Reviews (page 12 of 14)
Miles, always wonderful!
Next 5 songs played by my Spotify Algorithm: Thelonius Monk Septet - Crepuscule with Nellie Charlie Parker Quartet - Love For Sale - Take 3 Keith Jarret - Interlude #3 Bud Powell Trio - Lullaby of Birdland John Coltrane Quartet - It's Easy to Remember
siis nautin 1000 kertaa enemmän musiikista jossa on sanotukset mut tää kyl bängäs silti! oikein hyvää hissimusaa joka oli sellasta ettei tartennu yhtää ajatustakaa pistää sen suuntaan. tho yllättäen alko kyllästyttää vähä jossai vaihees mut oikein etevää työmussaa :)
It was okay to listen to but a bit boring.
Prime jazz, will always be a fan of american jazz from that period.
Not my kind of jazz.
Ik zie de naam Miles Davis en oude trauma's borrelen zich een weg omhoog in m'n lichaam. Het eerste wat ik doe is de lengte van het album checken: 36 minuten. Misschien gaat dit me toch lukken. Ik merk dat m'n geduld voor dit soort muziek compleet is weggeslagen na wat nare ervaringen via deze lijst. Dit is niet eens de meest rommelige, abstracte jazz (zeker vergeleken met Teefjes Brouwsel is dit veel samenhangender) maar toch heb ik er helemaal geen zin in. Dit is meer de Whiplash-jazz. Topfilm, kutmuziek. Dit is voor mij een 2, puur vanwege het feit dat dit beter behapbaar is dan eerder genoemd album van Miles. Toch zijn ook deze 36 minuten een flinke uitdaging voor me. Ik zal het er nog een keer bij zeggen: Ik vind dit wel goed/knap, maar ik vind het gewoon kut om te luisteren.
Très bon jazz, j'ai adoré. Musicalement très riche, calme et entraînant. Parfait pour travailler par exemple.
This was the perfect album to listen
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
This album is part of my soul.
Don’t know much about jazz but it was good to work to
I mean what can you say. Top
Miles don’t miss.
Cool jazz, relaxing but fun to listen to. Doesn't blow me away though.
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.
4.2/5
Its exactly what you'd think cool Jazz by Miles Davis!
Greatness on display!
Not a fan of Jazz, heavy for my ears and mind. It is chaotic at the same time light and not in your face, so on the level of annoyingly chaotic for me. With that said, there were some interesting aspects of the compositions and sounds. Really like to catch glimpses of drum parts, mostly.
Chill, enjoyed doing chores while listening to this, loved the more upbeat and relaxed feel, but not too mellow.
jazz still goes over the top the last song with a singer is interesting in the end of the album
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.
Absolutely fantastic. Beautiful Jazz in a way that only Miles can do. Pure art.
Jazzy little Diddy
Thought it was nice background music! Didn’t really move me in any way! Favorite song was godchild!
What a classic.
Nice maar niet mijn ding.
Nice and chillax, v cool
Didn't love.. I like words in music.
banger jazz album
Perfect.
Obviously great music. I wish I knew how to enjoy.
A nice chill album.
You can't give Miles Davis less than 4 stars.
This is a great jazz album
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.
Boplicity is a fab name for a track. Miles Davis is the coolest cat
Smooth vibes all around
I listen to jazz all of the time so had to keep reminding myself that this was the album of the day up for review and not one of my standard playlists. I have a really hard time deciding if certain jazz recordings or albums are good or not and I seem to like it all (unless it has organ or glockenspiel, haha). It’s almost like I don’t have enough knowledge or understanding to make any opinion and have never really listened critically. I have a Miles Davis record and know he’s one of the greatest trumpeters (trumpeteers?) of the genre. I did really enjoy this album. It’s cool how important the late 50’s were for jazz and what a big influence a few leaders like Miles Davis had on the progression of jazz. Four stars, more like 4 1/2, but this didn’t knock my socks off to earn a five. I’m still wearing socks.
Awesome jazz album. I really need to listen to more jazz. Jazz is my reading music of choice. 5 stars
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”
Wow. Six stars.
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.
Stressful
So cool
Smooth jazz at its finest. Will definitely explore more into Miles Davis after this listen.
flawless
Boring - not to my taste
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.
Maybe Davis' 5th or 6th best album but still very good. In my opinion if you wanted a great example of Bop or Davis on this list you could have chosen others.
Great album but my brain is a bit too stupid for jazz. Too many things going on
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
i like jazz
really dig this album even though nothing really stood out as a single of the album. 3.9/5. Listened 3x
It's good jazz Bront.
