Time gets a 4 though

I tried to listen to this while working and it stressed me out too much.

I already knew I was not the type of person who appreciates jazz, but this one was less enjoyable than maybe all the other jazz albums on this list. It largely sounded like elevator music to me, with only brief forays into something interesting. A real shame since I was taught by "Billy Madison" that Miles Davis is the coolest person ever. 1.7

I know Miles Davis has some really influential work. This felt like background music. Surely there are other jazz albums one “must hear” out there.

I really hate to say this but I don't get the hype. Unlike that other jazz album I got this just seemed like a whole bunch of doing a lot without any purpose. It was pretty peaceful though, good to do homework to. Fav Songs: Shh/Peaceful

Para pensar o para recordar.

It was nice. Sometimes this album generator weirdly syncs with what I need in my life at a particular moment. This oddly came the day before Christmas, leaving a 14 hour retail management job and all the chaos that entails. It was just a nice sense of peace to drive home to.

Just not my cup of tea…

jazzy but nothing more to it

Sounds like the soundtrack to a movie. It's not interesting enough without the movie.

Not as unlistenable as Miles Davis albums I've previously encountered in this 1001. It felt like a soundtrack to a noir detective TV show from the 70s. I felt I should be driving round some rain soaked nighttime streets, chain smoking, giving a running monologue to the rearviewmirror.

Nur zwei Titel. Interessant.

There are parts I liked, and parts I didn't like. Not sure how else to expand on it beyond that.

Like the soundtrack to an early 70s crime drama. 2

not my cup of tea

Again, I'm not cool enough for Miles Davis. 2/5

This was much better than previous miles davis album I got, but it was still meh

Not my cup of tea, but I can see the value and artistry in this album

Ja, een album met twee ellenlange jazz-nummers... Ergens voel ik me verplicht om hiervan te zeggen "meesterlijk, geniaal, tijdloos", maar ik ken te weinig van jazz om dit te appreciëren. Dit zou passen in een donker café met whisky en sigaren. Maar ik luister dit in een kil kantoor met ongezellige, witte kantoorlichten en hier en daar een kamerplant om toch maar het imago van een "toffe werkplek" te kunnen claimen. Niet de ideale setting dus. Al bij al ga ik toch op de twee sterren moeten duwen. 2.4.

Obviously the playing is impressive but I’m not a musician and so there’s nothing to hang onto for a layman

Why all the waiting for something to happen? 13 minutes into the second song, the album has it's climax but it's gone before you really get a release. Then just more waiting.

the former jazz band kid in me has to give this at least a 2. i didn't like it and again i'm trying to stay ALIVE AWAKE ALERT ENTHUSIASTIC while working. this made me feel like i was in dreamland. pretty cool he recorded it all in one day! but i can say that i'll probably never listen to this again until maybe my mid life crisis when i rediscover my love for jazz or something like that. i like 'in a silent way' better than the first song fs! daily dad update: no response, he must not like jazz

Funky jazz vibes. Not something I would choose to listen to but I can understand why people might like this

I don’t understand jazz I guess. It’s fine. I’m sure in a historical context I would be more impressed. It’s not as jarring as other jazz I’ve listened to. Not my jam.

Listen to this made me feel anxious. Clearly not the right headspace for me for this album on this day.

I keep hoping this album will be better, but each time I hear it I'm disappointed.

It’s jazz alright

Previously rated: Birth of the Cool (3/5) Kind of Blue (3/5) Bitches Brew (3/5) ************************ Side A doesn't really go anywhere. Side B is just kind of boring.

A lot of jazzy elevator music vibes, but in a good way. Not huge into instrumental only albums so this didn’t hold my attention much. There were some stand out moments towards the end of the album where the feel changes a lot. This is a nice background music album but I probably wouldn’t search it out again.

Second miles Davis album inside of a week, I just can't seem to enjoy his music. Low 2.

The trumpet was nice but the music was not for me.

