Reviews (page 11 of 14)
This is jazz! Personally I don't know what's good or bad jazz. I can say that I wasn't bored, but I wanted to finish it sooner than later... 3/5
Fine but much prefer his later work.
ja leuk hoor, niet me favo Miles maar alsnog mooi voor op de achtergron when you are vibing
Good Jazz, not really my thing.
one of the few jazz artists i actually tolerate and can enjoy
decent jazz, short enough to not get boring
This is very enjoyable but not quite as gripping as the more dramatic Jazz stuff that I've heard from Davis (Sketches in Spain) or more trippy/psychedelic stuff that I've enjoyed in general (Journey in Satchidanada), though I'm no Jazz aficionado by any means. Growing on me though... it's very infectious and fun. Move in particular is fantastic.
Great jazz record, not much to say.
This was recorded over three sessions in 1949/50. Swing Jazz was on it's way out and Cool Jazz starts right here? This is the cool toe tapping kind of Jazz. They do it perfectly I assume. This is super easy to listen to, almost to the point of being background music. It's totally enjoyable. I think most any other music you listen from 1950 is immediately going to sound dated and of a completely different era. This stands the test off time and there's enough here that's been carried on over the years where it doesn't completely sound alien in 2024. This doesn't blow me away but it's 100 percent easy and pleasant to listen to. 3.5/5
An absolutely fine 50s jazz album, but pales in comparison to the mind melting things Miles would wind up moving on to
Solid jazz album, good background music.
A little too smooth to be my thing, but Cool, nonetheless.
I think jazz is cool but I’ve never really felt anything significant from it. I don’t hate this, I kind of like it. Moon dreams is really good. the dissonance and eeriness is what makes it shine. as a musician you have to be marveled by the songwriting abilities on this.
Pretty chill, Miles Davis is just so good. Favorite track is either “Moon Dreams”, “Jeru”, or “Rocker”. Very stereotypical jazz, easy to listen to.
eh, nothing really special besides the very famous single
Accomplished and enjoyable.
There was some Deception with this album, but it made me Move! The Moon Dreams were bright!
I might not be cool enough for this. I'm trying to trick my brain into liking jazz but something isn't clicking. I do appreciate how music from this era doesn't have that timeless quality that stuff from the 60s can have, rather it transports you to the 40s or 50s. And that's interesting. But it all runs together for me.
Good. I liked the style though I found it too slow and not weird enough.
Faster and more active than my fave of his albums, shorter tracks, still super cool
Hoeveel zelfvertrouwen moet je hebben om een album Birth of the Cool te noemen? En hoe vet als je dan ook nog eens gelijk hebt? Los daarvan, ben ik eerlijk gezegd niet de allergrootste fan van Cool jazz als een genre. Het is wat rustiger en wat 'saaier' naar mijn mening dan andere vormen van jazz. Dat is bij dit album dus ook een beetje. Sowieso is het een compilatie, wat bijvoorbeeld Kind of Blue niet is en waardoor dat album ook veel beter in elkaar overvloeit in tegenstelling tot dit. Daarentegen zijn er echt nog heel veel nummers die top klinken, maar ik ben wel minder weggeblazen( ha ha snap je? ) dan bij vorige jazz albums. FAVO: Jeru, Boplicity, Israel, Rouge
Not stunned by anything. Great though.
Good background music but found it less engaging than other records like "Bitches Brew, In a Slient Way, or Kind of Blue."
3.5/5
enjoyable , not something i’d frequent but i downloaded 3 and 9
It's brilliantly executed, has a warm production and is generally pretty fun, but kinda washed over me tbh. All very thematically similar.
It's jazz alright!
El sonido "cool jazz" tiene su origen en las tres sesiones recogidas en este álbum. Los arreglos de big band acompañan la trompeta inigualable de Miles Davis en una cadencia aparentemente sencilla, incluso en sus momentos más complicados. Piezas íntimas, relajantes y elegantes que definen este jazz de la costa oeste. Una escucha placentera y muy aconsejable.
It's a good album. But when you consider what Miles Davis would ultimately achieve in jazz music, you could say with "Birth of the Cool" he hasn't come into his own yet. In short, it sounds like ordinary jazz, nothing special. Compare it to Kind of Blue (1959) and you'll see what I mean.
Very cool
Great trumpet, cool old school jazz.
Jazz
Good music but you have to be in the right mood
Beautiful music but no lyrics and I'm.that guy who likes lyrics
I prefer my jazz with more skronk and weirdness, but I recognize that this is "good".
Really easy relaxing background music
Jazz sure is jazz
Cool jazz.Correcto.