So cool
uninspired
Pretty chill! I don't much listen to music without lyrics, so but I enjoyed it for sure.
At this point in time I appreciate the musicianship but I don't like jazz at all.
jazzy
Great album, not a bad track on the entire thing.
Part of taking this challenge was to listen to albums and genres I wouldn't pick but choice but the more I listen to jazz the more I realise that I will never like it. To my ears this sounds like cheesy background music
sämre version av kind of blue
This just isn't for me.
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
I'm not a huge fan of jazz
Good background music. Awesome album name.
Noodly jazz meant for a reflective city day
Birth of cool Love the horn arrangements and the harmonys on the melodys. Favorite tunes are Moon Dreams, Israel, and God Child
Another absolute classic. There is a lot I could say about this record too, Gil Evans arrangements are so genius on this, and it’s such a beautiful reaction to what what was going on in jazz at the time.
I’m sorry don’t hate me. I think I only like slow jazz
death of the cool, false advertising 1 stars
I LOVE jazz and this is one of my favorite time periods for it. The big band structure with amazing soloists is just the best. These musicians are making art whenever they touch pick up the instrument.
Decent album. Nothing really groundbreaking but a nice listening still. Perfect to listen to while walking at night
Good. Not quite as downtempo as expected. Didn't know it was a compilation album. 4.2
good shit had a pretty good day today had a rlly heavy talk w celi after gym today about her not being as good of friends with abe anymore love life love my friends
Platonic idea of jazz. Range in moods and emotions. Probably unfair, but didn't come off as experimental or revolutionary as reputation would indicate. But that's looking back nearly 70 years later. Would be good to listen again with better knowledge of the time.
Groovy, not really my style but still enjoyed it. It was ok. (72%)
I could listen to him all day! Such an awesome album.
Awesome Jazz. Very easy to listen to while working. Not too crazy, but keeps things interesting.
Ugh this one is good
Shorter songs than live. Great early album from the 50s
This was completely different to almost everything i normally listen to but I really enjoyed it. It was nice to have some instrumental music to listen to whilst studying. Although I did feel like I was studying in war time. You can tell he has an amazing talent for playing music.
Miles Davis is 5/5, but this album is not his best. Sorry Miles...
Amazing, jazz legend.
Birth of the cool is right.
5. A great example of a jazz album. I'm probably biased since I'm a jazz musician, but it's still great
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
Not a jazz fan, not sure what context I'm missing in which enjoys this music.
Super excited! Love Miles Davis but never heard this Album.
Perfect beginner jazz
Not really much to say. Just some pretty *cool* jazz.
It was a fine album, but felt like background music. I was busy, so will need to give this another listen
Jazz is jazz
Miles Davis is a legend.
This was a great jazz album! Miles Brown imbues so much emotion in his trumpet playing, and it made this album a joy to listen to.
Not a jazz fan.
Familiar with the album. Not typically my choice for daily listening. Solid album, but not my favorite Miles Davis album.
This was the birth of cool!
Don’t have much to say except this was just a lot of fun to listen to! Strong instrumentation and soloing!
emmm, don't like it
Great in a mellow, put it on at a house party for intellectuals type of way.
Not my bag I’m afraid. Found it quite repetitive
It’s not Kind of Blue or Bitches Brew. But it is Miles. At least a 3.5
Classic jazz
Pretty jazzy jazz!
Now this is some cool jazz...
Nice. I like some Miles Davis and this is one of the better ones we've had
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.
Yawn, a bunch of arbitrary be-bop jazz tootling over those cliched up'n'down double bass scales and ride cymbal/snare brush-heavy jazz drumming. Nice. Yes, he's a great trumpeter, perhaps some Purcell or military marches might make for better material. Not cool.
48/100
Pleasant enough I suppose, didn't really blow me away but also was completely inoffensive.
Iha jees!
Good bebop
Entspannter Jazz. Nicht ganz meine Musik. Aber super als background
Oh boy I am excited for this one. Just started listening to the first song. Already love it. Great vibes!
The world is very lucky that miles Davis was born when jazz was popular because he can play the shit out of music. This is a great ensemble album with Davis leading the way with some really nice horn skills. The man was one of the best and this album is jazz worth listening to. Would definitely revisit this album when I want to hear more jazz. 8.2/10
Sure is cool, effortlessly so; sounds so bright, so elegant. Shimmers. I loved it.
This album slaps from start to finish.
A nice and relaxing album.
The essence of cool jazz. Little swing and yet miles had many more creative cycles left.