Nope. Boring and too long It was alright on the whole, but there were some awful screechy trumpet noises that made me want to cry I wish I could have listened to this In A Silent Way 2 ⭐️

Absolutely not my style

Boring first half and not as boring second half

As far as 20 minute jazz songs go, this was surprisingly listenable just pretty boring. What are we doing here

+: 2 numre. -: Ja....zzzzZzzzZzz

38 min. 2 numre. Det første har en rytme der hektisk kører derudad. Det er ikke larmende, men det virker febrilsk. Det andet starter nærmest som vuggevise-musik. Jeg savner den coolness jeg forelskede mig i på Kind of Blue.

This is my third Miles Davis album so far and my least favorite of the three. I normally like his music reasonably well but there was something about this that I didn't care for.

..

Nope.

I just don’t know what separates good jazz from bad jazz. I can tell you I liked this album more than the last miles Davis album I listened to. This was much more interesting, lots of electronic, computer-ish sounds. Still, at its core, it’s jazz. Is it good? Who know! But I’ll never listen to it on purpose.

Not for me

Uneventful

2.5. I'm glad I held on as there were parts of the second track I really enjoyed.. but it felt like hard work. Is Jazz meant to feel like that? Probably. I tried!

I very much respect Miles Davis and the influence he’s had however I just can never ever get into him. His songs to me are just very boring and lengthy- I do understand that’s the point and it’s supposed to be like that but it just drags on and I can’t deal with it. I do recognize he is very good though.

The 2 ratings on me. I get that. Best left up to jazz fans to rate. I could dig it in the background over dinner in a nice joint.

Listen, it's obviously good and creative. I just can't do 20 minutes songs.

A difficult album, sadly, with a great band. The Weather Report version of In A Silent Way on 8:30, however, is much better.

For my first album this was a disappointment. Not a big fan of fusion jazz! I can appreciate the talent but not what I want to listen to!

After reading all the 5 star reviews, I feel like Stevie Wonder at an art gallery. What am I missing here? Cool ambient background vibe, I guess, if you’re occupied by something else…but I was expecting more.

DID NOT LISTEN - Couldn't be bothered, way too drab for a Monday…

I am having a hard with music that has no focal points, no riff or anything that repeats itself. I might too be stupid, or not musical enough to catch this, but I dont.

Well, I gave it the old college try. In the same way that not every improv skit is amazing, neither is every jazz song. These could’ve done with judicious cutting and although I Really enjoyed the beginning of the second song, but it quickly settled into the same rhythm as the first, what I think of as train wheels clacking (chugga chugga, chugga chugga) that drove me a little nuts after a while. Didn’t hate it viscerally but it’s just not something I loved.

Boring

Not my cup of tea. Ok for background music

first song was okay at best. second song was a resident sleeper

I liked this a little more than Bitches Brew but I still didn't like it

I can recognize how much musicianship and talent went into it, but have no desire to ever listen to it again.

i didnt get it YNN

I don’t get it

Very happy to see only 2 songs in this album. It sounded good, pretty uneventful. Like other jazz albums, can't really appreciate it much, isn't my thing.

I don't get Miles Davis and I probably never will and that's fine with me. This bores me so much. It's not 1 star bad but it's just not something I'd ever want to listen to. Enjoy fawning over this, I'll be making the dismissive "jerking off" hand gesture while you berate me for being a pleb.

I guess it's good. 2 stars.

Dnf but pretty!

I listened to the album a few times, and it made no impression on me. "Kind of Blue" is a masterpiece. This one is forgettable.

I almost fell asleep at parts but maybe not in a bday way? I'm almost just tired from traveling right now. This was a good background listen, not particularly enthralling but well paced

STANDOUTS: n/a OVERALL: 2/5

I dunno - just not my thing.

Ya like JAZZ? Sometimes, but not this album. All I could focus on during track 1 is the constant hats, and sometimes it feels like too much or the song overstays its welcome. Track 2 feels long but it's better than track 1 as the hats are gone and it is smoother and calmer.

Very chill, chill to the point of boredom. This is not for me at all. This is perfect lift or hold music. Jazz fusion, never again!!! Favourite song: either track 1 or 2 Least favourite: either track 1 or 2 Album artwork: meh

Some great parts, but a little too “out there” for me. Big fan of his earlier and later work.

