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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.
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!
Good background :) for homework
Just great Jazz.
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.
Great album Amazing improvisation
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.
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.
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.
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
Palatable, cool, smooth, but nothing hooks or wows you. Kinda unfair to put a compilation up against full albums, but pioneering none the less.
Great album!
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.
I love the flex of naming this album "Birth of the Cool," but it earned the title. I'm not really into jazz, but I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this.
A collection of Davis' pioneering "cool jazz" recordings, marked with a distinct style and incorporating polyphony and harmony techniques drawn from classical music. Great set of polished, focused tunes.
A Miles Davis album is always an adventure and a nice road trip. Good company, even when you have baf luck and they locked you up at a parking of a supermarket. Just keep your cool and fix it, thats what you can do thanks to this album 😉. Great jazz trip.
Feel cool listening to this one. The arrangement takes you on a journey
as much as i LOVE miles davis, this isn't his best work, in my opinion. i see the artistic merit, but it's got a more big band-y sound than most of his other stuff, which isn't necessarily in my jazz palette. i prefer my brass instruments with intermittent solos, and more slow-moving. still great composition, just not my general tastes
This album shows the genius of Miles Davis even before he was THE Miles Davis.
I am discovering through this project that I am a fan of Miles Davis. The songs effortlessly blend together to create a lovely mosaic of Jazz instrumental harmony. This album is not as good as 'Kind of Blue' (the other Miles Davis album I've had so far in this challenge) and not as complex, but still sets an easy listening experience FAVORITE SONGS - Jeru - Moon Dreams 3.75/5
It’s jazz!
Pretty *cool* record here (see what I did there?). It's a very nice and relaxing listen with songs that kind of just twist and turn with instrument solos coming out of nowhere. I enjoyed it! 7/10
Doet me denken aan de muziek dat mijn opa vaak opzet, en dat is een goed ding
Babbity toot toot! Accessible jazzzzz
My Miles sweet spot starts about a decade after this, but I do very much enjoy dipping into his older stuff from time to time. This and Kind of Blue are the two first Miles albums I ever heard and the ones I'm still most likely to reach for if I'm looking for chill, early Miles - except when taking the time to visit the ones I've not heard yet. "Moon Dreams" and "Boplicity" are my favourites from this set.
It's good, but it's not Kind of Blue good. Certainly interesting from an historical perspective, as you can hear the transition from bepop and related styles to the hard bop more often associated with the late 50s.
Beautiful album. Time flies by. The mix is flawless, and cheerful, warm horns with the smooth bass make a listen for a sunny day. It's not as interesting as his other albums, which have more textures and intricacies, but Birth of the Cool is a classic, solid jazz record.
La primera obra referencial de Davis. I segurament la més fàcil de digerir en les seves primeres escoltes. Un geni
I don't think this was the rebirth. This was just the straight up birth of the cool.
Miles's first game changer (and the first in quite an impressive list: see *Milestones*/*Kind Of Blue*, *Sketches Of Spain*, *In A Silent Way*/*Bitches Brew*, *On The Corner*...). Not as striking today as those later masterpieces, but still an essential listen for sure... Number of albums left to review or just listen to: less than 700, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: approximately a half so far (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter
Jazzy
I love jazz, and this is of the more upbeat variety. It's very enjoyable but gets a little tedious by the end.
Obviously technically perfect but to me just not as interesting as some of his later work.
I have this album already and I love it
I’d class myself as a casual jazz fan, probably about 4/5 jazz albums Iv listened to frequently. My all time favourite being kinda blue. So I was excited to see this on the list. Enjoyed this, nice short songs easy to appreciate, much less of a challenge than bitches brew, but can tell this is a few years before kind of blue where miles would truly hone his craft. Great jazz album worth a list will be added to my rotation list, just not quite masterpiece level.
I'd consider Sean as cool as Miles Davis!
Miles davis wel eens geluisterd, maar eerste keer wat langer. Lekkere jazz, maar las vaak dat het niet zijn beste is dus ga me er wat meer in verdiepen. 4 sterren voor het opwarmertje
Heel soepel album, luistert gemakkelijk weg. Maar nog niet mn favoriete Miles Davis album
While not my style, the abilities of the musician are not lost on me.
Obviously great
This is pretty cool, Miles. Pretty cool indeed.
Chill, probably would put this on for nice background music. Exciting for instrumental music.