Really cool, smooth jazz with excellent dynamics. To be listened to as a whole.
I could myself listening to this.. sitting at Disneyland waiting for my beignet order to be fulfilled. 2.5
Fun fact: nothing was cool until this album released in 1957. Thanks, Miles Davis.
Respect voor het talent en een vette albumtitel, maar ik kan hier slecht inkomen. Wel lekkere achtergrondmuziek
Faszinierend, einflussreich. Sehr empfehlenswert!
Prefer the late 60-70's Miles Era
Not for me 3/5
Nice for a piano bar of some sort
It's Miles Davis. Not really any surprises here. It's good.
Solid for sure, as you'd expect from him. It definitely feels like an earlier album than his true greats though. Still very enjoyable, but if I'm going to listen to Miles Davis it probably isn't the one I would immediately reach for.
Surely very good quality playing but after a bit off t gets boring. To be listened to in small doses
Jazz takes many forms, some of which I like some that I can appreciate and some that pass me by. This is somewhere between the last two.
6/10 for me. Never been really into Jazz but I enjoyed listening to this whole compilation! Definitely going to throw on more of this when cooking and cleaning the house. Cool stuff
If you rank musical artists by the number of albums you know/own of theirs and the amount of time you spend listening to them then Miles Davis would be my #1 by a mile. Not to sound like a jazz prick but Miles easily has 20 or 30 albums I would put ahead of this and I regret that the album title and cover art are so interesting it ends up being an intro to jazz record for a lot of people and unfortunately it doesn't work well for that. This is still very early in his career - I think possibly these are his first sessions after quitting Charlie Parker's band when he was 22? - and he didn't really become a great band leader until he got his act together and kicked heroin 5-6 years later. He is still finding his style as a soloist and the arrangements feel cumbersome to me. I also prefer my jazz combos - and most ensembles in any genre, actually - on the smaller side for more intimate interplay among the musicians. But this is a nine piece band, and once you get beyond about five musicians in a band, the improv tends to take a back seat to composition and orchestration. Afficianados call this record "important," which it took me decades to have the self-confidence to realize is usually code for "I know I am supposed to like this but I don't." Unfortunately, this perpetuates the problem, as another generation gets lured into jazz from this record and leaves bored and disappointed or possibly even feeling inadequate themselves. It's not your fault - the critics are cowards! Speaking of great Miles Davis album titles, have you seen this hilarious memo to record company execs from Miles's longtime producer, Teo Macero - first ballot Hall of Fame usage of "Please advise": https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/this-is-my-favorite-memo-ever
A lot going on--I like Kind of Blue more.
Good album!
Jazzy
I LOVE the In A Peaceful Way EP, one of my favorite albums of all time. This album however, while being obviously a masterpiece, just totally faded into the background for me. It didn't capture my attention.
I'm not a fan of jazz, but this wasn't bad.
I actually listened to this twice as it's not a bad soundtrack for an hour on the Pelotón. I have had friends who are big jazz fans, but I'm not.
sorry Miles but they can't all be winners for me.
Not as big of a fan of the big band cool jazz stuff from Davis. Definitely more lyrical melodies, with more unison playing from a pair of horns, with counterpoint and harmony from some of the other. I don't like french horns. Overall feels more like a soundtrack to an old Disney movie than 'jazz'. It's not a challenging listen and makes for better background music or relaxing. The drum break on Move is cool though.
Jazz växer mer och mer på mig.
Album 1/1001 This sounded like sitting in my grandparents living room after a long day in the sun, nectarine juice dripping down my forearm.
An exuberant catapult through moments of dissonance and unpredictability, true musicianship. That being said, it is not necessarily an easy listen, rather an appreciative listen
whiskey nighta staring out the window while it rains vibe
Nice for a Saturday morning
Cool album to spin on vinyl and do some chores to. I enjoyed the arrangement of sounds.
Crazy to think this was the hottest shit in America at some point.
Decent album, but I wish there was more songs than instrumentals.
Uno de los mejores en su género.
Good instrumental - but it’s still basically elevator music. Not very enticing.
Good instrumental jazz album
It was okay
Pretty groovy
Iconisch wel, mooie smooth jazz
Didn’t realize this was compiled from multiple sessions. I know this is a big album but something about the recording just sounds harsh to me.
ya like jazz?
He's back! Well I have to say I enjoyed this more than anticipated and I guess this was more traditional jazz. I don't know think jazz will ever fully click with me, or a good portion of it, but this was fine
Nice jazz album, short form may be more accessible for general audience but would have been nice to have longer songs
Huch. Schon die 2te Platte, die auch in meiner Sammlung steht. Die ist älter als ich, heilige Scheisse. Ein knackiger Track nach dem anderen. Musik die meine Eltern gehört haben. Damals beim Budenzauber. Schön.
