Birth Of The Cool

Great talent. Just didn’t tickle my fancy.

The value of this kind of jazz is in its live performance. It's more suitable for live listening than listening from a recording.

Eh... it's jazz

Ei vittu mitä paskaa oikeasti meinasin olla kuuntelematta mutta en ollut hiiri. Ei todellakaan jatkoon 1/5.

The least interesting Miles Davis album I've heard

I don’t get it and I don’t like it.

Jazz = shite

jazz

Boring ass jazz with a song named Israel. Zero stars if I could.

Birth of the Corny. Wish the compilers of the list would limit each artist to one album maximum, for Miles maybe 2, and this shouldn't be one of them.

The nerdiest geek on the lamest 90s B-Grade teen comedy would be cooler than this. Trumpets and jazz? No thanks.

Well I had dodged a bullet for a few blissful jazz free weeks. I knew it couldn't last so here goes. Someone get the wasp and put it in the milk bottle. That's what this sounds like to me. Not as tuneless as the last effort of his but not great. I thought I missed singing on these records until the last song which has tuneless singing to go with the music. A big well deserved 1.

fine i dont want to listen to this rn

good, but just melody

Another Miles Davis album? Please stop with the 50's jazz stuff Not for me

Dire. Utterly tuneless.

Too long….

Skipped most of this one

One star because you are making me rate it.

Not my music

pff

slow and jazz

Day 174 Nope, my third Miles Davis album and the third one I’ve hated, I keep expecting it to click because of how highly rated Miles is but I think I just have to accept I’m cloth-eared when it comes to Jazz music

i just dont get jazz

Not a fan of jazz and this didn't add much to my appreciation. Just boring.

I dont like the 50s

I hate jazz. It is the most boring genre in history.

Nie lubię jazzu, ale po pierwszych kilku nutach nie zostałem odepchnięty, więc plus. Dobra, po drugiej piosence już mi się znudziło. Maybe im stupid (albo faktycznie nie lubię jazzu), ale każda z piosenek brzmi tak samo. Gdyby nie krótkie pauzy pomiędzy utworami, myślałbym, że wciąż leci pierwszy utwór. Jak się nie skupiam to zaczyna mi się podobać. Przyjemny jako background noise. Minusem jest to, że jak uświadomię sobie, że nie skupiam się na muzyce to wtedy zaczynam się na niej skupiać i przestaje mi się podobać. Cieszę się, że już skończyłem słuchać i już nigdy nie będę musiał wracać do tego albumu. Ja naprawdę nie lubię jazzu.

jazz music is NOT my thing at all

Richtiger Dreck alla Typ Jazz für Wichtigtuer unfassbar dass man sowas aufgenommen hat, obwohl das damals noch teuer war klingt nach Soundcloud Jam Schrott aber gut wir hatten ja nichts meine Meinung

2/10 - Instrumental Jazz

I’m not a big fan of jazz, but I can understand the appeal. It reminded me a lot of tracks you’d have for a movie, like crime/thriller or even a comedy. There’s too much noise and a lot of instruments being played and it’s quite overwhelming. 1/5

didn’t wanna rate trumpet

So this immediately wasn't my cup of tea because i don't like jazz, but i did give it a listen. It reminded me of the kind of music that is played during theatre when they are changing scenes or in the beginning when the lights turn on and you see them all move their ways before someone starts speaking. With that said, i still couldn't wait for the album to be over. I can listen to maybe one or two songs like that, but definitely not the whole album.

Square music

instrumental, but mostly because not my cuppa

Blues are just not for me.

Nicht mein Genre!

I've never enjoyed this. It's not quite on the level of Trout Mask must listen bullshit, but it is close. I love Miles and regularly listen to the motherfucker, but I'm not one of those completists that worships everything he put out. It smacks of the crossover period between say the swinging Duke and Bird bebop and he's still looking for a sound, in short it is a mess. I've never understood the recorded in the 40's released in the 50's bizzo either. Actually, as it is playing, I'm reminded it really give me the shits. But he was a motherfucker.