Peppy and fun, but rich with intricate complexity, and also succinct! I suppose for Mr. Davis brevity is the soul of cool? I appreciate that.
Seminal Jazz Album
не понимаю, как оценивать джаз... он почти всегда типа объективно крутой.. но просто с ничего сравню с прослушанным не так давно альбомом сары воан, который мне понравился больше (оценки ничего не значат блин, я не могу так (окей, очев, что они не значат ничего для музыкального мира, но я даже чисто для себя оценивать не могу, сложна))
I mean, it's jazz and it's Miles Davis. It's great.
First Miles Davis album I listened to. Really enjoyed this, and in a weird way, it makes me ready for the Christmas season. Looking forward to more Miles Davis music.
not exactly mys style, but great if you're looking for new tastes
I must have heard this before, idk where. It's good though :)
toot
Very good, short, no duds on this one.
Lovely
Reminded me of both a transition in a movie like "Catch me if you can" and the music you always here in crime drama bar scenes. Very groovy
Jazz canónico. Un 4.
Nice
Very enjoyable! I liked this one more than the other two Miles Davis records we've had so far. Both relaxing and stimulating.
Love me some Miles
Evocative of a specific time and place in American history, this album features great musicians collaborating with each other but for me is not more than music to have in the background. That likely has nothing to do with them and everything to do with me, who did not grow up listening to this kind of music. You can't deny the talent.
Nice short but sweet jazz album.
I mean, what is there to really say? This is some serious jazz for the hep cats! Music like this always makes me think of getting dressed up and working the room at a fancy Christmas party where they serve little tiny cocktail weiners on toothpicks. Tom Hanks would be there, along with Meg Ryan and probably David Letterman. For the record, I do not always get invited to these kinds of Christmas parties, but when I do, I want Miles Davis to be there.
genieten
Ovaj je bas bio upbeat. Mislim da nikad ne mozes pogriješiti sa Milesom. Doktor jazza
Imam veliko poštovanje prema gospodinu Davisu. Najdraži jazz izvođač, bar zasad, uvijek se vraćam njegovim albumima ukoliko želim nešto jazza za smirenje ili prije spavanja. Ovo isto spada u dobre stvari njegove glazbe, kompilacija, ali dobra. Just vibe.
Great. I think
Dat kewl m8
Great ensemble. Miles playing is clear and definitive.
Jazz isn't typically my vibe but it was surprisingly good! Felt a bit like I was in a silent film but decent all the same, felt very calm after, would probably listen again. 7/10
Good Jazz. Confused the shit out of my cats, so you know it's real. Made me do the Early Disney finger wag, so you know it's catchy.
Not the best of miles, but still miles
Well they got that title correct. V. cool indeed.
loving the Jazz
There really is only one word to describe it, and that's "cool". It's just a solid record, and I love the constant use of dissonance throughout. Favorite tracks: "Moon Dream", "Boplicity"
Miles Davis prophesizing my birth 31 years prior. Crazy.
One of the albums that shaped the history of jazz. Not one of my absolute favorite jazz albums to listen to, but definitely a great one and incredibly important.
He's no Kenneth G.
Really solid throughout but I don't think it's the best I've heard from him. Listened to it a few times and want to revisit it again sometime. Favorite: Jeru
I can definitely understand why Miles Davis was so influential to Jazz. I can recognize how he has influenced even some rap artists I listen to. The opening track is stunning with what he can do on the trumpet. I like the fast, snappy pace of most of the tracks. I feel like this is something that should be listened to on vinyl; digital doesn't do it justice. You need to feel it. The trombone solo in Deception makes me miss playing trombone myself. I don't listen to jazz much because there's just so much of it and I don't know where to start, so this was very helpful. I love the genre so much and have been tapping my foot throughout the whole album. It's very noticeable that there is emotion in the songs; Miles Davis portrays it so well.
Excellent, but not my favorite Miles Davis album
Classic album, lots of good stuff. Though not very accessable for non jazz fans.
Good jazz
Relaxing, sounds like an old French film soundtrack.