2.5, just music you do a task or homework with or something.
Opzich prima jazz maar na 1 nummer heb ik het wel gehoort. Persoonlijk helemaal geen fan van jazz
Love
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
What a fantastic album!! Perfect!
Not a huge Jazz fan but I liked this album.
Just jazz
It is cool but all tends to merge into a wallpaper sound of sameness. Sometimes Myles gets some dynamism going but not often enough.
The title is accurate
Relaxing but not my type
Can’t go wrong with Miles Davis. 5/5
really wasn't in the mood for this, so slow....
I mean, it does not get better than this. No comparison.
Can't go wrong with Miles Davis! This one is subdued and really laid back. No tracks really stood out over the others but I didn't pay close enough attention to take detailed notes. I really enjoyed this one!
Maybe the coolest album ever released, what else can you say? Feels like I'm in a dimly lit smoky room with a 2 drink minimum that smells like cigars and musty wood, how much cooler can you get? Of course you have Miles doing his thing but I don't often listen to the more arranged tunes with the whole horn section instead of just the 4 or 5 dudes. It's good stuff.
So cool. Seriously, you could keep a side of beef in this album, thats how cool it is. 5/5
The album is sooo groovy. Love it!
I enjoyed the album and 50s era Jazz in general. Didn't realize this was a compilation record. Repetitive in spots
I really liked this album, but for me the level of 5 star Miles Davis album is Kind of Blue
i can appreciate it, but it was a bit boring and repetitive. i would play it in a nice restaurant.
i'm no expert on jazz but i can say it sounds great
Perfect album for dinner or hanging out in the evening
Beautiful.
I think this is background music for the waiting room at the dentist.
Jazz canónico. Un 4.
Cool jazz.Correcto.
Cool.
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.
Is this where cool started? Was nothing cool before this? I’d say democracy was pretty cool. Pizza, that showed up before this. But hey, can’t argue with Miles. This is another great collection of studio sessions, further solidifying that the man was the goat.
If smashing the fifth star whenever Miles Davis pops up is cool, consider me the man himself!
Didnt lie- it was cool 4/5
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
Miles Davis is always good, but this album is a bit under his best.
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.
More enjoyable than Bitches Brew, less exciting than Kind of Blue.
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.
It’s a jazz album, sorry to jazz but I didn’t get anything out of this.
chill jazz, sånn man likæ
This is my third Miles Davis album. Even though this is as good as the others, I give a vote towards the spirit of “before you die.” In my opinion, we could find 1-2 different albums and someone on their death bed doesn’t need to waste their time after Kind of Blue or Bitches Brew.
Guess i like jazz now 🤷♂️
I'm not smart enough for this
I'm aware of Miles Davis, and I appreciate in his genre he's a
Rating this fresh off from Kind of Blue. This is much less focused and free. There's a lot going on here, while Kind of Blue was more subdued and structured. While I liked Kind of Blue, I enjoy this album for the energy and dynamics. Though it's not the daily driver that KOB was, it is more upbeat. I think I'd have a rough time listening to this on a relaxed Sunday afternoon. I could maybe put this on for the a.m. routine for a little pep in my step. Neither are better and both very adequate.
Miles Davis' "Birth Of The Cool" is definitely cool. The kind of cool that sadly isn't "cool" anymore.
Too short!
This some how seems "jazzier" than Kind of Blue but I think I prefer the melancholy of Kind of Blue.
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.
Own on Vinyl
Birth Of The Cool is the third album from Miles Davis that I have reviewed for this list of 1001 albums, but those other two albums I had previously listened to on my own just trying to educate myself about jazz in general. I am relatively ignorant about jazz, and I had not heard of Birth Of The Cool before. I was surprised how short all of the tracks were, compared to the longer tracks on other albums from Davis. The length of the tracks didn't change my opinion of the music, I was just surprised. I did like the album, and could easily come back to this for a second listen. I was glad that "Darn That Dream" was not on the orginal album, because I did not like that song and I don't want to include that in my rating of this album.
4.5
Groovy, easy listening jazz.
A very enjoyable jazz record. Feels a little dated now because of how much later artists really pushed the genre, but I could easily see why this one has so much influence.
3.4 kewl faves: move, moon dreams
4/5. A unique experience being not too familiar with jazz. I wasn’t aware these songs were some of the first to change the music space to the slower more methodical method of jazz music. It’s unique for sure, but I wouldn’t play it all the time. I’m giving it the 4 for importance and it is great background music.