Jazz? Brabo o começo. Parece que tô em New Orleans!
nice lil instrumentals to play while working or something.
Enjoyed band and brass instruments with no lyrics.
All right. A little too jazzy
3.6 great. I like jazz now
I know Miles Davis is universally loved, jazz just isn't my thing.
BL: The Third (and I'm sure not the last) Miles album on this generator. As far as I'm aware this is one of his better releases but I love every release of Davis I've heard so far. AL: A very solid album. I prefer the longer 2 side suite records like "In a Silent Way" but this offered an excellent selection of more accessible jazz music for radio play. Still quintessential Davis. FT: "Jeru", "Budo", "Godchild", "Rouge" 3/5
As cool as yoghurt and about as inoffensive.
Not my favourite jazz album in this challenge, a bit ?basic?
I am sure it is a great album, but it's just not my cup of tea.
Impressive. Not what I normally like to have
Instrumental en grande partie. Bon comme musique de fond/d'ambiance.
Yeah, it's pretty cool alright. It's jazz though, so I kept forgetting it was on.
solid album
Not a huge fan of this kind of jazz
svalt
Smoooooth. Þetta rann vel í gegn. Vondur maðurmaður, sturlaður tónlistarmaður. Amk top 5 trompetleikarinn minn! 3.5
Ljúfur djass með ekki eins ljúfum manni. Nonet = 9 manna hljómsveit. :-)
Yes, It is cool. Confirmed
It’s just not my jam. Over the years I’ve tried to like jazz. I truly have. I understand the teamwork and musicianship to play jazz. It’s tremendously hard and takes great talent and skill. I simply cannot find a place where it works for me. I need something less intrusive for background music. I need something straightforward and upbeat when I’m moving my body. After the first few bars of the first song, my mind started to wander into creativity-much like Miles Davis. Was it the jazz? No. I do that all the time. The jazz got in the way more than it expanded my thoughts. I guess I can’t sit with the cool kids today.
This was really different, very experimental and i quite liked it. Between a 3 and a 4 for sure!
I like Birth Of The Cool but not my favorite Miles stuff, some nice tracks that sound more full with the nine piece performances yet for me I prefer the smaller ensembles to the nonet recordings
It wasn't easy listenning for me. But it was interesting and I liked some songs. In the end I prefered the Jazz mix Spotify produced at the end of the album.
Original writing didn't save. 1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die - Day 5 1. Move - 6.5 2. Jeru - 6.3 3. Moon Dreams - 6.5 4. Venus de Milo - 5.8 5. Budo - 6.0 6. Deception - 6.6 7. Godchild - 5.9 8. Boplicity - 6.2 9. Rocker - 5.4 10. Israel - 6.0 11. Rouge - 7.0 12. Darn That Dream - 7.6
Hyvää jazzia jos jazzia haluaa kuunnella. Vähän siitä teknisemmästä päästä. Vikan kappaleen laulu säikäytti, ei ollutkaan instrumentaalilevy
It's true, nothing was cool pre 1957
If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.
He was so good at trumpet. Full album of jazz though, gets a little snoreful
C+ Move 3 Jeru 3 Moon Dreams 3 Venus De Milo 3 Budo 2 Deception 3 Godchild 3 Boplicity 3 Rocker 3 Israel 2 Rouge 2 Not bad, Jazz. Not bad...
Nice change of pace!
Maybe it’s the time of year but this sounded Christmas to me. I do enjoy jazz and Miles is one of the greats.
Geiler jazz.
Lässiger Jazz. 6.5/10
It's a well-known fact that Miles Davis is cool. Unfortuately for me, I'm not, and as a result jazz doesn't really do much for me. Nevertheless, you can tell this is quality stuff, even if it isn't something I'm particularly into.
Goofy music
I gave Kind of Blue a far too lower rating, for me this is straight 3 star Jazz. I think I prefer the Jazz that takes me on a journey, over the more cafey fast paced stuff that's on this. Not a bad listen by any stretch, has many moments of incredible instrumentation.
This album had a little less of the atmosphere and light And shade that wowed me on the other records I've heard from him. This isn't the kind of jazz that tickles me. That said, the playing is still incredible, can't fault it. Fave track: Moon Dreams
Pleasant enough to listen to on any individual song, and concise enough so that it doesn’t wear on you. But as a whole, there is little engaging about to album to me. Background music, not music I would showcase
Zeer smooth jazz album, maar toch wel een tikkeltje saai
Wel oke, beetje traag… niet helemaal voor in de mood
Didn’t love it, but I get it, he’s iconic.
