Bitches Brew

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It's not an album that I truly enjoyed listening to, but given its importance and the fact that I'm in a bit of a Miles Davis mood (it's the second album received in the same week), I should pay some respect. Creating a jazz genre is not something that happens every day.

Pharoah's Dance Bitches Brew Spanish Key Miles Runs the Voodoo Down

Classic! Love

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I've listened to two Miles Davis albums prior to this project, and Bitches Brew is one of them, though this is only my second listen through with years in between. I remember finding the space in this music to be a really cool place to relax and hang out for a while, to listen to the conversation happen organically between the musicians. I enjoyed it just as much with this second listen. Oh yeah, and the album art is also incredible.

damn this was heavy!

17 stars if I could - utterly chaotic fun magic

FANTASTIC BRILLIANT GROUNDBREAKING

Brilliant. Miles changes the game again.

Yes, it's experimental. Yes it's difficult. Yes it's, chaotic. Yes, it's unsettling. Yes, it's daring. It's also fucking brilliant. Only Miles could pull this off and make it work. A challenging, yet rewarding experience.

To all the people who are thinking about giving this 1 or 2 stars.. I get it. I really do. This isn't a simple, black and white, nice rock n' roll album with a nice easy to follow logical chord progression. It doesn't have easy lyrics that you can relate to. It doesn't have anything simple or familiar that you are use to hearing. But yet, that's why this album is incredible. The layers and the complex harmonies that are all occuring at the same time are breathtaking and unlike any other music out there. Literally take any of the songs in this album, and focus on one instrument for 5 minutes (the trumpet, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, etc). And you will hear how complex and riviting each component is by itself. Then you combine it and overlay it with everything else that's going on... You get an album that you can listen to 100 times and always hearing something different. This is a perfect rock/jazz/fusion album.

all timer

I don't pretend I know much about jazz music, but recently I've listened to quite lot of them (around 350 albums). This album wasn't one of them, so it was my first listen. It's very pleasant, chill, with mix of psychedelia from the early 1970s. It must have sounded extremely new, fresh and something different back 50+ years ago when jazz music was different in the late 1960s. Great album.

Amazing jazz which gets better as you get older , not the best place to start if you’re looking to get into miles davis though . 5

I don’t know anything about jazz but have always been intrigued by Miles Davis. He seems like the jazz version of Dylan to me. Constantly changing and challenging perceptions. This album was very cool.

It just so happened that I put this album on today at 5:00 AM when I was at my desk to do some writing. I had the lights on super low (just the glow of the screen and a very small second light — adjustable on its lowest setting). I often do this: check out what I've been served for the day to see if I want to listen early or if I want to wait until later in the morning. Bitches Brew is an incredible album for the bookends of the day (either early morning or late at night). Many of the songs, do what I'm doing now, they start out scattered or diffused. Sounds punctuating space. A jumbled moment...searching. They often take their time developing the theme. These songs are thoughts and the process of thinking. They'll settle into a groove to mine it, they play within, along, and above it but return to their anchor. And, later, they'll move on to the next thing to explore and iterate upon. This is an amazing album with inspired playing but it's also not an everyday driver or carry that I would pick up and throw on all the time. It's a record that, if you have the time for, will build a mood with you and take you places you hadn't expected (even after listening to it for decades). It's the result of the genius of Miles Davis and the rest of the musicians as well as the insightful editing of Teo Macero. It's not going to be for everyone — and that's okay — no art truly is.

The definition of "organized chaos". This album will not he for everyone; improv free form jazz fusion is definitely an acquired taste. But I can't help but appreciate the musicianship from each of the performers. It really feels like a look inside the mind of a musical genius just pouring melodies out onto an album. An absolute masterpiece

Watch me flail to write a fitting review for arguably the greatest jazz record of all time. It is wonderfully engaging on every sonic level. An impressive feat from an untouchable artist leagues above and ahead of his peers. A true tour de force, the cementing of an already cemented legacy. Undeniable talent, this is rarified air. And the title! I have to mention how badass and iconic the title is. Truly inspired work, I bow down and offer my humble thanks that my ears were permitted to hear such magnificent music.

Ominous, textural, moody vibes. Such good, very recommend

A fusion masterwork. For more succinct companion listen to “A Tribute to Jack Johnson.”

A classic Miles Davis album incredible for start finish. Stand out track: - Spanish Key

Magic! Incredible album cover, first of all, but this is unbelievable progressive jazz that totally transports you to its world! I also really love Wayne Shorter who does amazing saxophone work on this thing… I love it!

This album has always felt so singular. Every sound and texture feels exploratory

towards the sublime .......

The perfect, experimental jazz rock album. Timeless classic. I loved reading about the recording process. 5/5

The greatest jazz, funk, rock mix genre albums ever made. Scary shit!

Classic. Amazing stuff.

That is some tasty brew

dope

Nothing but love and respect for Miles Davis but I love this era of Davis' because of John McLaughlin and his guitar tone.

Masterful.

Miles Davis is an iconic figure in the history of jazz. His rich, expressive style of play is the consistent element throughout his catalog. He recorded extensively over his 50-year career, and Bitches Brew may be his most commercially successful. This is jazz-rock, reflective of the rock of the era. This is a brilliant album, with incredible performers play beautiful compositions.

Desert island disc.

Excellent. 5

Great stuff!

Bitch juice

It's funny to me how Davis is responsible for both the most welcoming jazz record for any new fan to get into the genre, and also the most experimental batshit intense jazz album with one of the toughest barriers of entry. Bitches Brew is not for the faint of heart, or even the strong of heart who aren't already dedicated fans. Miles bends or breaks pretty much every "rule" you can on this album, and you're either along for the ride or you're not. Don't go into this looking for structure, or one of those "chill jazz music to study to" vibes. This ain't it friendo. Granted, the back half does calm down a bit, offering at least some structure. But by golly is this one it! At nearly 2 hours, you get to hear in real time, as the album was recorded over just 2 days, the elevation of the genre that would lead to SO MUCH more experimentation from musicians worldwide. In a way, this album is majorly responsible for helping jazz music crossover with rock, which primarily drove much of the 1970's. In short, this album is just fucking COOL.

Brews don’t get much more bitchin’ than this.

I get that jazz is not for everyone, I understand that to some people it can sound jarring. This album is probably a very good example of that. However, to the ones who love jazz this is a masterpiece. I don't want to sound like a numpty, but you almost forget where you are and what's going on in your life when you listen to it. I've listened to it before and will listen to it again.

great!

Un grand album

I've never listened to this album before! I love "Kind of Blue" and know that this is much more experimental/controversial than that album, so I'm looking forward to digging in today. I was so excited to get started that I made the sacrilegious blunder of starting to listen through my phone's speakers - do not do this! I knew my mistake and switched to good speakers for "Spanish Key" and hearing the beefed up rhythm section fight for the steering wheel all over that song had me hooked. I switched again to headphones for a nice walk starting with "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" that ended just in time for me to veg out and drift away with the drippy trippy "Feio". Also, I'm just a slut for bass clarinet, gotta be one of the coolest sounding instruments. I've learned that I need to listen to a lot more Miles Davis, I've added his albums "In A Silent Way" and "Jack Johnson" to my list of stuff to check out - and then keep going from there.