I really know nothing about jazz. I know I like it live more than on record, and while I own some notable jazz CDs, it's all about catching some killer riffs and solos here and there as opposed to studying the compositions and having any real understanding of the history or the significance of anything I'm listening to. So with Miles Davis, I know he's a pioneer, legend, visionary, difficult personality, brilliant player, but that's not because I listen to a lot of his music or know anything about how he changed the form over the course of his storied career. I appreciated the short compositions on this album, it made it easy to stay with a tune through it's duration, and I was struck by how every player seemed to be as accomplished as the next — no one instrument stood out as the focus or the virtuoso among the ensemble. I later read that these sessions were actually recorded in 1949-50, though not released until 1957, and are credited with ushering in a new style of jazz, called cool jazz. That all makes sense having listened to the album, and I guess I'm a fan of cool jazz. A three? Four? I'm going with a four-star as I can see me teeing this album up again and getting more familiar with it.
Damn, we've been on a roll lately! The release date on this album is deceptive. These tunes were recorded in '49 and '50 in three different sessions, and these recordings were considered pretty odd at the time. It's not quite big band, not quite small combo, not quite bebop, not quite cool. It's something else entirely. ("Something else entirely" pretty much describes all of Miles's landmark recordings.) I dig this stuff, but it's definitely not my favorite of Miles's albums. For one thing, it doesn't showcase any of the individual musicians here particularly well. I mean, it's got Max Roach, one of the great drummers of all time, on 2/3 of these tunes, but you'd never know it. (For that, you'd need to check out any of the recordings he did with Clifford Brown and Sonny Rollins.) If you're not particularly knowledgeable about jazz, I don't know that this album is an especially good introduction to the genre. (Then again, there are so many different kinds of jazz, it's hard to know what would be, except maybe Miles's own "Kind of Blue.") Having said all of that, this is quality music and several of these went on to become jazz standards, so it's a good album to listen to if you become a fan of the genre. It also became massively influential with many of these guys becoming giants of the Cool Jazz movement. This is music that rewards intense listening but also works great in the background. 4.5/5
Favorite songs: jeru, moon dreams, deception, rocker, Israel
Always an interesting listen with Davis.
Not going to lie, Boblicity is one of my all-time favorite jazz tunes. This album was a staple when I went through a jazz phase in high school, in part to being in jazz band. I used to love playing Boblicity in my spare time; I even got pretty decent at it on Bass Trombone. Really good album, but Miles Davis isn't for everyone. There are very similar ticks that Miles uses in pretty much every song. You start to notice it, such that now I can pretty much identify a classic-era Miles Davis song from a mile away. Miles got SUPER offbeat and experimental later in life, but this classic compilations is a great introduction to how Miles became the \"cool\". 4.5/5.
Couldn't name a Miles Davis track, but I know several albums and this one doesn't disappoint. Felt more up beat than Kind of Blue, but that makes sense even just from the titles. Great listen
Cool cool jazz
I wish I had more time to listen to this more than once. What I heard was excellent.
I'm not too crazy about the combination of a larger ensemble and shorter compositions, though the solos are nice. It's hard for me to get a handle on how influential this was. The west coast sound of the late fifties sounded similar, and this is quite different from the sound that Miles and Dizzy and Charlie Parker were putting out in the late forties. It's disappointing that 1001 doesn't pay tribute to either of those two guys who were a huge influence, but that may have something to do with availability of long play releases, etc. It's interesting that Miles would leave them and round up a bunch of white guys for his next recordings. Between a 3 and a 4 for me.
first miles davis listen! and first listen! not really my kind of thing to listen to on its own but just having it on in the background while coding/having dinner was undeniably cool. again, not really my thing but im a bit more curious about jazz now. just a bit.
Lively jazz, pleasant background listening with enough going on to keep interest!
Great jazz album! Very upbeat compared to King of Blue.
8/10. Pretty fun little listen
Solid jazz album, didn’t feel super thematic or anything but it was nice to listen to. 8/10
Decent jazz album, enjoyed it, pretty chill no singing
This was blooming lovely
081022 12:19 4
Very early Miles, I like this era.
Отличный джаз для прогулки теплым летним вечером. Высочайшее исполнительское мастерство. Moon Dreams - шедевр. 7 из 10.
Smooooth
Für mich besser zu hören als viel anderer Jazz! Toll
Großer Titel und voll eingelöst. Kind of Blue finde ich noch bluer
Ég fílaði þessa plötu mjög vel. Hressilegur jazz, skemmtileg lög.