I honestly still don't know if I like jazz. It's fine. Enjoyable enough, but it becomes a bit of a slog if I listen to too much.
Birth of the cool might be an apt name, but I don't think this is (even close to) Miles' best. Move, Jeru, Venus de Milo are all fine but have some formulaic elements to them. Fave track: Moon Dreams 2.7/5
3/5 I would have liked more character.
Great jazz album, just wished I liked jazz more.
Pretty chill, I think I prefer Louis Armstrong though, mostly for nostalgia. I do prefer a little bit of vocals in there along with the trumpet
Not for me. I understand why this would be influential and important to some people, however, I guess I don’t see what some people see in it, although I will admit the trumpet sounded really good.
Not bad. Smoother jazz which was pleasant to listen to. 3/5
I appreciate the musicianship and I get that this was the start of an era in jazz, however this does nothing for me. It would be pleasant as background music in a cafe. Darn That Dream with the vocal was by far my favourite and I thought Spotify had taken me onto a playlist which says a lot about my taste in jazz
Not quite the classic miles of Kind of Blue or the experimental On the Corner.
I am not that into jazz but I respect it and it definitely wasn't bad!
Great artist and music
Impressive instrumentation. Jazz is just mostly lost on me. It sounded ok but nothing spectacular to my ear.
Good album, immediately thought of old black and white films while listening to it.
Miles, always wonderful!
Not a huge jazz fan… rated it a 3 because I understand from a technical standpoint, this is a great album, so my rating is more of one out of respect for Miles Davis and his contribution to music. it’s just not my cup of tea.
this is tough because it has nostalgia tied to it. this was the favorite album of the teacher that got me into poetry. it is definitely a mood and vibe rolled into one
Jazz has a high floor, but a low curling. I’ve just as rarely heard jazz that I love and jazz that I’ve hated. It all sits right in the “kinda nice” zone, and this is no different.
Feels harsh to rate this a three, but compared to his later work I can’t rate it higher even if it is the foundation of all that.
Thought it was nice background music! Didn’t really move me in any way! Favorite song was godchild!
Obviously great music. I wish I knew how to enjoy.
It was ok. The instrumentals are always good from Miles Davis. The playing is great, but something just felt a bit annoying about this project. Maybe it was just a bit bland? Don’t know, it was ok.
Smooth vibes all around
Found this one to be much less offensive than Bitches Brew, though it did ultimately just blend into the background while I worked. As far as jazz albums go this was one of the better I've heard, it's just not the genre for me. Solid 3/5
Jazz, blissfully brief. Still not my style but better than many of the others I’ve had generated. I liked the final track with vocals (probably why I enjoyed it more) “Darn That Dream”
I think I have all the Miles Davis albums on here now, unless I'm forgetting one, which is very possible. There's nothing really new to say. I respect him, but it's not really my thing. It's a light three. I think my favourite song was Move.
Pleasant. Like a live recording of Mario Kart music.
Cool and upbeat very easy to listen too. One of the few times I listened to a jazz album. All of the songs blended together.
Ehh, jazz has never been my thing, but miles davis manages to change my opinion a bit.
Very good jazz album that I feel like could have done with a bit more oomph
At this point in time I appreciate the musicianship but I don't like jazz at all.
sämre version av kind of blue
Good but not my thing
Не ми се слушаше точно това сега, защото не обичам инструментали, но пък е много приятен джаз. Най-много ми хареса песента Darn That Dream, също и във варианта на Sarah Vaughan & Count Basie Orchestra. И се надявам бележките да не са публични :(
A truly pleasant album. Nothing more nothing less
Good background music. Awesome album name.
Noodly jazz meant for a reflective city day
I’m sorry don’t hate me. I think I only like slow jazz
Decent album. Nothing really groundbreaking but a nice listening still. Perfect to listen to while walking at night
Groovy, not really my style but still enjoyed it. It was ok. (72%)
truly is Cool Jazz which unfortunately isn't the most interesting music to me, but i mean. it is jazz. if you like some Cool Jazz then yeah miles davis has you covered but i like his fusion stuff much more
It was a fine album, but felt like background music. I was busy, so will need to give this another listen
Jazz is jazz
Familiar with the album. Not typically my choice for daily listening. Solid album, but not my favorite Miles Davis album.
is good but nothing near the miles Davis greats
I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated by others, but not my cup of tea. Too disharmonious for my untrained ears.