Elska þetta. Ótrúlega áheyrileg fusion og töff, það er helst að Sanctuary og Feio í lokin nái mér ekki 100%, en restin er æði út í gegn. Svo þið skulið endilega hlusta ef þið hafið ekki gert það nú þegar.

Menacing, difficult, rarely delicate, but wholly unique. It’s an easy listen when you’re in the mood for it, but a challenging one when you’re not. It challenges you to rethink what you knew about jazz, but it’s not easy to digest in one sitting. I know it’s a classic because it pushed me into the new places it found.

I have been waiting for you, Bitches Brew!! Wondering what my friends will think, but I have grown to love this one.

This wasn't easy but it sure was good. Trippy and wild.

Loved this, an album you have to really listen to more than once and listen to each member of the band.

no notes, it’s miles fucking Davis

Sublime. Pure sublime.

jazz

Perfect.

Bitches Brew. This is classic album that changed the face of music. Miles took the rock and funk influences (courtesy of Betty Davis) and turned it into a new thing that nobody else could have imagined. I find this album hypnotic, but hard to love. It's a pretty challenging listen, but easy to respect. It's a borderline for five stars, but, given that I prefer On The Corner, this is nearly, but not quite, perfect. Call it 4.8, maybe.

The most popular of Miles' "Big Three" fusion albums. Along with "Sketches of Spain" and "A Tribute to Jack Johnson", he turned the jazz world on its ear and turned off a lot off fans. The lineup of backing musicians on this album is a "who's who" of modern jazz fusion. Many of them went on to form Weather Report, which enjoyed great success in the 70's. I personally LOVE this album and especially enjoy Davis' live recordings from this era. But, I can totally understand why others may not. Easy five star album for me.

It’s hard for me to explain how important this album is to me and my life. Much like the music, Bitch’s Brew’s meaning has swirled and evolved over time. This isn’t music that is easily digestible, but the more I sit and truly listen to it, the more it becomes a feast for the soul. This album open me up to what possibilities are and could be.

This definitely deserves a 5. I just have one issue with it, that being it is definitely a chore to sit through 1 hour and 45 minutes of prog jazz in one sitting. If I ever listen to this again, I will definitely have to take breaks throughout. Great album though!

It’s hard to describe other than amazing.

The Standard. A brilliant step forward from the master. And he's not afraid to to let others shine, Chick Corea's playing being and excellent example.

Personally not a fan of jazz in general but I did enjoy the drums & what sounded like guitar, was a change up from the standard horns, drums & piano. Pretty influential to bands that I enjoy tho so the albums spot on the list is correct.

Absolutely legendary but notoriously inaccessible jazz album. A bit like trying to read Ulysses without a giant book of footnotes and a class to explain the context/why it is good and important. While even I personally struggle with its accessibility and enjoy other Miles albums more, to give it anything less than a 5 knowing what I do about it would be an insult. If you think of Jazz as a spectrum from milk to dark chocolate, this is like 99% cacao. Def not for everyone and not an easy one to have in the background. You really gotta be keyed in and have some knowledge of the conventions being broken to eke something from the listening experience. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down is my favorite of the tracks.

I dont think Jazz can get any better than this woow

If peeing your pants is cool…

If I could only listen to one artist for the rest of my life, Miles Davis would definitely be in the conversation of whom I would choose

Masterpiece.

Do I get it? Not really. Do I love it? Absolutely. Does it go on a bit too long? Maybe. Does that matter? Eh, not really. Sometimes it’s okay for music to be big and messy and a little incoherent when it’s clear the players are so locked into one another and able to transcend the tune into something larger than themselves.

I've always loved this. KJ is nuts.

Jazz was at a cross point in the late 60’s. Having experienced a major resurgence of innovation in the late 50’s, most notable artists had fallen into one of 3 major subgenres, as I count; Post-Bop, Free Jazz and Proto-Fusion. Post-Bop is a term I’m using rather more loosely than many Jazz critics would, as I’m including Cool, Soul, and Modal as well as more ‘pure’ Hard Bop. Essentially it’s best to think of it as the more traditional strain of Jazz, sometimes introducing experimental strains such as unusual harmony, lineup, theme, or influence, but otherwise sticking within more conventional structure as established with Bebop in the late 40’s. Free Jazz had pushed the limits of what melody could achieve by giving artists free reign on improvisation. By breaking not just Jazz, but music itself, down to it’s core components, the notes and rhythm in which we play them Free Jazz represented an innovation in art comparable only to the introduction of Free Indirect Speech and Stream Of Consciousness to the Novel in the early 20th Century, or the abandonment of subject and structure in Fine Art in the late 19th Century. Free Jazz is musical Modernism without a doubt. Miles Davis was never a Free Jazz Cat. He spent the late 50’s pioneering Modal Jazz, which utilised uncommon harmony and allowed improvisers to build emotional solos based on mood rather than on impressive runs over complex chord changes. But, I’m fairly confident we come to that innovation later in the list, so I won’t go much more into it. The 60’s saw him moving towards what I’m calling Proto-Fusion, a style that introduces elements that would be important in later Jazz Fusion, such as the introduction of electronic instrumentation and a lack of swing, historically the most basic, foundational aspect of Jazz. Like, even the Free guys swung. Miles Davis was never one to follow the crowd. By all accounts he was an arrogant bastard, but… the man invented like 4 or 5 distinct styles of Jazz, and was one the greatest composers, improvisers, and stylists of the 20th Century. If anyone in the world deserved to be be arrogant it was Davis. So… if Free Jazz was a revolution in melody, and Modal Jazz a revolution in harmony, and various other smaller movements, most notably those who followed Dave Brubeck a revolution in rhythm, what was there left to revolutionize? Bitches Brew is Miles Davis’ first album of the 1970’s. With it, he sook to present a revolution in timbre. While superficially it seems similar to what a lot of the Free Jazz musicians were doing a decade previously, what with the free improvisation, they all still sounded like a traditional Jazz band just going buck wild on a track. What Davis was looking to do on this project was different. Bitches Brew is a dense soundscape. It’s punctuated occasionally by the shrill wail of Davis’ trumpet, but the overwhelming vision for the album is one of a muddy mix of unstructured noise. It puts aside any pretence at structure, any pretence at melody, instead it relies on the fact that the sound it creates is overwhelming, there are constant little parts vying for your attention, almost daring you to stop paying attention in case you miss something. This is maximalism turned to the max. In many ways, it’s the perfect musical equivalent to Stream of Consciousness. Taking the constant subconscious rumble, adding the occasional shrill wail of conscious thought, Bitches Brew represents the most basic way that the human mind works and recreates it in such a way that it can seem revolutionary, insane, incomprehensible, batshit or just bad, all at the same time. Despite being a big Jazz fan, I’ve only actually listened to this album a couple of times. I have to be the right state of mind, but when I do listen to it, it is a sublime experience.

Outstanding, impactful, interesting, ground breaking. I could see giving it four stars strictly because it challenges the listener a bit, but that said, if this isn't five stars, nothing is.

I’m a huge Miles Davis fan and listen to this masterpiece on vinyl when I feel experimental and want to feel like I’m experiencing a side of Miles we don’t always get to glance.

If you have even a passing interest in Jazz you'll know this. If not then you probably should give it a go. Amazing.