JAZZ CRUDO
Will listen again for sure. Stuff like this needs to be familiar for me before I can really rate it.
great, classic jazz as always. great to study to, I'll be listening to it for my exams for sure.
Much more rhythmically driven than what I remembered. It's crazy to witness how that guy was ahead of its time at such an early stage of its career. He would release a lot more challenging records in the future but this one's too cool to be ignored.
Now that's my kind of jazz (see what I did there?). Awesome vibes to chill to.
I'm not the biggest Jazz connoisseur, but I'm rarely disapoint when I listen to a classic album, especially when it come to Miles Davis.
A wonderfully flowing jazz album that can be played at any time of the day or the night, it will always be good. For me, it's not a jazz essential, but definitely a must for any Miles Davis fans.
Amazing album. Considering the time it was recorded, it is a ground breaker. Opening the jazz to new sounds and styles. It really transport me to an incredible peace on mind.
**5/18/2022 - ALBUM #111** https://open.spotify.com/album/3wG8DcAJVgr7sbWNvKanzS?si=VUbVk0vsSq-0NBq-Brktcg Today's Album: "Birth Of The Cool" by Miles Davis - Miles Davis is just one of those names you hear all the time if you've ever been part of a jazz band, and it's for damn good reason. His jazz arrangements are some of the cleanest, most stylish, and smoothest sounding in my opinion. Plus, his trumpet playing; what could I possibly say about his trumpet playing other than he will probably always sit as one of the top 10 best trumpet players of all time. The production on this album is absolutely stellar for being from the late 50s and it really gives me a perspective of just what was possible back then sonically. The band are really all in tune with each other while still maintaining this very loose feel to each track. There are some minor biffs and cracks from both the saxophones and trumpets, but I actually think it adds a really live feel to it and the mistakes feel simply human. Not every track stands out as an absolute banger or anything, but every good Jazz album will have downtime to add to the flow of the project and this record does it very well. Overall, this is a really great album and it deserves to be in anyone's background-music rotation. There's a reason Miles Davis's music is so celebrated and this album displays exactly what that is. Listen to this one if you like some nice Jazz to have on in the background and don't care too much about, "perfection" in the performances. Highlights: Move, Jeru, Venus De Milo, Budo, Boplicity, Rocker, Isreal, Score: 7.5/10 Great trumpet-focused jazz
i think the album's title defines it, no? it's beautiful, and so smooth. the trumpet, the drums... it's magnificent! this is good to listen to at the end of the day, or during the work day! i quite enjoyed it. perhaps the only draw back of the album is "darn that dream"! when the vocals begin, it's quite shocking for an otherwise entirely instrumental album.
Good album, still need more listens to fully appreciate the compositions
Who knew Miles Davis released music in 1957? Looking at discography, his 1st album was in 1951. Just did not know it was that old. Great background jazz. Nothing like what is cut nowadays, but found to be soothing and top notch. B
5/03/22
I could listen to this all day.
A dense and energetic album, that has added to my snowballing desire to delve more deeply into the world of Jazz. Two things stand out to my extremely untrained jazz-listening ears. The musical agility of each performer is incredible. My hands and lungs ache just thinking about the endurance and precision of movement and breath involved to play these parts. This stands out clearly in the tracks 'Move', 'Budo' and more subtly in 'Israel'. The band is cohesive and perfectly aligned with one another. Their level of collective coordination, even amongst the most frenetic parts of the songs, reveals their dedication to the craft. I can't really point to anyone track as showcasing this more than any other, as I feel like it's evident at all points, in all tracks.
I listened to it while working and totally enjoyed it. Honestly, hearing Anita talk and rave about it and how unique it is among jazz albums elevated it in my mind.
Ömmm… yeah de va
Cool album… ehehehehe
Får mig att villa dansa !
icy 🥶
I mean. This is a turning point album, hugely influential- the ‘birth’ of something new. It’s not perfect, it feels a little out together. But it’s bloody cool.