Listened to most of it. Not my favorite Miles Davis album and I just don’t think it compares to his best.
all songs are instrumentals but I don't mind this style of music 1. Move - it had a quick feel to it 2. Jeru - this one is a little slower 3. Moon Dreams - this one reminds me of a move, cinematic feel and ominous feel 4. Venus de Milo - this one was a little more upbeat and happier 5. Budo - even faster, feels fun and frantic 6. Deception - i like the name of this one it feels like it fits the music 7. Godchild - didn't have many thoughts 8. Boplicity - 9. Rocker - 10. Israel - 11. Rouge - honestly, jazz is ok in small doses but for me a whole album gets a little boring
This is a conversation in a language I don’t know, but it sounds pretty chirpy, and I let it play three times. I tend to prefer jazz stuff that’s less on the rails.
Pleasant enough I suppose, didn't really blow me away but also was completely inoffensive.
Iha jees!
Good bebop
2.5, just music you do a task or homework with or something.
Solid listen
Like MD but prefer the loosed extended jams where keyboards and guitar became integral to the sound....this is solid though.
3/5 Best: Boplicity Worst: Deception
Not a huge Jazz fan but I liked this album.
I enjoyed the album and 50s era Jazz in general. Didn't realize this was a compilation record. Repetitive in spots
Cool jazz.Correcto.
I didn’t really have strong feelings about this. I feel like 2 is a bit harsh but this is definitely somewhere between a 2 and 3.
Thanks for inventing cool Mr. Miles
- Great background jazz - Makes me feel like I'm playing Fallout
- very talented trumpeter - not something I’d listen to often but good vibes
Aujourd'hui j'ai découvert la polyphonie et c'est beau. Du cool jazzy. De la bonne petite musique de cabaret avec plein de boucane dans place. Pas plate, mais au final, c'est pas mon first pick musical, quoique plus d'entrain que le 1er j'ai écouté.
I can appreciate it but
In 1957, Miles Davis invented cool. We were all better off for it. It's jazz! It sure is jazz. It's not Miles at his full potential, that's also for sure. It's... a compilation, too. Gross. I get wanting early Miles, but you could do so, so, so much better in capturing his early-1950s sound. Goes down easy, though. Wait, was this only included because it appeared on The Simpsons? Was Lisa Simpson part of the selection team? An inconsistently consistent 3/5.
This is a style of jazz I can get behind. The arrangements are…well they exist for one thing. The different instruments play melodies in unison. A welcome change from much of the other jazz we’ve heard.
3.4 kewl faves: move, moon dreams
Many miles to go.
sure, but it had some growing up to do
I'm not a big fan of freeform jazz, but Davis makes it palatable.
Pretty cool funky jazz stuff. Not anything I would regularly listen to.
Calming and classic
3.5
Jazz, not my style
It’s fine. It’s not my jam. I bet jazz people frickin adore it.
Another “classic for a reason”. But not the Miles I’m really in to.
Not fair to rate in any objective way as it’s not a form of music I take to.
a 1949 compilation, not his best in my opinion
Cool Album. The tone reminds me of David Bowie I like a lot if the songs. Favourite could be Mask?
Great to listen to a Miles Davis album that's not either Kind of Blue or Sketches of Spain! Don't think I'd heard this one, besides maybe Boplicity for some jazz combo I was in a long time ago. Miles' playing is awesome as usual, but always what I like the most about his music is the arrangements and compositions. There's an interesting angularity and modal sound to Miles Davis' lines; even before he recorded Kind of Blue you can hear the jagged 4thsy shapes of the horn parts start to assume their nascent forms. Really heard it on Moon Dreams. Great lines where the top note stays floating above the inner voices as they split off, outlining unexpected chord extensions and coming in and out of abstract pad textures, suddenly finding purchase on a musical landing pad that you didn't see until you were right on it. I feel like this album sits right between Miles' bebop roots and the modal, cloudy dark blue sound that came to define not only him but jazz as a whole from the 1960s onwards. Pretty enjoyable listen, with a few moments that really grabbed my attention because of the horn arrangements and harmony.
Miles, let’s go! I’m not nearly literate enough in Jazz to know what it is I’m hearing here, but to me it sounds free-wheeling, really tight horn parts, an extremely accomplished band that’s clearly played a lot together. This is not Kind of Blue, which I now grok, and it’s not Sketches of Spain, which is an unqualified masterpiece and a sleeper hit for me personally. I’m definitely gonna put this on more and see if I can get deeper into it. Good album, great morning listen, 3/5
Groovy and bouncey. Bass and drums really keep things moving. Solid background music
It’s smooth I’ll give it that, but I’m no Howard Moon and this overall does so little for me
Very cool, very jazz
Very harmonizing band with a virtuoso Miles. However, many pieces are too traditional to be really "cool". Some pearls like "Moon Dreams" and "Godchild" make the album stand out, though. It's just a pity that the recording technology wasn't better back then.