I, historically, was not a fan of Jazz...until I found more of the experimental, avant-garde stuff... Also, I have not typically liked brass instruments as solo instruments, but this album mixes the trumpet so well, it isn't as brash and grating as I usually find brass. It's hard for me to not give this album 5 stars. I think it is too long, and I would prefer saxophone over trumpet... However, the compositions and the music is just so intriguing and amazing to listen to. I'm definitely a convert!

Simply incredible.

This album is no easy feat but I really wanted to give it a legitimate go, due both to its status and reputation. It's full of beautiful and creative chaotic moments and Spanish Key is a certified banger. I can't say I enjoyed every single minute, but so happy I've listened to it now. It sure as hell deserves its place on this list.

Un espectacular álbum de Jazz que demuestra la enorme creatividad de uno de los genios más grandes del género. Un trabajo esencial que juega con los límites sonoros vistos hasta ese momento en la corriente sonora proveniente de Nueva Orleans, añadiendo instrumentos electrónicos y jugando con la psicodelia. Sumamente recomendable.

Outstanding, innovative, brilliant

Miles will always get 5 stars from me!!!

Ended up listening to it 3 times in the background at work and it helped me focus more than any other music has. The rhythm section absolutely kills it.

Miles Davis wouldn’t give a fuck what you think about his album. Dense and abrasive, this is a monumental album in the development of jazz and modern music. I love this album, the extended jams are given space to evolve throughout each track - as a miracle of studio editing I can’t really tell where the cuts are. It takes you on an adventure!

grew on me over a lot of years and now I just fucking get it. I think when people talk about this album they don't specify enough how psychedelic this album is instead of jazzy. This just takes you to weird weird places it's so cool, I really think maybe Miles Davis couldn't do wrong. In music that is.

Honestly really enjoyed even though I'm not usually much of a jazz guy. Would put on as study music!

Now you’re talking. This I can use. Every note means something and every note means nothing. How much thinking is it possible to do without thinking? This much. It’s all vibe, but vibe can encompass as much as you let it.

something whimsical is afoot...

Love this album even though I usually just listen to the first side of it. What can I say about Bitches Brew. Um. Listening to Pharaoh's Dance on repeat in college made me a better listener. I don't know if I would be as into funk if I hadn't heard Bitches Brew- and also, I don't know if I would be as into Bitches Brew if I didn't have prior experience with funk and long rock compositions of the 60s/early 70s. Insane that this is from 1969!!!! Sorry I don't have anything good to say I'm running to go tutor

en rupee mitään analisoimaan.. turha rupee mitään aina pitääkö jostain jatsista, experimental pitä jotain sanoja laittaa että se on näin ja näin siksi hyvä.. tarvi mitään perustella t-t-t-ämä on a-a-vant avant ga-garde he he siksi hyvä.TURHANPÄIVÄSTÄ PÄLÄTYSTÄ!!!!! ALBUMI ON HYVÄ!! ja sillä selvä... poppipäät ei ymmärrä tarvi sitten alkaa selitellä miksi tästä pitäisi tykätä prkl... modernimpaa milessia... tämä mitään erikoista laboratoriotutkimusta ole... ihan jatsinpätkää vaan. ja hyvää sellaista. bitches brew

This album was brilliant. Miles' trumpet playing along with the rest of the band, the way all the instruments interact to create these massive soundscapes that are dreamy and exotic. It's some of the best music ever made.

This album is so cool you can keep your beer in it. 5/5

Gorgeous, chaotic, dark experiment.

The birth of jazz-rock fusion, in an explosive release of original music. Rarely has an album had such impact and influence. Don't miss.

An absolute triumph. If you love jazz, this is its final form — like looking through a wormhole into the infinite; if you’re new to jazz, this is a spark of understanding. One of the greatest jazz records of all time.

So so strong.

Awesome album. Anyone wondering about what all the fuss is about Miles Davis is advised to start here.

I own this one. I remember when it was released. Amazing band, Great album

I like this more than A Love Supreme! It is dense but I can feel how important this is. I’ll have to spend more time with it.

An all time great, beginning to end. Buy this record.

A beautiful, chaotic, almost overwhelming listening experience. Everyone is at the top of their game here.

Love this album. The amount of ideas presented in the music is astonishing. It seems like the noise may never resolve at times, in the best way possible. Makes me have more appreciation for the slower, more confusing parts of jam music where they are trying to find a way forward and bringing ideas to the jam. Jazz is the king of improv

I see a lot of negative comments directed towards this genre defining masterpiece. To be honest, I too didn't quite ''get it'' after the first listen, but after subsequent revisits, allowing me to familiarize myself with the music, the brilliance of the album gradually revealed itself to me. So if you're reading this and found that it didn't quite ''click'' the first time around, try coming back to it later, perhaps in a different state of mind. For those enlightened enough to recognize this masterpiece for what it is, I invite you to give Miles' Jack Johnson album a listen, on which he takes the ideas on here to arguably even greater heights. 🧉🧉🧉🧉🧉

A magical experience. If you put your headphones on, play this album, and close your eyes, you’d feel all the music floods your senses; it’s like having all these great musicians in your room, playing in a circle with you at the bare center. With this album, Miles Davis invented augmented reality.

A few weeks ago, I put this album on to mescaline, a particular psychedelic with stimulant effects but also a somewhat clearer mind-set. And with that clarity, slowed-down perception of time, and strong emotional attraction, this album helped me realize how the tiniest vibrations, shifts in instrumentations, can twist and play with your emotions. In most music, you generally know how to feel, with moments amplifying those emotions, or key and tone shifts suddenly redirecting them elsewhere. But either way, it's very clear how the music makes you feel. And often you listen to a track that leaves you a bit confused or conflicted, whether because it's intentional, a bad messy attempt, or because the listener has their own personal conflicting viewpoints. Yet you have albums like Bitches Brew. I felt this with live jam recordings too, especially Grateful Dead. These albums dance around your emotions, maintaining some structure or common themes to comfort you and give you a sense of what's going on, but at the same time utilizing particular techniques that intentionally make you feel uncomfortable momentarily to keep your attention. It's like when someone plays sus chords, and it doesn't feel right until they play that major or minor triad. Bitches Brew gives you those moments of satisfaction, of anticipation, and it's your job as the listener to actively react to the music, keeping track of the themes and guessing where you want the music to go, and whether Davis will give you that, or take you somewhere unexpected. I'm not saying you have to take a notebook and pen with you. It's a skill you acquire and have to get used to, which is why I feel music like the Grateful Dead and avant-garde jazz are acquired tastes that rely on your brain's ability to predict where the music will go and how it will make you feel. I'm no music theorist or psychologist, but I can tell you how this music makes me feel, and how I use this perspective to provide an open-mind to new music and how to best enjoy challenging music, and appropriately criticize whether it does a good job in what it aims to achieve. And I believe Miles Davis does an extraordinary job in this record. Pharaoh's Dance: We start off with the most chaotic and second longest track. Bold of him to place this at the front to ward off the unprepared and entice the brave. It's not as loud as the others but it's certainly the most disorienting, with a neverending and unpredictable flow that just keeps going and going. Every instrument does there own thing but goes with the flow, matching the vibes and intentions of each other. Bitches Brew: By far my favorite piece. Just as intense and epic as Pharaoh's Dance but more ordered and sparser with dramatic moments. The reoccuring motifs are powerful and satisfying. I love the juxtaposition between the slow, groovy, rhythmic drums and bass with the free-form sax, synths, and guitar. The chaotic motif where they all smash their instruments at once and the sax has this strong echo is my favorite. Spanish Key: A funky Latin-inspired groovy piece extensively featuring synths and guitars firing shots at each other, shutting up when the bad sax boss comes around. It's hardly even a jazz track: most of it sounds like a jam band performance if not for the free-form sax. John McLaughlin: A proper successor with a lot in common with "Spanish Key" but has more energy and optimistic mood. The shortest track, it feels a bit like an epilogue. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down: One of the more psychedelic tracks. This one is spooky and sinister at times but devious and flirtatious at others. It maintains this groove the whole time, but our star instruments spam attacks at given times harder than what we've seen elsewhere. Sanctuary: A sparse, peaceful ambient track, except it makes you feel uncomfortable to varying degrees most of the time. It has moments where it gets chaotic and loud only to go back down. It's a proper way to lead to the end of the album, gradually trading away the high energy. Felio: A mysterious, spooky closer featuring dog yelps and other weird sound effects. It's the most unsettling piece, inducing some feelings of anxiety but never going too far. It's a quiet pleasant way to close out the album. Ends a bit suddenly but you have the cute outro to signify the end. If you've been nodding off, this'll wake you up for you to play or do something else.