very quality!! Jazz is very impressive, both in the skill needed to play it, and in the imagination required to compose it
first listen i originally missed this complication of his early work, killer stuff
Birth of the Cool by Miles Davis (1957) This is a fine album by Miles Davis. But it isn’t the familiar Miles Davis of Kind of Blue (1959) or Bitches Brew (1970). This is the early Miles Davis of 1949-1950 (although it wasn’t released until 1957, by which time Davis was already developing way beyond). On this album, instead of hearing Davis’ familiar trumpet leading small and sparingly arranged jazz combo, we get jazz arrangements for nonet (nine-piece band), including the standard instruments of trumpet, drums, bass, piano, two saxophones (alto & baritone), and trombone, but also the rather unexpected tuba and French horn. Nasty critics would have you think this was due to Davis’ inability to keep up with Dizzy Gillespie. Poo. Please note that the title of this album is not “The Birth of Cool”. It is “Birth of the Cool”. And there’s a big difference. Davis would not be so pretentious as to claim that his distinct and original compositional style was the first to be described as “cool” (in our conventional sense). Rather, the album title describes jazz that stays in the ‘cool’ range of the ‘musical color’ spectrum—violets, blues and greens—avoiding the fiery and bombastic reds, oranges, and yellows of ‘hot’ jazz like big band, swing, and bebop. This ‘birth of the cool’ had a long period of living gestation in the mode of unresolved chords and tensionless harmonies from Impressionist composers like Fanelli, Sibelius, Respighi, Ravel, and Debussy (although this last one would deny it). Also, this music sounds more like soft pastels and less like bold and vivid primary colors. More like Claude Monet and less like Joan Miró (Do an internet search of images for these two painters to see what I mean—it can’t adequately be described in words). That said, this music is highly intelligent and extraordinarily well done, even if the idiosyncratic tuba and French horn sound out of place to twenty-first century ears. It is compositionally complex, of course, but it avoids the extremes in range and dynamics, staying within the ‘comfort zone’ of each performer, even to point of having horn players ‘underblow’ to achieve mood and orchestral blend. The overall effect is casual and comfortable. Steady tempos here are best followed by tapping forefinger to thumb rather than trying to use your feet. Keep focused on the melodic lines, leaving chord changes to the experts (not me, anyway). If you’re curious to follow the chord progressions, listen to the piano on this record. That’s its basic function. Flaws are evident, of course, including flubbed notes and some intonation struggles within such a disparate ensemble. And overall, there seems to be a lack of variety, but that shouldn’t prevent an honestly enjoyable experience. Please listen to this one! 4/5
A classic!
Awesome album
Great late 50s era jazz sound
Best jazz so far maybe! Really good!!
Birth of Cool indeed. Miles Davis fucks.
great
Best Song: Moon Dreams. Although I usually prefer my jazz upbeat, this song is the absolute definition of cool. Worst Song: Venus De Milo. A just okay track sandwiched between two far better ones. Overall: Sometimes an album title just fits. This whole album is undeniably cool, suffused with a sort of suave but understated confidence. This is lean back, pour a stiff drink type jazz.
First time of listening and a little embarrassment for not having listened to it before. So Miles went from Be-Bop to Cool Jazz in this one recording, it is amazing how smooth the nonet are across all the tracks, like they have been playing together forever. Loved "Moon Dreams" "Deception" "Godchild" and "Boplicity". It is amazing how modern and relevant these tunes sound today. It just goes to show how ahead of their times Miles and Gerry Mulligan et al were in the late 40's Early 50's. Yup this is one that is justifiably on the list I think. Cool Cats indeed!
Not his best but damn good. 4 🌟
Figo mi è piaciuto.
Look I get it, it miles fuckin Davis, but I cant say that I would listen to any of these songs
yes it was cool
-"Boplicity" is a great song title -I'm still not smart enough to analyze jazz
4/5. Bumpin jazz album, some fire Davis
Love the low reviews from people hearing *this* phase of Miles Davis and going “whoa, mister wacky jazz, you’re going way over my head with this!”
Quite enjoyable. No individual track stood out to me, but it was a smooth and relaxing ride the whole way through. For me, at least, it's more the kind of music that's meant to be enjoyed in the background as you do something else, rather than something you listen to just for the pleasure of it; for that reason, I thought about giving it a 3, but I think it's juuuuuust good enough it can sneak its way in as a 4/5.
Nothing wrong with a little Miles Davis, and this album doesn't disappoint. Jazzy in a way that makes you want to listen to it again, although I don't feel compelled to immediately repeat it. Feels like a 4-star album to me.