Just a full album of ambient jazz. Not bad but not really my thing Saved tracks: Jeru, Rouge
I wanted to really dig this album, but it fell flat for me. The recording was not as dynamic as I would have liked. 3/5
It was ok ,
I always find it tricky to review jazz - improvisation plays an important role, and so jazz albums don't really do the music justice. This album was pretty fine, but I would say that I liked it - I was on a Thelonious Monk album before I knew it, and I preferred that. Made me stop and check the track name. Thelonious made me stop and check the track name.
While I can appreciate Jazz I'm just not that into the genre. I found this to be interesting and "cool" but it was basically just background music. Maybe I'd have enjoyed it more if I really concentrated on it. The 12 tracks flyby so I could easily listen to it again.
Great to listen to in the background and Spotify had taken me onto more jazz without me realising. However, jazz isn't really my thing. Might go be back for something to listen to while working I can appreciate that it's probably pretty good
Masterful but I really dont like jazz.
no amo tanto este tipo d música
Pretty basic cool jazz, but Miles has that ability to garner great talent and have them perform at a high level. That’s what this record is. Top notch playing. Just not extremely interesting.
Ergens zouden deze nummers ook gebruikt kunnen worden voor de 1001 Dalmatiërs.
Compilatiealbum van de Amerikaanse jazzmuzikant Miles Davis en zijn nonet. Tracklist bestaat uit veelal reeds bekende jazznummers in een nieuw jasje, de "cool". Redelijk toegankelijke jazz doch vooral voor de liefhebber. leukste nummer: Rouge "Birth Of The Cool" was vrij letterlijk de "birth of the cool": het leidde tot de post-bebop stroming binnen het jazzgenre, ook wel cool jazz genoemd.
I liked it better then Bitch's brew. Better then most of the jazz albums we've listened to.
This is one of the higher jazz ratings I think I'll give. I liked some of it, I enjoyed the in and out of the song length, and I liked the nostalgia that it brought of listening to this with my grandfather. All that said, I can't ever see putting it on again for no reason.
The album is no doubt a jazz album and while listening it gives a busy cafe in Europe vibes. The album have a variety of songs that change the tempo and mood but in the end sound similar due to the use of same instruments throughout the album. Nothing spectacular to listen to the album for the music but would be great when you want to create a mood in a restaurant, cafe or a bar.
Very early stuff. Sounds like a lot of other people of the era.
It's Miles Davis. What's not to like? While not one of his best, it's still fairly enjoyable.
I'm very clever I like jazz man
Smooth as silk
i never feel as though i’m truly appreciating jazz
Pas mon préféré de lui, je préfère son style plus doux, c'était un peu trop upbeat pour mon goût. Quand même du très bon jazz.
Not as transformative as Kind of Blue even though it was - quite literally - the birth of cool jazz. I appreciated the effortless hand-offs within the nonet. And that’s the first time that phrase has been uttered in the English language.
This is pretty standard Miles. Almost like as if it his 5th best album. Still smooth and cool listening.
Not a difficult listen, mostly very melodic and swinging. Still not really what I'm into but I appreciate the craft. WELCOME SUKI
For some reason I'm reminded of Looney Tunes. I liked Boplicity and Rocker lot. The last song was... off-putting.
Pretty good album. Wish it had some singing. 3/4/23
Jazz
Good, but not gonna be something I listen to regularly
Starts of very dance night at the us army officer's club with some pretty dames with swell gams, it's a step up from boogie woogie bugle boy from company B but doesn't have the same feel to Davis's later works. Then a few songs in it smooths out and we hear some good tracks with Moon Dream and Venus de Milo, nothing amazing but a nice listen.
Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.
Finally, a Miles Davis album that is much more accessible than "Bitches Brew", although that is not a particularly a high bar to cross. "Birth of the Cool" reminded me of all the 80s and 90s sitcoms, with jazz intros or jingles in-between the scenes. Something that is not too distracting, but entertaining, classy and with some (a little) spice to it. It's probably blasphemous for real jazz fans, but I felt like sitting in a hotel lounge when listening to this album - relaxing, easy to follow, smooth. And that is what I think - it was a pretty nice listening session, track after track were flowing, nothing really caught my attention, for the better or worse. Perfect record for a chilled dinner with partner or friends.
Miles Davis has always been one step ahead of everyone else. I like his influence, but I don't like his music as much. Newer music wouldn't be the same without him. I only know a couple of his records. I hadn't heard this one before. I like it better than the newer ones I know. Favorite song: Venus de Milo.