Zo’n schitterend album. Veel invloeden, maar mooi in balans gebracht. Niet te makkelijk luisterbaar, maar altijd adembenemend.

10/10

Not big into jazz but this is a great start and apparently classic album

Don't blame him! Jazz rock would’ve happened already. There is a lot less of the fuck-around in this than in what I haven’t been able to avoid of the aftermath. It has force and direction from a supermassive rhythm section, corralling the soloists and their splashing around. Menacing, at times, reminiscent of Morricone’s queasy giallo pieces. The coherent and clear placement of so many different improvising instruments at the same time is rich magic. Never bored listening to this, frequently excited and enchanted. The song “Sex Swan” is my favourite, I think.

To some this is random noise. To some this is "musicians warming up" separately before a session. To some this is a grant musical conversation among the greatest musical philosophers of their time. Any look behind the curtain to see how this album was made will reveal a truly refreshing and energetic approach to "experimental" jazz. Not to mention a tip 5 album art of all time.

Genuinely phenomenal album, incredible line up of artists on this. Even if jazz isn’t your thing, I hope this album excited you.

First Miles Davis album DISC 1: we'll let that settle for a minute. Feels a bit hostile & ominous at times, yet still captivating DISC 2: "Spanish Fly" is the most accessible moment so far, for me personally. Is it just me or is the music on this warmer-sounding? Great crescendo in "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down” it might be a masterpiece. Make no mistake, this is no “Head Hunters”, with no addictive hooks like in Chameleon & Watermelon Man. It’s a pretty different beast, and one I’m almost relieved to “shelve” for now. 90 mins is a lot. But wot a journey

Wonderful

This is the best jazz album I've ever heard, and I grew up playing jazz band in school. Their groove just grabs you and never lets go throughout the entire album. Just simply incredible.

This is a watershed album that saw Miles Davis continue to experiment with rock and electronic instrumentation and embrace a looser form. The result is an experimental jazz masterpiece that essentially established jazz rock/fusion as a genre.

This is one of my favorite. I highly recommend the Pangaea live album if you’re into this. And great cover art.

9/10

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Encountered this album through Fantano and knew it would come at some point. A few listens later I'm convinced I still don't fully understand the true heights it reaches. The listening experience is like being in a noir film. It's debonair, warped, sometimes fidgety but constantly cool. That atmosphere morphs and evolves strangely throughout but stays exciting and - for a fifty year old album - edgy as fuck.

Its Bitches Brew by Miles Davis. If you don’t give it a 5, listen to it until you do. 5/5

I groaned when I saw this. I've tried so many times to listen to Miles and Jazz in general and failed to like any of it. I was feeling low and put this on to be able to say "I've listened to it". Suffice to say it blew me away. It's not music in a conventional way. Powerful, moody, introverted and deliberately wilful. Boy did this blast the cobwebs away.

Miles Davis was consistently at the forefront of every major jazz movement, innovating throughout every stage of his career. ‘Bitches Brew’ is a perfect example of him doing whatever the hell he wants, taking risks, and being completely successful at it and creating one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. One of the greatest albums of all time in general. Most people who dislike this album are people who didn’t even try to understand it. I don’t understand jazz whatsoever, but I still think this album fuckin grooves dude. 5/5

Man it takes a lot of effort to break through the first 20mins but spoils await those willing

Classic. Love it.

Yeah this really gets out there. Too bad Matt has given up on the album a day challenge as I'm pretty sure this is his favorite Miles era. It may sound like a jumbled mass of noise at points, but remember you've got to listen to the notes they're NOT playing man. Also, Bitches Brew is one of the greatest album titles ever!

Okay, apparently there's a longer version of this album I need to hear, although this version was really good too

Bittchin

I didn’t think I would like this. Really, I was fairly certain I would not care for it. Never would have listened to it if not for this project. But now I have listened to it, 4 or 5 times so far, and I guess I like it. I am in no way qualified to review it or offer any insight, but I was shocked at how compelling I found it. Love the bass and percussion.

What bad can be said about Miles Davis and jazz? That's right - nothing

I'm mostly familiar with jazz through hip-hop, so I'm loving all the stuff this site has been sending me. I love how funky this is.

Ned mösse lose, esch sowieso 5 Stärn

Of course I like the weird experimental one

This honestly might be the GOAT Jazz album.

Great album

Mästerligt. Även om den nog bär ansvar för en massa outhärdlig musik.

ahooooooooo trumpetinho

Technically, I have no need to do this. Whoever is spying on my data at Apple would know just how many times I've played this since I got iTunes 20 years ago (they would also have to extrapolate backwards, and also account for the many times I've listened to the CD rather than streaming, but never mind.) Whether the Art Vs the Artist argument comes up, I think about this, and In A Silent Way, and excuse myself. My subjectivities mean that I have nothing of use to contribute to the conversation.

An all timer. Maybe the best jazz fusion record ever? It's a daunting 1hr 34min for the uninitiated, and not one I'd recommend when sliding headfirst into jazz, but it is a labyrinth of wonder.

10/10

Not exactly easy listening, but damn if it isn't good.

Love Miles Davis. I listen to this album regularly. Absolutely groundbreaking and cool as hell.

Music to get lost within!

Jazz canónico de Miles Davis. Vinilo.

Это батя фьюжна. Сложные импровизации, крутые духовые солями, сексуальное фортепиано. Да, это я очень люблю слушать как на фоне, так и очень вдумчиво. Даже отвлекся от книги в этот момент, чтобы вслушаться более внимательное в музыку

Well alright! An enormous amount to explore here - I can definitely see myself coming back to this again and again. I think I prefer "In A Silent Way" as it feels a bit more coherent, but still, great stuff! Fave track - "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down". Chunks of the first two tracks were pretty great - they might become faves with more listens. Also, I know it's a bonus track, but "Feio" is _awesome_. It's basically doom jazz, which is one of my fave flavors of jazz!

It's experimental and great and I am hesitant to give 5 to something with such an obvious reputation, but I for sure would listen again so why not.

Where to even start. This album is just pure jazz insanity. I'm a sucker for stuff that plays with atonality and this has that in spades. It's so bold and aggressive, right down to the cover and title. One of those albums that just feels like a STATEMENT.