Fuck jazz

Nie. 1/5

Eh, fine. Just not my jam. 1/5 stars.

I realize it's a good album and Miles Davis is one of the best to ever do it. It just isn't my type of music.

não eh mto meu tipo

Miles Davis is an amazing musician, I'm just not that into instrumental jazz. At least Darn That Dream has words. And it was fairly interesting. Can we get more of that? Best song: Darn That Dream

É jazz. Puro Jazz. O que vem na cabeça quando falam "jazz". É isso. Esquecível. Já é a imagem consolidada do jazz, nada de diferente.

He’s having more fun than the audience

I don't get Jazz. I'm sure this is very good but not for me

01) Move - 5,0 02) Jeru - 5,0 03) Moon Dreams - 5,5 04) Venus De Milo - 4,5 05) Budo - 5,0 06) Deception - 4,5 07) Godchild - 4,5 08) Boplicity - 4,5 09) Rocker - 4,5 10) Israel - 4,5 11) Rouge - 4,5 12) Darn That Dream - 5,5 TOTAL: 4,79 (48/100) Current ranking: 517/545 This is so boring...

After spending time with a range of jazz records during this challenge, I can confidently say that Miles Davis is a master of his craft. His technical skill and musical intuition are undeniable, and I understand why he is held in such high regard within the genre. That said, jazz simply doesn’t resonate with me. Despite recognizing the artistry involved, I find the music unengaging — it tends to blur together and leave little lasting impression. It’s a genre that, for me, lacks emotional connection or excitement. Favourite Track: Jeru stood out with its lighter, more melodic tone — it was the one moment that genuinely caught my attention. Least Favourite: Unfortunately, much of the rest of the album felt indistinct; the tracks seemed to merge into one continuous, unmemorable experience. Album Artwork: A classic, minimal jazz cover — fitting but nothing remarkable.

Not me.....

21/1001 In the town where I was born, grew up and still call home to this day, Tuesday evenings are frequently, although less so in recent years, accompanied by bell ringing rehearsals at the parish church, the unmistakable sound of which can be heard pretty much right across town. It is my understanding - and I may be completely wrong about this - that the seemingly random noises they produce during these sessions is the result of something called "change ringing", wherein they ring the peal of six bells in a system determined more by mathematical sequences than by any consideration for musicality and melody. I could not possibly begin to comment on how skilled our local campanologists were, nor how accurately and satisfactorily they were executing the changes, because, regardless of any notion of skill or proficiency in execution, the resulting sound was still an ABSOLUTELY F**KING MEANINGLESS DIRGE to my ears. And this, I regret to inform you, is also all true of Miles Davis, jazz music in general and this album. Miles Davis may be the best jazz musician to have ever graced this planet - I simply could not tell you from listening to these tracks, pieces of music which exist to move me not one iota. If playing every note there is, in every possible articulation and every imaginable sequence is the goal, then he surely wins the prize. Congratulations, Miles.

Really not my cup of tea at all. I find it very distracting listening to jazz in general.

Jazz: nope Miles Davis Jazz: double nope

Can't do big band or jazz

this kind of jazz is too much for my tiny smooth brain

I don't mind a bit of jazz, but I didn't like this. Possibly it's that it's brass band.bur no not for me.

Who let the toddlers have access to the music box at the nursery? Tinnitus inducing mish-mash of uncoordinated noise.

Jolly jazz at its best. Great for background music, which it was on this listen. So unfortunately it didn't have or grab my attention as much as it should have done.

ugh, jazz. whatever.

3/10

Meh. Not as bad as some of his stuff, but still crap.

😴

Still not a jazz fan

This is probably a very good jazz album, but I am not a fan of jazz at all, so it is 1 star or F for me.

Sorry to say, but this is just horrifically boring to me. Instrumental background jazz does nothing for me.

I know he's talented and famous, but gogdamn, it's tough for me to make it through a jazz album. No need to relisten, I'm not going to enjoy.