I can handle lighter jazz, this one is difficult for me. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ because it is very good music.

jazz.. niet mijn ding... eerste stuk was beter dan tweede... ik denk dat ik in slaap sukkelde...

This was fine to listen to in the background while I was doing other things. The length was appropriate; I wouldn't have wanted to listen to it for much longer than this

OK. To me sounds tuneless and meandering. Too hard for me to get into, not accessible.

nice background music

Sorry Miles, nice chili music but didn't grab me

It’s okay but not my taste.

not my thing

I know everyone likes Miles Davis but man I just couldn’t go through with it, I’m giving it a 2 as opposed to 1 because there is something there, it just fails to reach me

Not my style of jazz.

Like Miles Davis but this was not the best. Sound was very different that most of his music.

Just about tolerable Jazz

really nice background music. lot of talent and cool to see its influences on rock, but overall just really boring jazz

Just don't care for jamming jazz. Very talented though.

you know the music they play when your on hold? yeah this is it + the occasional trumpet that makes it worse. (also y'all really rated to pimp a butterfly and this the same? what's wrong with you people). Also both songs sound the same except one has a mushy tambourine mixed in and also both songs are twenty minutes. on the verge of giving this one star.

It was very interesting, but whilst I know it was as influential, it was not to my tastes.

- 2 songs is insane efficiency - Pretty chill vibe - 2.5 but wouldn't go back to it so round down

- jazzy, a little chaotic at times -2.5

Too Jazzy? 2.5 / 5

Jazz entdeckt E-Instrumente. Die Anfänge. Sehr speziell und wirkt eben wie "ausprobieren"

Not my fav jazz

For sure musically great but simply not my prefered gengre.

Vibes: big city, ambient

So ill-equipped to judge this sort of thing. Can't say experimental jazz has ever been my thing though

misleading, not silent.

Jam band style jazz. Nothing really grabbed me

good for on hold/elevator music but bad for listening to for fun

There are more than 10 Miles Davis records that contain some of the most beautiful music ever made. This is not one of them. These free-form, push-the-envelope-at-all-costs, modal jam sessions have aged about as well as Grateful Dead live tapes. The idea that someone who doesn't know Miles would leave their participation in this project believing that THIS is what his music sounds like is almost tragic. (In no particular order: The Birth of Cool, The New Miles Davis Quintet, Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', Steamin', Round About Midnight, Some Day My Prince Will Come, Kind of Blue, Somethin' Else, Milestones, E.S.P.)

Noodling nonsense elevator music

I don't know

Bravo Miles tu as réussi à gratter une étoile par rapport à ton album d'hier

Another “icon” I don’t understand. This rambling improv with no real discernible structure or melody or chord progression or direction going on and on in 18-20 minute pieces is maddening. Not as bad as some that I’ve heard but not really something I’m eager to repeat. I’ll give it two stars because there is definitely music I hate more than this….just not at this moment.

Unfortunately, this kind of improv jazz is really not my thing. 20 minutes of a song that always sounds like it's just about to start.

I don’t really get jazz, there was one line in the second song which I liked but I just can’t get into jazz

Not my kind of music. Nice, but not my favorite.

Kind of Poo

2 songs.... all Jazz... Objectively I don't think this is bad, I only just recently started dipping my toes into jazz music and I Iike some of it. But this just wasn't it for me. I'm personally biased against songs longer than 7 minutes. There's nothing for me to really grab at, I can see how this would be nice to listen to on hold with your insurance company but I can't do it!!! ⭐⭐1/2

Listened Before? N I have massive respect for this man as an artist. Wonderful skills and arrangement. That being said, it's really not my thing. It starts to sound very same-y after a while and I don't think I'm in the right decade to appreciate it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Shhh/Peaceful

Music you appreciate and music you like, yeah I appreciate jazz music but It’s not my kinda thing especially like slower tamer jazz like the 2nd song is. And longer compositions might certainly be interesting but not for me not without some lyrics. 2/5

Had a nice aesthetic to it, but was otherwise really bland. I swear the drums were just on a loop

Jazz jazz jazz whatever

First dabble into Miles and still not a big fan of jazz/fusion. Found the first half chaotic, noodly and directionless. Enjoyed the second half more and could contentedly work with it on in the background. That said, I’m quite happy to work with music on that is actually a lot more melodic and deliberate than this. It’s a 1.5 but I’m rounding up because it’s definitely not offensively bad.