The man is funky!

PREFS : TOUT MOINS PREF : RIEN

ground breaking

One of the most important albums in music history, it redefined Jazz and in turn rock as well. This was the seed that give birth new genres of Jazz lead to bands like Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report. I still like Kind of Blue more but it's hard to deny what magic was created in a few days in August 1969.

"Bitches Brew" is a studio album by American trumpeter, composer and band leader Miles Davis. It was his second album experimenting with electric instruments including the electric guitar and piano and arrangements more rock (than jazz). The album is credited as a progenitor of jazz-rock and influencing 70's crossover musicians. Yeah, there is a lot going on in each of these songs. The recording took place live over three days with all the musicians sitting in a half circle. Davis gave the musicians three chords which to improvise off of. He had a unique and big rhythm section: two bassists (Dave Holland, Harvey Brooks), two to three drummers (Jack DeJohnette, Lenny White, Don Alias, Billy Conham), two electric pianos (Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul) and a percussionist (Don Alias). The other musicians used this rhythm section to improvise off and were: Davis-trumpet, Wayne Shorter-soprano sax, Bennie Maupin- bass clarinet and John Mc Laughlin-electric guitar. This album is also known for its extensive tape editing including tape loops, slicing, reverb and echoing effects. It was Davis' highest charting album reaching #35 and won a Grammy for Best Jazz Ensemble Album. "Bitches Brew" is a double album with six songs. You could write a book on all that goes on in each of these songs. "Pharoah's Dance" begins the adventure with the percussion (congas), bass and electric piano creating a dreamy atmosphere. The trumpet comes in at the 2:45 mark. The drums are added and we are defintely in rock-jazz fusion. It's goes jazz and then slows up. An explosive trumpet at the end. Whew!!! The things that stand out to me in the 26-minute long "Bitches Brew" are the echoing/reverbing trumpet/horns, the guitar giving a pyschedelic vibe and all the instruments going off..very chaotic. The percussion, bass, drums, piano and guitar lay a funky groove to "Spanish Key." The trumpet and horns play off that groove. The song continues more exploration in that rock-jazz fusion. Great guitar. The guitar is also the centerpiece of the more bluesy "John McLaughlin." Bluesy at the start at least and then ventures into more jazz improv. The instruments volume turned down giving it a more subtle feel. The bass, drums and guitar give another bluesy start to "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down." And here Miles' trumpet is leading the charge with all other instruments playing off him. Then John McLaughin on the guitar takes over. Back and forth until the pace picks up and Davis ends it with a great solo. "Santuary" concludes the album and is best described as a jazz ballad. Davis' trumpet and the electric piano dominate the song with all other instruments playing off them, sometimes coming to the forefront. An appropriate last trumpet note ends the song and album. This is quite the music listening experience. Lots going on. I obviously appreciated the sheer talent of the musicians but also the change of tempos, lead instruments (and lead instrument changes) and general improvisation. Some may find it too chaotic and unfocused bit I think that exactly its point. A great album.

Brilliant, some amazing moments in it where it goes crazy but always feels controlled

A masterpiece of improvisational texture and production. Unparalleled in the genre and a highlight of Miles' career.

The thing that struck me during this particular listen of Bitches Brew is how incredibly groovy the entire thing feels. Something so experimental has no business inducing as much head-bobbing as this record does. Jazz-rock fans everywhere salute the incredible bunch of musicians who got together to bring this groundbreaking recording into existence.

It’s almost impossible to fully comprehend the names that appear on this record. Shorter, Zawinul, Corea, McLaughlin, Cobham and of course the main character, Davis. This could just as well been a random listing of greatest jazz musicians on their respective instruments. Mind blowing! There’s something about Bitches Brew that feels almost illegal to listen to. Like you’ve ventured into an area where only a select few have set foot before. This must have sounded extremely revolutionizing back in 1970. And the reason I know that is because is still sounds just as groundbreaking 52 years later.

Miles Goes Electric. Jazz goes Rock for 1.5 hours, yet somehow all I could do was stare out of the window and listen, trying to take it all in. I know Kind of Blue is the magnum opus, but surely this has to be the defining Miles Davis.

30-Oct-2022 Listening to this on a lazy Sunday morning, the day before Halloween feels very appropriate. I've listened to this album many times before, but I think I usually get so bowled over by the quality of the first two tracks that I don't always get the whole way through it. Pharoe's Dance and Bitches Brew could have been their own 5-star album, but there is so much more here to explore. On this listen, I noticed how much some of the other instruments shine, particularly the drums on the title track and the saxophone toward the end of Spanish Key. At times the trumpet is a little too brash, but that's important too as it whips the listener into a frenzy and takes them along for the ride through this madhouse of an album. I can only imagine what it must have been like to listen to this for the first time in 1970. It must have absolutely blown people's minds, and mortally offended some too. It's one of the most imaginative and creative albums I've ever listened to, and one of the best by far for daydreaming.

A masterpiece.

Definitely improves the world.

Love it or hate it, this recording changed jazz forever. Great interplay between the band now that they are all plugged in.

I mean it's fuckin bitches brew. 5/5

This one really sticks with you. I've only listened to this album once before this and I vividly remember the experience. It's not something that I will likely ever listen to again, but it's hard not to respect what it is. Haunting and beautiful.

This album really challenged my perception of music when I first listened to it. Bitches Brew, while rough around the edges, is a wild experiment in musical abstraction and improvisation filled with virtuosic musicianship, focus, and vision.

Mesmerizing It’s been a while since I’ve listened and it still holds up in my opinion Epic jazz fusion that layers the smooth and subtle with overwhelming noise and mayhem

Diabolical, cerebral, free. Some stunning solos in there, but just listening to the rhythm section alone doing their dirty work was a joy to behold. Great high listen.

Jazz, fusion, 1970. This is what happens when a musical genius like Miles Davis is inspired by the music of another genius such as Jimi Hendrix: timeless masterpiece.

Classic. Love it. Perfect album!

A classic. Love it.

I’m just gonna give this a 5 even though a lot of it went over my head. One listen was not enough

Sorry sir but I’m on holiday and this album is so long it’s taken me ages long to hand in my homework. Plus i have a cold, so the whole thing sounds like a Fever dream, like I’m slipping in and out of lucidity. There goes Miles Davis again, casually breaking the genre and making the world around him new. A genius album from a genius artist. It’s impact is unquestionable.

Definitely something different than most everything out there. Cool grooves, great beats. Very cool. Probably not a casual listening album but really good. One of the rare times where I'm glad the album is over 1 hour long

As I’ve observed many times through this list, I’m not a jazz head and don’t feel qualified to judge. This really carried me along through a lot of it though. It definitely lost me several times. I can’t say I’ve heard anything much quite like it though.

consistently brilliant throughout rollercoaster of an album goat album cover best hard bop artist of all time masters psychadelic jazz rock i would say it is a bit overrated though, not even in his top 5 albums still a flawless listen 9.6/10

absolute jazz fusion gem. Timeless classic.

Great album, really good to listen to if you like jazz, wouldn’t be the first jazz album I’d listen to if I were you but very good if it’s your taste

Quantity and quality. Cool jazz mixed with electric instruments.