I mean it’s fine.It’s just trumpet jazz music.It’s pretty sounding but pretty boring.Nothing super grabbing.it’s ok.
I'm not sure how arsed I am about this kind of Jazz. I know I really liked Kind of Blue, bounced off Bitches Brew when I tried them both 10-15 years ago, but I didn't go to this. Be interested to see how I react to Brew with several years more musical maturity. Anyway, this is enjoyable but I'm not really picking up enough variation to keep me massively interested.
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Very enjoyable, even if I still don't quite understand all the nuances of the genre. That's a me problem, not a Miles problem, and one of the many reasons I am delighted to be doing this!
always loved his music, but just recently learned what a POS he apparently was to his wifes and gfs. no approved! one star will be removed due to this.
quite short much instrumental jazzy
This didn't make a large impact on me, though it was as enjoyable as any Miles album, there are some I am much more fond of.
Mais um albúm longe da minha zona de conforto. Tive muita dificuldade em distinguir as canções de imediato, o que sempre é muito importante em minha avaliações. Porém, o ritmo é contagiante. Impossivel ficar indiferente. Hora agitado, hora mais lento. Certamente é um disco que necessita de mais e mais audições até um veredito final.
Jazz innit
Tästä tykkään! 1950 luvulla hölmöjä ihmisiä.. tälläsellä saa ne viihdyettyä...
Waarschijnlijk niet verkeerd, maar niet mijn ding.
A fine album, nothing special when taken at face value, but cool to think that this was the emergence of a new genre of jazz that was more subdued than bebop. Kind of Blue is much more memorable, but this was fine. Three stars.
I liked a lot of the upbeat happier songs. Some of the slow stuff was hard for me to enjoy at work.
Jazzy
Not my music style
Good for Christmas
Jazz alegre. Pone muy de buenas.
Vrolijk ontspannen getoeter voor bij het haardvuur. Zal destijds ongetwijfeld baanbrekend geweest zijn, maar tegenwoordig associeer je dit met whisky nippen bij kaarslicht in een sjieke lounge. Of vooruit, bij beschaafd publiek in een keurige jazzclub in een kelder in Parijs.
Dit luistert gewoon lekker weg. Toch is het wat minder interessant allemaal dan 'Kind of Blue', het album dat ik eerder van meneer Davis kreeg. Een album dat je móet horen? Dat denk ik niet. Wel een album dat je waarschijnlijk heel veel op de achtergrond kan opzetten.
Decent
Cool jazz.Correcto.
I’m not a jazz lover but I liked this more than I thought I would. Wasn’t as “freeform” as I expected.
So Miles Davis must have been a marketing genius. Titling a jazz album in 1957 "The Birth of Cool." I have a hard time seeing it. "I don't care what you say pops, I like this relaxing dinner music and you can't make me stop listening to it!" "Hey daddyo, can you dig smooth jazz? This is the coolest!" "Naw man, put away that Elvis and the Beatles, check out the mellow wordless magic of Miles Davis!" And then these songs have these super-cool titles, like "Deception," "Boplicity," "Rogue." Oh wait, it's "Rouge." That might even be cooler. But I don't know, something about feeling my nerves calmed and my stomach craving some pasta and white wine doesn't ring so cool that it this music must be the origin of all coolness. Shame, Miles Davis, SHAME!
2.5
Miles davis goed
It's pleasant enough for background. I just tend to not really "get" jazz for the most part. I certainly didn't hate it but would never listen for pleasure.
Decent Jazz album that probably revolutionized music at the time. Unfortunately, it now sounds old and done-over. I feel like there are better Miles Davis albums as well. Best Songs: NA Worst Songs: NA
Great Jazz, just not the kind I would listen to in my spare time.
Classic for Jazz Lovers, just pleasant music for me.
Jazz isn't normally something I seek out, but I do enjoy it as background music while attending to other tasks, and I found this album, instrumental save for the last track, really good for that purpose.
Jazz is tough for me to rate because it all starts to meld together. The album ended and I wasn't even sure how many tracks I made it through. Wasn't unpleasant though.
Blues clues
Ya like Jazz???
Obviously it's Miles Davis, but again, I don't remember most of what I heard. I know I liked it, but this one is gonna take a few more listens for me to fully appreciate I think.
Pretty good but not miles Davis' best jazz
King of cool jazz baby
The bebop jazz crossover to makes it easier to digest when you hear it for the first time. It's just so many notes....
I enjoyed this one. I feel there are more definitive albums to listen to when it comes to jazz (I could be wrong about this). Regardless this was a very enjoyable listen.