TIL I'm not cool
Many miles to go.
sure, but it had some growing up to do
Compilation album?!?? Why? Music here is absolutely great, but the idea of putting a compilation album on this list is beyond my comprehension, and hitting a low.
Skiba bedepaboo jazz
I really liked this - easy going, hummable, excellent playing It's not as adventurous as some of his later work - but that was kind of nice also haha it wasn't so challenging
Great listen overall!
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.
If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis
Wonderful album!
Skilled musician, but not my thing
A nice afternoon listen in the sunshine.
Calming and classic
Awesome album, not my favourite Miles Davis album, but still great.
Alright some more jazz! We just recently rewatched LaLa Land. It's cool how much he loved jazz in that movie. It will help me get through the last hour of work. Nice! I liked it but prolly only a 2.
I actually liked this album. I enjoyed the piano at the end. It is also only 30 minutes long. I will round up.
I mean I can’t hate what I can’t understand
This is the third Miles Davis album for me in this project, and it's been interesting to listen to these milestones of his career (out of 61 albums!!!). Kind of Blue, from 1959, was considered the masterpiece of his early work, and In a Silent Way, from 1969, demonstrated the boundaries that Davis was pushing by adding electricity. (I'm still waiting for Bitches Brew.) This might have the earliest recordings we're listened to in this project, being from 1949-50. This is, as the title suggests, the introduction of Davis' cool jazz. I am very glad to have listened to this really enjoyable album. Out of context, however, I'm not sure it would have been greatly distinctive. So much that came after followed this lead, and it led to so much jazz that sounds just like this.
Sure, this is some cool jazz, and I found it all lovely. Although, it may have been a bit too cool and I think that I would do a poor job of distinguishing each track and matching it to its name. They all fell very much into the same groove for me.
This didn't quite hold the magic that Kind of Blue and In a Silent Way had for me. Solid, soothing jazz though.
Definitely cool. This project has opened me to the wonders of jazz.
Technically proficient and full of soul. You'll need to like jazz to enjoy this one.
If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis. The album is nice, but not as exciting as some of his other works. His music is always original, but this one feels more “of the time” while many of his others feel like future jazz that the rest of the world takes a while to catch up to. That being said, it’s still an incredible jazz album. I enjoyed every track and will most definitely listen to it again sometime in the future. 4/5
A really interesting Miles Davis compilation album; quite different from the albums that came later, like Kind Of Blue. Much shorter compositions on this album with a lot less solos than on Miles Davis' later work. And it makes it a really interesting timepiece, but it can't hold my attention as long as as the jazz that came later. Looking into it, the compositions are so short because the music was recorded in 1949 when everything was released on 78 rpm records with little space on it. Almost all jazz from that time consists of shorter songs and you only got real albums from 1950, so that's why. You have to see this jazz in its time, of course, a lot would change in jazz in the next 15 years. So it remains a bit of background music for me. Nevertheless: beautiful arrangements, good compositions, excellent players, good album. And the key role of these recordings in the development of post-war jazz can hardly be denied, of course.
day 17. this was so good! an instant mood booster, short and sweet with nothing dragged out. I rarely listen to single jazz artists (sometimes a playlist) so I don't really have the knowledge to explain what sets Miles Davis apart, but I'll take everyone else's word for it and make a note to pay more attention :) faves: Move, Boplicity, Budo, Jeru 4.5/5 rounded to 5
upbeat , fast tempo sounds. very pleasant slow/somber notes which don’t feel out of place. feels like the embodiment of it’s time period. may not be my favorite miles davis album , but a great one for sure.
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.
Great album, solid musicianship, short and to the point.
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?
cool
Jazz
1957. Move, Venus De Milo, Boplicity
Classy
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
I like jazz and so I don't mind this. Miles Davis I can listen to all day. Great album and definitely not one note. Value the creativity in the music.
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
Well, it's nice to listen to but not something I would do regularly
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.
I know this is a groundbreaking work by an all-time great, so I sort of feel as though I should be giving it 5 stars. But, while it was an enjoyable listen, maybe my ears aren't attuned enough to jazz to know exactly why this is the best. It's really good, though!
Just a full album of ambient jazz. Not bad but not really my thing Saved tracks: Jeru, Rouge
Good background :) for homework
Four albums by this fucker, my arch-nemesis, and this is the first one that I would call even barely listenable. I don't get it. I know that he's probably in the top 3 most influential musicians of all time, but my brain rejects his music. This is strictly a Charles Mingus and John Coltrane household.
Like it says on the tin. I prefer fucked-up coke-and-wah Miles but this cannot be denied.
Just great Jazz.