Astonishing

Maybe I’m only giving this a 5 because of the mystique and fame of Miles Davis, but this is a damn good album. It’s weird yet cool; disjointed and chaotic yet laser-focused; extravagant yet perfectly efficient; imperfect and human yet otherworldly.

Out of this world jazzy psychedelic bundt cake

nice

ÇA c'est un album qu'il faut avoir entendu dans sa vie. Une véritable oeuvre d'art, qui peut ne pas plaire à tout le monde mais qui a marqué la musique, tout genres confondus, à jamais Immense jam dirigé (on entends Miles caller les musiciens , donner le tempo dans la ligne de basse floue de la 2ième pièce (quand une basse électrique est plus fausse qu'une contrebasse😅) mais quel jam! Contrairement aux albums plus rock dont Miles s'inspire, nous ne sommes pas confinés à la gamme de blues, ici chaque musiciens porte une histoire sur un vocabulaire riche, issue des courants jazz qui précède. Les thèmes sont courts, les impros longue et exploratoires. Tout les musiciens présents ont des oreilles de fou et capte tout ce qui se passe autour. C'est très improvisé mais en même temps c'est construit, osant faire du montage pour faire ressortir des éléments thématique et assembler le tout avec cohésion. J'aime un peu moins le side 3 ( moins inspiré thématiquement) side 2 et 4 sont mes préférés Un chef d'oeuvre touffu qui a une grande valeur de rejouabilité pour empunter au vocabulaire de gamer

On ne peut pas feeler complètement correct après avoir écouté cet album. Peu de choses sont préparés, beaucoup de choses arrivent. Fabuleu jusque dans la pochette.

Est-ce un album de rock avec les codes du jazz ou un album de jazz avec les codes du rock? Je pencherais plus pour le 2e. Cet album ne plaira pas à tout le monde et ceux qui achèteront cet album de Miles Davis comme premier album de l'artiste en se disant "j'aimerais ça commencer à écouter du jazz" seront assurément déçus. Par contre, pour les initiés, cet album est très important dans la discographie de Miles et a changé beaucoup de choses pour la suite. Il était révolutionnaire. Jimi Hendrix cassait la baraque à cette époque et ça a secoué Miles pour l'amener à l'enregistrement de cet album. C'est long comme album, c'est complexe, mais c'est toute une oeuvre. En plus, la pochette est superbe. Donc pour l'écoute générale, je serais probablement autour d'un 3 étoiles, mais pour l'innovation, j'ajoute 1 étoile et une autre étoile pour l'ensemble de l'oeuvre et son impact sur la musique qui a suivi, pour arriver au final à un 5 étoiles.

I’m not a big fan of jazz but this album was incredible from the brass to the strings, it was 1 hour 45 minutes that was worth it. I liked all on the tracks 😊

C'est quand on tombe sur un tel chef-d'oeuvre qu'on réalise que les prétendus 1001 albums à écouter avant de mourir sont loin d'être égaux en qualité.

One of the best albums i ever heard

Not my favorite era of Miles, but when Miles Davis tells you he's a genius, listen to him. The highlights for me are the more traditional "Miles Davis" sounding ones. The experimental is okay in my book, but when he blows his horn, he wails.

I've listened to this record a bunch of times. So, I've returned to it and love it. It's weird to love a jazz record. I remember parts, but would never say anything like "this is the best song." It's just one piece here. Recently, we watched a Miles Davis bio on TV. He was so good and so many in his band went on to be greats. His 60s output was excellent too. I hope to see some of that on this list.

Jazz canónico de Miles Davis. Vinilo.

gorgeous

It Miles. Totally cool 😎

A classic, still in my wantlist! 😻

the sound of jazz instruments slowly tumbling down stairs

Superclassic album - not much more to add

Finally we get a Miles Davis album! Due to its experimental nature and heavy improvisation Bitches Brew is not for everyone, and I am not always in the mood for it either, but it has this raw intensity and grooviness that can make listening to it an exhilarating experience. Definitely one of the most important albums in jazz history.

Fantastic, one of a kind, classic etc. etc. ”Miles Runs The Voodoo Down” indeed

Not a big fan of albums that exceeds an hour in length, but I got to admit it's quite the masterpiece in terms of jazz.

One of my best jazz album ever. Insane music and totally free music.

Nothing makes me more happy then clicking into this site and seeing a 5/5 album that I can just listen to on vinyl and know I'll enjoy it the whole way through. We had Kind of Blue sometime last year and I'd been waiting till we got another of my favs of his. This album will always remind me of driving home from Texas back in 2020 when we road tripped to mom and dads. On the way back, we just had music on and I think this album repeated a few times because I kept thinking "wow this guy can really play for hours" but it was a treat because this album is gold.

This album is amazing.

Whatever I say about this album is going to be nothing more than a vain scribbling of words. What do you say in response to the distant thunder and the clarion call from a landscape beyond? When you stand naked on a dark plain amidst the warring music above and around you? I’ve already said too much. Go get lost in this album that is a world unto itself. Give yourself to its mystery and wonder.

One of my favourite albums of all time. Masterpiece from a master.

Oh, hell yeah!!!!

It's tough to know what to say about this album, or about Miles Davis in general. In every era in which he played, he always seemed to have a different and exciting place to take Jazz. After he stopped, no one stepped up to take his place. In some ways, it feels like Jazz is frozen in time, right where Miles left it. The album is a masterpiece. It's a swirling, groovy exhibition of both Davis's virtuosity and his brilliant composition. I can't think of a single other artist that was this bold and groundbreaking on his 27th album. I don't know what else to say about it. It's great, go listen to it 5/5

such an incredible, surreal jazz album it can definitely be off putting for those used to easy-listening pure jazz but this is from a guy that perfected that sound originally and wanted to do something more, something weird and wonderful overall it is absolutely worth a listen if you have 100 minutes to kill, this album makes amazing background music 10/10

My favorite Davis work - challenging and diverse, moody with amazing breakdown moments.

Absolutely monumental album for jazz. Dark and experimental

This album is the musical equivalent of lucid dreaming. The cover art encapsulates the sounds within better than most other albums. Worlds away from Kind of Blue and with an artist like Miles Davis you would hope for that

Just great.

"Directions in music by Miles Davis". A massive album, dark and funky and rock-influenced. This set the scene for the fusion of jazz and rock - wait, come back! It's a really good listen! Relentless, yet swinging, packed with ideas and grooves, spacious, full of interesting sounds and arrangements. A deep set of sounds.

I'm a jazz person. Miles Davis, John Coltrane, the list could go on

great jazz

4.5 Stars. A genre defying fusion of jazz and rock classic. The more involved and immersed you become with this album, the more you're rewarded with its form and substance. This can be either great late night chill-out music, or an album that gives you a greater appreciation for jazz as a whole. My only critique is that it doesn't feel focused as a whole. Favorite tracks: Spanish Key, Miles Runs the Voodoo Down, Sanctuary.

Excellent jazz. I don't know nearly enough about jazz to give a "real" critique, but it's one of maybe two or three jazz albums I already had in my collection before coming across it on this list, and I actually come back and listen to it every so often (unlike many other albums on this list).