Couldn't get through it.

Sorry Miles Davis I cannot stand this

Improvisointi tappaa varovaisen kiinnostuksen teemoja kohtaan. Jazz-artistit ovat väärässä metafysiikasta.

I don't like Jazz, cool or hot.

Jazz is not my thing. Sound everybody plays on his own and not like a band together. A wonder that the same song sound the same, playing it next time....

Ass on steel man.

What the fuck is this? Where are the melodies? Sounds like bunch of skilled deaf musicians playing together. Will not listen again!

Jazz has plenty of talent but there's a reason people use it for elevator music. It's easy to listen to in the background, but when you actively try to listen, it has no entertainment value. There were only a couple songs here that I could even listen to past 30 seconds before getting immensely bored, and every song felt like an eternity

Not my thing. Too much cacophony.

1. move - 1 2. jeru - 1 3. moon dreamz - 1.5 4. venuz de milo - 1 5. budo - 1 6. deception - 1 7. god child - 1 8. boplicity - 1 9. rocker - 1.5 10. izrael - 1.5 11. rouge - 1 12. darn that dream - 1

It’s confirmed, still not a jazz fan. I can imagine this music playing in the background at a dinner party. I’m glad I listened to it, but won’t be revisiting this album.

I know I'm supposed to like it but it's not that good. 2/10

Didn't love.. I like words in music.

Great album but my brain is a bit too stupid for jazz. Too many things going on

uninspired

This just isn't for me.

death of the cool, false advertising 1 stars

really wasn't in the mood for this, so slow....

I'm aware of Miles Davis, and I appreciate in his genre he's a

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.

Absolutely not for me.

Just don’t get jazz at all

Non. Je ne me ferai jamais à toutes ces notes jouées un peu au pif. Aucun plaisir.

It's the God damn jazz juice. One for the Bobby Nuts' Offal Collection.

Honestly Mid. Not a big jazz guy but I bet it was bumpin when my grandpa and grandma had my dad

Tried. Couldn’t get into it.

Elevator lounge music. Background filler. Next.

Just don’t connect with this style of music. Sorry!

Meh. Only listened to a couple songs.

Doet me een beetje denken aan de lokale harmonie of fanfare. Helaas is dit album veel meer jazz dan ik lief heb. Als het een pianospeler zou zijn, zou ik zeggen dat ik het teveel gepingel vind :-). *

ew.

Not my cup of jazz tea

Jazz är för långtråkigt funkar som lounge musik

Not for me

Closest I get to jazz is Steely Dan

1.5

Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by jazz musician Miles Davis, with 11 tracks from Davis's nonet during 1949 and 1950. This album - as the name suggests - was the birth of cool jazz music, which is more relaxed and lighter than original jazz at the time. It's like combining jazz and classical music together to create a sophisticated sound. At release, this album didn't make a splash, but listeners did enjoy the change of pace jazz music. Over time, this album has gained more popularity as a result of this style of jazz becoming more popular than the older and faster, "bepop" style. This album is included in this famous list of albums because it's historically significant in the jazz genre. Although I am not a huge fan of jazz music, I did enjoy letting this album play in the background while I worked.

Elevator music at best

Don't like jazz

Hvis jeg var til jazz, så var det fedt. Stadig kaosjazz, men hey. Nu har jeg lyttet det færdigt, og det er som om jeg har lyttet til ét lang kaosnummer. Lettere stresset.

Didn't like it at all. Seems too chaotic. I guess I don't understand jazz...

Jazz is the pits

Rubbish.

I am not cool. I don't understand this, let alone enjoy it at all. I think it's hereditary, I heard my Mum this week say the same thing, she doesn't get it either. I don't know if it's meant to be impressive technically, or in an abstract art kind of way, or is it just avoiding the norm. I could probably learn to get it, but that sounds painful.

I first listened to this when I was in high school. My mom had the CD, and I took it to my room...pretty sure I never gave it back to her. Can’t wait to get back to it.