Definitely cool but does this imply there was nothing cool before this was recorded in 1949? Products introduced in 1948: Cheetos, Cheez Doodles, Dial(soap), Frisbee, Fudge, LP record, Nesquik, Reddi-wip, and wagon wheels. Is Miles trying to say Cheetos aren't cool? you tell me
То что надо)
Very pleasant. Songs are the perfect length, lots of interesting musical themes and patterns. Solid 7/10.
Miles is a wizard with his brass horn 😩
Family Guy outro music. Cool indeed.
This is sneaky. I spent the first half doing something while listening and thought it was just ok. Unemotional, smoove jaz. But this kind of music rewards attention. Way better if you focus on it.
Heard it already. Good jazz.
59 Birth of The Cool - Miles Davis 12 tracks. I've listened to a lot of rubbish recently & while I'm no Jazz connoisseur, this was just what I needed today. Music that could just transport you away. It's dated, but in a good way. I'm not sure how you could not like this. 4/5
Groovy
Lovely jazz. None of the songs stuck out to me in particular, but excellent study music.
Just... Good, cool jazz
My god what an album. I do appreciate that this is not the most experimental Miles Davis album, and it's just some good normal jazz. I'm not that into the world yet and this is a good starting point I think. Great album.
Jazz, for me, is more dependent more on the setting in which I hear it, than the music itself. Could I sit and just listen to this? No. Would this be great to create a certain atmosphere or mood. Yes. Would it be great to listen to live. Definitely.
Smooth sounds and legendary talent.
Escuchar a Miles Davis siempre me da pa'rriba, incluso aunque llegue a sonar triste, que no es el caso acá. De todas formas, no soy un gran fan del jazz, entonces esto me agrada, pero no se queda tanto conmigo. 9/10
Rating: 7/10
The tracks really flow well together. Miles playing is very upbeat with great melody. It’s also extremely easy to listen to. I love records you can throw on and listen to while cleaning. It makes it so each time you hear the record, you hear something new and continue to fall in love with it. Four stars because I only listened to it once through.
Very soothing. I love how, on the surface, it sounds like they're just jamming with no formal direction yet there's an arch to each song that shows that there's a designed direction which each instrument is following.
Great!
Very pleasant. My mom categorizes all Jazz into three buckets. "Hot", "Cool", and "What Time Does the Tune Start". I guess this is where "Cool" came from! Fave track - hmmm, not sure any single tracks stood out to me - just enjoyed the album as a whole. "Israel", maybe?
Should be like best album ever, right? Sure. It didn’t hook me in, but I get it. And I get its place. I’ll listen again of course, it’ll hit one day.
Short, sharp, and straight ahead. Understated and restrained, but music that still swings. Recorded over the course of a year in 1949 and early 1950, but not released in this format until 1957, 'Birth Of The Cool' still sounds fresh today. Whilst not quite as ground-breaking as what would come later for Miles, it’s still brilliantly played, totally hummable and full of great hooks.
А ведь чем дальше десятилетие – тем тщательнее отсев. Так понимаю, с середины века до нас доходят совсем монументальные для своего времени вещи. Без всякого репетативного душнилова, его ради снобов и травокуров позже придумали. Посему немудрено, что у 50-ых как эпохи такой высокий рейтинг. Да, пусть там не много найдётся того, что в 2к21 срезонирует с актуальной действительностью. Но почти всё может вызвать приятные ассоциации с временами и местами, где никогда не бывал, но которые отпечатались в культурном коде благодаря массовой культуре. Да, долгая экскурсия может поднадоесть, но несколько часов наедине с музыкой тех лет оставляют светлое впечатление. Так и в случае с этим альбомом. Треки, ради которых в какой-нибудь Мафии стал бы ехать в машине с радио, а не пользоваться быстрым перемещением. Треки, которые и сам бы, возможно, выбрал в качестве саундтрека для произведения о тех годах. Посоветовал бы другому, спроси кто «Чел, ты вроде немало музла знаешь, чё-нить из джазца подкинешь?». Я бы, конечно, троллинга ради сначала вбросил бы альбом Queen – Jazz, но потом бы ответил серьёзно. В общем, хорошие треки.
kaef
pretty good stuff
This isn't the "let's get high and listen to Miles" album I'm familiar with. Loved this one, guessing a further deep dive into Miles Davis is in my future.
real jazz
Ei parasta Milesiä
A good listen, no complaints. Enjoyable although I had it on in the background and know little about Jazz, so I wouldn't be able to distinguish the songs from each other. I will say I wouldn't mind returning to this for some relaxing laidback tunes.