Miles Davis, who had not missed once in over a decade thus far into his career, decides to make a jazz fusion double album to let people know who's the king around here. This comes right after the 3-year long stint of psychedelic albums that have largely put the music industry in a strangle hold. This also comes one year after In A Silent Way, which was certainly not psychadelic. By god, I think we're about to hear Miles Dewey Davis III put his whole bussy into this album. Bitches Brew is not cool; it is dynamic, bright, and unpredictable. Bitches Brew is a wildfire.` It was sparked by a drive to make jazz more relevant again, hence the fusion in jazz fusion. These are not concessions, though. Fusion is an opportunity, one that Davis is more than willing to grab and master. A lot of Bitches Brew is simply musing on the sounds. It's not for understanding, but for feeling. Let it carry you away and explore the soundscapes. Miles has created this wonderful sonic environment for you to enjoy, so enjoy it. No doubt, it'll get weird at times and it is 90 minutes long, but you'll be surprised with how quick time passes when you're digging the Brew. I'll say right now that Spanish Key is the tightest song on here, but the individual songs matter less so in the long run. You've gotta just experience this album as is. Not everyone is going to like it because it's jazz and that ends up being a devisive genre more often than not. I promise that there's nothing to "get"; you either like it or you don't. I like it a lot.

Jazz masterpiece. Might be my favorite jazz album. 9-10/10

Yes, Kevin Klopf - from in the corner to on Orleans top to bottom

Baffling at first but makes you rethink how to listen and what music can be/do.

4.5

love the album art. Big leap from the Birth of cool.

Epic length tracks.

Nice piece of jazz, %100 recomendable and ejoyable

Iconic, haunting, polished, and great listening.

crazy instrumentation, ultra long songs that run into one another, parts don't hold together at times, but what a ride...

Great Album!

If you like jazz, you'll love this Album. If you don't like jazz it's gonna be a long slog for your. This album is iconic: perfect composition, intricate rhythmic and harmonic passages, wonderful use of dissonance and phenomenal musicianship.

I love this, the trumpet feels so crisp and cuts through the tracks it's on. It sounds like music for wii sports games in the best of ways. Multiple ~ 20 minute tracks are a bit much to just sit down and listen through but this managed to keep my attention throughout.

So difficult to write anything about Miles Davis, at least for me, given who he was and what he did for music (jazz and beyond) in countless ways. I had heard tracks from this album before but had not listened to it all the way through. So interesting to listen to how he reinvented his music over the years, and, wow, there is a LOT going on in these tracks. Some of it a bit too much so for me, but I also have little exposure to this style of music so that could be due to conditioning. I'll need to spend more time with this one. All those layers and textures. What a lineup, too. Miles, man...just Miles.

The album that opened my eyes to free form jazz

Miles really is incredible. This album slaps.

Smooth!

I have heard this one.

Phenomenal.

5.0 + Thanks, Thom Yorke, for turning me on to this record in 2001. It took about a dozen listens before I understood it — at first it mostly sounded like throwing jazz instruments down flights of stairs. Now I appreciate it as a soundtrack for a fever dream. Miles Davis’s sparse and echoey trumpet takes on an eerie, menacing and strangely majestic quality, especially when contrasted with clouds of creeping electric piano lines and muted, splashy drums.

Very cool album!

Thank god. Finally something truly excellent. This is not my favorite Miles album. That would be Sketches of Spain. But compared to the rest of the albums we’ve covered on this list, this is an easy five stars. Every track is a groovy odyssey.

So good

One of the most amazing jazz records of my experience.

A truly stunning start. And a must own LP.

Miles Davis did it again. He revolutionized jazz once more. Amazing jazz album.

Transcendent music from an alien mind.

not in the mood rn, but an experimental jazz classic

Closer to a 4.5, but I'm giving it 5 stars

yeah

Jazzy but discordant it has good moments

It's Miles Davis, what more do you need to say?

I still don't know how to verbalise my thoughts on jazz but this is really entertaining and impressive. Lots of long winding, crazy passages that make the album cover a perfect fit for the sound of this album 4.5 Highlights: Spanish Key, Sanctuary

It's famous and it's still utterly captivating. But it's also tiresome. I'd put it on again as a beloved museum piece rather than a favourite friend.

Miles Davis makes great jazz music, not much else to it.

Long songs Long album Damn fine album 4/5

Great album, although for me it dragged on for just a tiny bit too long.

Not everyone is going to like this one, but I do! It sounds like Miles Davis plus Grateful Dead psychedelic jams.

classic

This one is hard to rate. I went in expecting something like Kind of Blue but that's basically the opposite of what this is. It's a challenging listen if you sit down and do critical listening. And it's definitely not meant to be listened to as background music. It's very technically proficient, but similar to Nina Simone's Wild in the Wind, you have to be in a specific mood. Or at least I have to be.

Great! Probably went over my head a little in terms of how much craftsmanship is in this album, but it was a superb experience listening to this

Objectively phenomenal, but this is something I'd put on in the background, not something I'd want to be actively listening to. 20+ minute songs aren't for the weak.

4/5

Not my favorite Miles, but certainly a worthwhile listen.

This album is the definition of cool just like peeing your pants. He had a way of making you feel his music and I am all for it. 8.5/10 Top song Bitches Brew

Very cool and artsy artsy jazzy. The stereotype. Should listen and pay attention at some point

If anyone ever asks me what my favourite Miles Davis record is, I will probably say Bitches Brew because it will make me look clever. It hasn't happened yet, but if it ever does, I'll be ready. I do genuinely like it but yes, it's hard work and you have to be in the mood. I'm far happier listening to the proggy, psychy side of Miles Davies than the candle-lit dinner jazz side. I love a challenge in music, and this record is a challenge but a rewarding one, if you're willing to put the time in. I recommend a darkened room, some good headphones and a drop or two of something intoxicating to aid digestion.

Good jazz album

incredible jazz album. Probably my favourite of miles's. 9/10. First listen tracklist ranking: 1. Bitches Brew 2. Pharaoh's Dance 3. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down 4. Spanish Key 5. Sanctuary 6. John McLaughlin

Oh, boy. Heavy doesn't even begin to describe this one, which is a bit too much to digest on a Thursday morning in May. I have had exposure to it before, notably when Dogfish Head released a 40th anniversary beer in honor of it, and I popped it on Spotify while I drank one of them. It was a phenomenal and very fitting nod to the source material, as both are think, rich, and quite frankly have too much going on to be enjoyed casually, or in large doses. Which is to say that I APPRECIATE it more than I actually LIKE it. I'll certinly give it its due, but as I'd seldom if ever choose to put this on for myself, it's a 4.5/5 that I can't bring myself to round up.

It's a bold album. I've always been kind of intimidated by it. It's like a mashup of Fellini, Picasso, and Joyce. There are times when it's a five in one ear and a two in the other. Mind boggling record. Great fit for the list.

nice

Nice free jazz one of the leading albums of the genre late 60s

I tried jazz, I mever really got into it. I have a couple of Miles Davis records at home. So, I guess I kind of knew what I was up for when Bitches Brew came up yesterday. At least, I thought I knew. Bitches Brew was something else. It is tough to describe, just a couple of genius musicians trying to outdo each other for almost two hours straight. It isn’t easy listening, I probably never listen to this record again, but it was a good listen.

There is a lot going on with this album. Might have to give it another listen.

I’m no jazz impresario, and most jazz sounds roughly the same to me above a certain quality level. This is definitely above that quality level. It feels like an auditory collage that reaches to the heavens and the innermost recesses of your brain at the same time. Bitches brew (perfect name) feels like the soundtrack to the coolest noir/horror move ever.