I learned from Wikipedia that this is a compilation album of Miles Davis tracks recorded in 1949-50. I also learned that "the music consisted of innovative arrangements influenced by classical music techniques such as polyphony, and marked a major development in post-bebop jazz. As the title suggests, these recordings are considered seminal in the history of cool jazz." So it's important, and I tried really hard to listen for the new things they were doing. But the only jazz I know well is swing so probably I should have listened to some Dizzy Gillespie first or something. As a jazz philistine, I can at least say that there is nothing I dislike about this album. But it didn't move me. It sounded like the type of thing I would have played at a dinner party in my early 20s to make myself appear grownup and sophisticated. If I'm really being honest, I have an unpopular belief that most people only listen to jazz to make themselves appear grownup and sophisticated. This is a great album for that.
Enjoy more woth text
I know this type of album (jazz, without much of a "hook" in its songs) takes time to grow on you. I've listened to this twice, plan to listen to it more, and very much suspect it will grow on me. That said, for consistency with the other albums, I need to rate it based on my initial impressions alone; this is just the limitation of this 1001-albums format. From that perspective, while the songs are all pleasant, very few sparked my interest. Jazz is great, but I prefer a little more upbeat. I'd prefer anything by Ed Palermo or Gil Scott-Heron over this. Not as bad as Nico's Chelsea Girl (my reference point for a 2), so I'll go 3.
Technical master but trumpet might not be my thing
Slick classic jazz.
First time listening to a jazz album. I think I like jazz a lot more than I thought I did.
I first listened to the CD version of the album and thought it was pretty good - definitely 'cool'. Then Darn that Dream started and I thought how much that song just didn't fit in with the rest of the album. It's a great old classic from the 1940s - I know it well. It just didn't seem to flow along with the rest of the album. THEN I looked at the Wikipedia page and saw that It wasn't part of the original album. I never know which version of the album is the one that we "must listen to", but in this case, I'll stick with the original version without Darn That Dream. Very cool, smooth and funky jazz. yeah, baby, I dig it... 3/5
Jazz is an acquired taste, and I have not yet acquired it. I can appreciate the musicianship and I know that everything their doing is amazing, but I feel like listening to this album is like trying to read an advanced theoretical physics textbook. It's real smart and cool, but I don't even know wtf is happening.
Jazz not my jam. Having said that, themes presented in this album are easy to digest.
It sure was a jazz album! While this is certainly a musically competent record, I was expecting something more “Miles Davis-y”? I didn’t really feel anything outside of “Moon Dreams”. But for 1957 this is good.
Not the greatest jazz but decent.
Trompetista de mucho nivel y pionero de su estilo. Para inconformistas del jazz y amantes de este instrumento
Miles Davis est un incontournable. Cet album de sa discographie est quand même assez important. Par contre cette période du jazz n'est pas ma favorite. J'aime comment on entend que le band enregistre le tout ensemble, mais le style encore légèrement orchestral est un peu ennuyant.
If peeing your pants is cool...
Old-school Miles Davis, it's good. Does raise questions for me about the scope of this list - should straight classical albums have a place on it too?
There are a few musical artists that are able to capture the zeitgeist of the moment and chart new territory with their vision, radically changing their style over the decades and also changing music, art and fashion at the same time. I would put Miles in this category, along with Neil Young and David Bowie. Every time they changed their style listeners would be challenged but after other groups follow their lead, time would show that they were bleeding edge and way ahead of their time. Over 5 decades Miles would go from Big Band to Be-bop, to Cool, to Modal to Electric rock fusion. This album is basically a collection of material he did in the late 40s and shows his transition to Cool. Although it's a solid album, my favourite works by him were yet to come in his Modal period.
My least favorite Miles Davis album.
Really great musicianship. Didn't catch my ear though, probably down to not really understanding or knowing much about the era to fully appreciate it
Sehr gutes Jazz Album
I really disliked my last Miles Davis album but found this much more mellow and enjoyable. Still not what I’m into but a much smoother ride than Bitches Brew.
a bit too simplistic
This is really solid and maybe would have been a 4 or 5 with anyone else but I feel that, with the hindsight of what Davis would go on to do, it's a little underwhelming. It's a good listen and clearly very influential but just doesn't have the same emotional impact as his modal jazz period or the intrigue of his more experimental later work
Just not the biggest fan of jazz. Miles is a legend but it can’t hold my attention. Faded in to background music almost immediately.
Iconic LP cover and great title. My jazz knowledge is not enough to understand the impact or influence of this album over others of its era. It’s pleasant enough, but not special enough. Late 1950s Miles onwards for me.
not my shpeed
Would like to enjoy more jazz.