It’s crazy how much this album dominated jazz as a sound. This now sounds like the baseline of jazz, the starting point- almost passé in the sense that it so thoroughly overtook the jazz sound
beautiful
this was so good
Very nice, owe it more listens
Miles is, indeed, cool.
very snazzy!!
It's a good listen and an early piece of success for Miles Davis before creating his jazz opus.
Smooth miles
Jazz ! I quite enjoy it, But I feel like this sort of songs need the right atmosphere and place, otherwise it is music for musicians or "elevator/Lift music", which is a waste for the latter. In short, full of flavours and a good happy loose feeling / freedom going on. 4 stars
Nice compilation that shows a talented and young Davis. I liked it. It has a nice mix of energetic and smooth.
As the album name suggests, Miles Davis is the king of cool. I very much enjoyed this album, the vocals on the last studio track came out of nowhere and surprised me in a great fashion. As an extremely uncultured soul, this kind of cigar smoking, smooth jazz actually gives me nostalgic Tom and Jerry vibes from my youth. I kind of wish it didn't and kind of glad it does. Anyway, I love how relaxed I feel listening, cheers Miles.
Miles changing the face of be-bop and jazz. As you do. BT: Move, Jeru, Rouge
Brilliant album, thoroughly enjoyed having it on while I worked. I would have liked a few more tracks with vocals on it but other than that, loved it.
Exactly what it says on the tin 😎 Exceptional listen, sounding somewhere between big band/swing and bop with it's frankly extensive list of performers on here (16 in rotation, to be exact). Although released in 1957, recordings were from 1949 and 1950 which was years before Davis would begin forming his quintets, so the songs can get a little busy at times. I'd reckon this is an overall easy listen though, and pulling all these singles together on the one album is certainly appreciated. This here is jazz 101, so don't skip your fundamentals
I always find jazz enjoyable, but I'm no expert.
jazzy!
Wonderful, enjoyable, classic. favorite track: venus de milo
muy agradable
Nice riffing. Proper foot tapper and finger clicker
jaaaaaaazz.
Great!
Fun album. Requires a certain mood but i'm in to it.
Probably the first jazz album I’ve sat down and listened to all at once. Need to that more often
Tres bon album jazz. J’aimais beaucoup le jazz modal de davis mais jamais je m.tais penche sur ca periode cool jazz. J’ai adore 4.90
Not as compelling as other Miles Davis records
Definite toe tapping going on
I have a soft spot for this kind of music. This may not be the real birth of cool, but it certainly is cool music, and great for programming concentration.
FINALLY another good jazz album
Super lekkere jazz, genieten
Finalmente um jazz! Um pouquinho mais calmo que o bepop do Parker, Achei as faixas muito parecidas, mas acho q era a intenção do album
Great jazz album
Experimental jazz is not what you want for coffeehouse vibes, it's too interesting to relegate to the background. This album has urgency that demands the full attention of the listener. If you can't provide that for these 32 minutes, move along and listen to something else.
Overall solid classic jazz. Good, but can't judge more than that.
The west coast hasn’t sounded this good since…
a great snowy playlist
It's neat to come back to this album after listening to more of Miles's middle and later career stuff. It has a more traditional sound (not that folks would have said that at the time), but you can hear how much flavor Miles brings. 4/5
Guter Jazz
As good as I recall.
Great jazz
Cool
2/19 Real cool. Standout Tracks: Moon Dreams, Budo, Deception, Boplicity
10/14/2026 honestly, jazz is just hard to review as it is more of a vibey feeling experience, it's fun though. you sometimes get frantic pieces that make you feel like you're a character in a black and white cartoon jumping around. other times you get a typical city soundtrack feel to it. i don't necessarily hate any of it, but i also wouldn't go out of my way to re-listen to it. Notable Tracks: - Move - Jeru
This was cool and really enjoyed listening but there have been better jazz albums in here
This must be so great if you like jazz (I don't) 😭
Not my normal preference but this was an easy listening voyage into a rarely experienced world for me. Cool is a good summary.
It’s hard for me to be discerning with jazz. I don’t really know what is considered good or not. The free form of it all didn’t bother me as much on this, probably because of the shorter song length.
I wish I was this cool.
Pretty good for heavy horn jazz
Good jazz, just not the kind that I listen to. Lost a lot of momentum after Venus de Milo, it just ended up being background noise.