Way out there, stimulating stuff. You could spend hours and days wandering in these sonic landscapes.

good for chilling in lingerie (alone or with a friend). fav: miles runs the voodoo down

This will be a journey. Have never listened to a Miles Davis album. Loving it. I remain a human who knows little to nothing about jazz from a “how it works” and “what is good” standpoint and generally okay with that. But this is like… good right?

I remember my cool older friend playing this, and I didn't get it. I wouldn't say I get it now, but there are moments.

Not KOB but it’s still Miles

Not gonna lie, when I saw the 1hr 45 run time on this I wasn’t exactly bursting with enthusiasm. While I have gained an appreciation for Jazz throughout this list I do have to be in the mood for it. With that in mind, it did take me a bit to get into this but once I did it was great. I won’t get time to listen again today but I will give it another go at some point when I’m not in work and it’s way more relaxed.

Miles was one of a kind 🎺

I think this is technically excellent and groundbreaking, but doesn’t match in enjoyment of listening for basic me.

I feel like this is one that grows on you. It’s overwhelming on first listen. Espiecially the first two songs. There’s a lot going on and it feels like a mess. Spanish Key was where it started clicking for me, that song I liked a lot. The rest of the album was also more cohesive, not as difficult to decipher on first listen. I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite album but I think I’d return to it.

Good stuff.

It's space. It's space. Uh, it's space. It's really good at being space.

eigentlich e schand dasi da nonie glost han. find s fangt super reduziert und cool aah. hwei pianiste zwei drummer. ah und d pianiste sind de zawinul und de chick corea. scho streng. aber de erst song hani sogar no nice gfunde. de zweit findi würkli streng. ok scho no geil de drum groove amel und giti sehr geil gspielt aber ich brücht ab und zue e melodie. isch glaub eis zum mehrmols lose. spanish key sch geeil. langsam chumi drii

Good songs if you like jazz, I just found them a bit too long

If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis. Favorite Track: "Miles Runs The Voodoo Down".

A very immersive listen. It’s amazing how the collective group moves from contemplative, to grooving, to urgent, to lonesome. I love when music inspires you to create a story or narrative. This album does that. Probably could not listen to this album too often, but there will be times when I’d welcome it. Favorite track: Spanish Key.

Gran gran álbum. Segundo que escucho de Miles, y es realmente hipnótico. Empiezo a entender de qué va esto. Encima, la tapa, 1970, es todo lo que uno imagina. No se queda en el Jazz el tipo. 8/10

I listened to the great Bitches Brew but at a hour and 48 minutes frankly I need more time with this one. One word I would use to describe this album is hypnotic. It was an incredibly active listen, meaning this isn’t jazz that washes over you; these musicians are all seemingly on offense which makes it exciting. I will be back…

Very jazzy. I mean, of course I have to applaud the effort to mix in some non-mainstream, non-pop musical styles on a huge list of albums I must hear before I die, but including four Miles Davis albums feels like just about the laziest possible way to do this. Certainly nothing wrong with this particular album, and it even showcases some interesting directions Davis was moving jazz toward. I suppose even token diversity is better than no diversity at all. I'd certainly much rather listen to this than another Smiths or Pet Shop Boys album!

coming from his other project, he truly goes wild on this one. jazz fusion, chaotic, and insanely long with compositions that are like 30min long it was a fun listen, it expands your mind to the highest + features cool jazz figures

I can't judge this off one listen, it's far too involved and full of hidden depth that would only reveal itself after multiple listens, not to mention the extraordinary 90 min length! It was truly engaging though, very unpredictable and draws the ear in waiting to hear where it goes next. One I'll have to return to in the future but I can hear the quality here.

Я бы хотел научится разбираться в джазе

Вообще долго не выкупал этот альбом, потому что он: а) пипец долгий; б) послушал его впервые, когда только начинал слушать джаз, и на тот момент это был тяжеловатый опыт. Но в начале этого года переслушал - классная пластинка, да, все еще иногда казалась утомительной, но сейчас нравится гораздо больше. Но при этом все еще далеко до моих любимых альбомов Майлза.

Amo a Miles y amo este álbum.

Outstanding jazz record. Full of everything!

i mean yeah he good at jazz

so long but good homework music again lol, it’s good stuff but not my stuff if that makes sense. I like it a lot of I’m not sitting there trying to focus on it

This is an album I love listening to by myself, but I know that I would feel awkward listening to it with others. It is good chaotic music to relax/drive to.

Based on the listener feedback, I'm guessing the reason this album has a largely mixed review (3, 4, and 5s have been given with roughly the same frequency) is because jazz is doing what it always promised: it's inventing new things all of the time. i mean, fuck, it's not just a random coincidence that this album became a legendary jazz record only after everybody fucking hated it at first. what do you mean we're adding electric pianos and guitars?? to MY jazz??? but that's why i love bitches brew so much. it's not my favorite miles davis album, but you absolutely cannot deny the impact of this improvisation and davis's magnificent vision. in a record whose first ten minutes sound like the band warming up, miles davis decides to *spit in the face of HIS OWN jazz convention*. if that's not fucking cool, i don't know what is. who says i can't record random sounds that evolve into smooth ass tracks like "spanish key"? this list of contributors is also impossibly great. aside from the man himself we get chick corea, wayne shorter, john mclaughlin, i mean come on! how many other times did this MANY legends contribute to a single album?? i mean in jazz collabs are common but this array is always going to be impressive. i mean bill evans did it regularly but whatever obviously anyone is allowed to hate bitches brew, but what i will not stand is "i hate this album" followed by "well of course i didn't even listen to all of it, i could tell from the first few minutes that it wasn't for me" bc you sound like boomers that hated rock because it didn't sound like the 50s pop their racist parents put them on. the whole reason jazz is cool is because it has such an obvious and traceable evolution over a really short amount of time. people are making shit up that is being listened to *right now*, not making shit up that lasted for, like, the pop punk era and then became a monument in musical history. i will give this album's critics a point: some of the tracks do overstay their welcome. i would love to be able to pretend it doesn't bother me that the title track is half an hour, but it does. sometimes you can get away with this, but i usually don't have that kind of patience for an experimental album like this. the sheer variety, though, makes it infinitely relistenable. if you get bored with "pharaoh's dance", fine, play "spanish key". you can always play "spanish key". anyway. this album might not fuck as hard as some other stuff from miles davis that i like more, but this album still fucks. hard. as my priest says, it is a right, good, and joyous thing, always and everywhere. 4.5/5

Miles Davis is always a guarantee. This is heavily chaotic and experimental. A masterful expression of art. The only sad part is that I don't really see myself coming back to it easily.

Jazzy

this was excellent miles davis is an enigma

Very long, but very good

I’ve listened to Miles Davis before and he is a master at his craft. To jazz enthusiasts I’m sure this is a masterpiece, but it just sounds like a bunch of musicians who hit “record” and played for nearly two hours.

While I wasn't in the right mood to listen to 2 hours of experimental jazz, it still was really good. I mean Miles is a legend for a reason, and even though it was a little disconnected at times, I think that's more on me not listening to this type of music more often. Still love the electronic synth and jazz rock components.

Pharaoh's Dance 4.4 Bitches Brew 4.3 Spanish Key 4.3 John McLaughlin 4 Miles Runs the Voodoo Down 4.1 Sanctuary 3.8 Score: 4.15