Didn't grab me. Some interesting bits but I like a lot of his other work more.

I liked this recording. Just enough.

Boring

Nicht ganz meins

Jazz is not my thing. I know this is great jazz. I need to force myself to pay attention, or it just fades our my of my consciousness. Good dinner/conversation music.

I'm convinced that no one actually likes jazz and they just say they like jazz because they think it makes them seem sophisticated. I'll give it a 2 because at least it was just boring instead of utterly unlistenable cacophony like some jazz.

I know this is a classic but not my cup of tea

Diddlee skidaap boop boop

Jammy. Songs are forever long. Kept waiting for something to happen.

Het eerste nummer is veel te vaag. Het doet me daardoor niet veel. 1 ster. In het tweede nummer is de repeterende basis catchy. Bijna triphop, met daaromheen geen zang maar getoeter. 3,5 ster. Gemiddeld: een 2 plus

jazz. not the biggest fan of it but it was vibey while I cleaned and packed.

Known Before: Standouts: 3.0

Not bad. Jazz just doesn’t do it for me I guess

So talented but I CANNOT listen to another Miles album. I can’t. Lol.

Not the vibe for the day, maybe I’d like it more in a different setting

The trumpet parts were listenable but the backing tracks - organ, drums were so dated sounding that it really ruined this music for me. Jazz is already not my thing and to have something so of it’s time instead of timeless made this unenjoyable. Extra star for Miles Davis’ trumpet

Weird ass jazz

I would have to be in a very specific mood to choose this album. Not a huge fan.

I listened to this while working out. I am sure I would have been more open and attentive to it otherwise. However as is on this listen, nothing grabbed me.

It is jazz. It feels very long, longer than it actually is. I appreciate the artistry but won't listen again.

All for long jazz epics but these really don’t bring enough excitement to the table to justify the runtime. There’s some great flair for mellow jazz here and there, but you have to throw way more spice in to keep things moving over the course of several tens of minutes.

Didn’t really stick with me. I think it is good for background listening.

Shits ass not for me

Not my thing but, there's some talent here.

More like jizz

Good for background noise when trying to concentrate but not what I would call an album I must hear.

Mmm…not my mug of coffee…

Makes you rethink how long 38 minutes are

Sehr langsamer Jazz, eventuell noch OK fürs Wohnzimmer oder zum Einschlafen.

Not a fan of 15 min songs

Nice dress 😎

Not for me

The album had 2 songs on it. The first song was 18 minutes long with so many instruments going at once that didn’t flow at all, in my opinion. I didn’t care for it.

Inte riktigt min te-kopp, funkar att läsa till kanske, men att lyssna på var det inte så kul .

Jazz but a bit random

Boring to me. Can’t appreciate although it must have a musical value

Big fan of Miles...but not so much his fusion work

Good, if you like jazz, I guess.

Okay, I guess.

Not for me

Kahvilajazzia, en jaksanut kuunnella

Just a bit too out there for me.

2/5 didn't like it but cool jams

It's a bit standard jazz. A lot of it feels like it's music for a 70s crime drama. Doesn't do much for me.

My main problem with jazz is not that it sounds bad, but rather that it just patters along without going anywhere. At the same time, it's marked by too many jarring changes to blend into a nice but unobtrusive background listening mode.

Good but far from my favorite Miles Davis album.

Jazz rock fusion but nothing much to this one for me, was ok.

”In a not so desturbing way” Ei tämä nyt paska ollut mutta ei kyllä oikeen saanut otetteeseenkaan. Terveisin Klara Bris:in porukka. 2/5