Great
I love this album. It’s one of my favorite “just drank a cup of coffee albums.” The opening track “Move” has a great caffeinated energy. I’ve listened to this album countless times and I’ll listen to it countless more times in my life. It’s always a great pick-me-up. A fantastic driving album too. And one of the best album titles of all time too. Sometimes, the phrase “Birth of the Cool” pops into my head and I think, damn what a great title.
This is really a killer album. Miles Davis is a genius but his band is equally as impressive behind him. I love the solos and phrasing- just really incredibly enjoyable stuff. I listened to this and blinked and the album was over. Sometimes that happens with me with Jazz and it's wonderful when it does but it also means that if I'm not writing down my thoughts in a rapid stream-of-consciousness manner, then I'm not going to recall all of them. That's ok! Easy 4/5 for me.
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
Great album Amazing improvisation
It was ok ,
Love this. Got a few Miles Davis records but never listened to this. Wish I was around in that era to see this type of jazz in its peak. Often gets a bad rep as musically its allover the place, but thats what I love about it. There’s no containing it, they just go with it. As someone who makes most things up as I go along, I find this reassuring. Always found something really comforting about jazz and Miles Davis in particular. I’ll be adding this to my ‘go to’ list for when I’ve had a shit day
Recognised most of this, think it's heavily used by generic live jazz bands, which makes sense cos it's really good. Pretty much the pinnacle of background restaurant music which is a bit of a back handed compliment. I would never specifically put this on to listen to it but it's great for what it is.
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.
Leaps and bounds better than anyone... You could say he's miles ahead
I understand that this is influencial and innovative but I can't connect to it emotionally. I need to listen to it several more times to let it sink in.
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.
Jazz is eigenlijk alleen maar leuk in een donkere club, laat op de avond met een glaasje erbij. Op een gewone maandagmiddag werkt het niet echt voor mij.
Prima zo op de achtergrond, maar dat is het dab ook wel
Jazz is not my ☕ of 🫖
Mijn mening over jazz blijft hetzelfde.
L'écoute a passé si vite! Je me sens toujours incompétente pour parler de jazz, mais cet album était effectivement très «cool» dans son énergie qui ne se pressait pour rien et laissait la trompette se déployer. Me donne envie de danser.
Early Miles, probably my least favorite era of Miles but it's still Miles.
Miles is always great and the band is impeccable.
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.
Vad ska man säga? Det är ju Miles.
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.
A wonderful listen with great vibes and amazing skill. I loved how much complexity was able to fit in these short songs
Miles Davis is great. Solid album and a fantastic listen
Not the most flashy, exciting jazz album out there but Miles Davis does jazz trumpet so damn well.
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.
How can you not like this? I get if you don't love it but it's just some cool jazz which is just a great album. Guess guys like the current top review just have to dislike it to feel edgy.
i never listen jazz, i think that is a good beginning in this world
Absolutely not for me.
Palatable, cool, smooth, but nothing hooks or wows you. Kinda unfair to put a compilation up against full albums, but pioneering none the less.
Classic small ensemble defines a new style of Jazz. Always in my top 20 of essential listens.
Me gusta porque pasa rápido
Great album!
The opening track sets up exactly how cool this album is going to be. Sophisticated yet relaxing, complex but with enough melody to hang onto; the songs seem to float along morphing from mood to mood. Miles Davis and an all star line up in their prime charting an exciting new path. The Birth of Cool is aces, and is exactly the kind of groundbreaking album this list is for.
Ganske okay album til at have kørende i baggrunden! Det kunne jeg godt sagtens høre igen, tror jeg.
Pretty enjoyable jazz record that doesn’t outstay it’s welcome and is a bit easier to listen to than a lot of his other records. The energy is fairly high and there’s a lot going on with the large variety of instruments. Much better than I thought.
It might not be the actual birth of cool but it’s certainly the soundtrack to it. Complex patterns and gorgeous instrumentation keep the flow going while Davis shows he is a master.
Listened to this twice in a row. Definitely like it. Honestly can't say much more because I'm a jazz noob a bit, but it was fun and energetic and has this quality where I never know wtf is going on but it's cohesive and done with intent? I dig it.
Just an absolutely beautiful and perfect record. The classic Blue Note releases are as good as they get.
I'm very clever I like jazz man
wicked licks and rapid jazz. dynamite.
Smooth as silk
With the exception of Kind of Blue, nothing tops this. Birth of the Cool is a flawless album. Intamite and immediate while also challenging
A nice collection of jazz. I prefer his later stuff, but this can't be sniffed at.
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.