3-4 Sterne Verfüge leider über zu wenig Wissen um dies richtig zu beurteilen. Es ist schwer, da Jazz für mich immer in den Hintergrund rückt wenn man etwas anderes dabei tut. Aber alleine im Hintergrund fühle ich mich beschwingter die Dinge zu tun. Ich hätte gern mal zu dieser Zeit solche Musikakte live miterlebt.
I don't know why this happens but when I listen to this type of music all I can think about is it being in movie. My brain can't move past that to enjoy it more.
I wish I was cool enough to get really into this. Maybe it's the style/era, but it felt like it was the background for a goofy montage in a 1950s comedy. I liked it well enough, but it didn't get me excited.
I quite enjoy the little padded brush drum thing they do in jazz. It's like there are palm trees swaying to the rhythm. I probably should give this higher cuz it was super influential at the time but I lack the context. However I did enjoy it for what it is.
It's becoming a common thread among the jazz albums on this list, the significance of them just goes over my head. Fortunately, this doesn't prevent me from enjoying them at some level.
Pretty cool
I enjoyed this, but I don't know anything about jazz. Kind of all runs together. Great sounds though.
Big band jazz, semi-relatable.
i like jazz
i like jazz
This genuinely reminded me to take my ADHD medication, make of that what you will
A bit too much bebop influences for my liking here. 3.5 stars
Enjoyed, not the right person to rate jazz as I am not too knowledgeable.
I mean, how can you knock jazz? Loved this project. It's a solid, cohesive, and structured project from Miles Davis done very well by the greatest jazz musician of all time. This isn't close to Miles' best record but that testament goes to show how great this record really is.
I know it's Miles Davis, but this album seemed too low key for me. So laid back it's almost background music.
I like jazz as background music, so I'm not necessarily in tune with his brilliance. That being said, I didn't mind it.
chill cozy enjoyable album with a soothing sound which feels nostalgic and familiar to the listener. although i enjoyed most of it i cant hide the fact that the two major instruments (trompet and drums) make it a little repetitive and not stand out as much as a whole. the way miles davis plays the trompet is unorthodox and surprisingly interesting at times but i wouldnt say that it carries out through the whole record. its fun and a great introduction for me in the jazz genre but it lacks a bit of experimentation imo. 6/10
Cool trumpet jazz, don't quite big band not quite experimental jazz. A good listen but not something I will come back to regularly.
Cool, but not my favorite thing (from Miles or from jazz of this era)
(4/7) sounds like jazz
I see how it is a pioneer type of album - but not necessarily enjoyable to listen to (for me). I’m more of a smooth jazz type of gyal
Hm, dejansko sm pozabila, da sm že dobila Milesa. Ker tole ful ni zame. Enkrat sm ga že poslušala dons - can't tell you a thing about it. Zj se zarad tega silim še enkrat. Ampak. Hrbet me boli, zmatrana sem, raj bi začela chill večer. In jazz ain't a part of it. To ni žanr, ki bi ga znala cenit.
One of the problems with not being into jazz is that bad jazz and good jazz all sounds the same to me. Is this album good? Is this album bad? It is what it is and that's all I have to say about it 2.5/5
Peaceful jazz
Mediocre jazz record. Nothing too memorable about it but nothing terrible
Bepop not my thing, but Miles is Miles.
Moody, thoughtful. Good art, but doesn't necessarily speak to me.
This sounds 30 years older than it its. Its pleasant but super repetitive. You like it or you dont and I'm politely indifferent.
Of all jazz this is my favorite type. That being said, at the same time it is still jazz. Pleasant to listen to in this case but nothing to really grab my attention full on, and I couldn’t remember a thing I listened to. Improvisation and this type of solo instrumentals are impressive but don’t lend themselves to really sticking in my mind.
This is actually a real nice time. I much prefer this kind of chill jazz, where you can just gently appreciate it. My Miles Davis rankings have been all over the place, so I was glad this was one of the better ones. 3.5 rounded down.
Birth of Cool is a good Miles Davis album. Not my favorite but definitely solid. No one can jam quite like him.
It's nice and easy to listen to, but I prefer when his tracks are longer and there's a bit more variation/experimentation. 6/10
Enjoyed this a lot. Clearly much "straighter" than his later work but the talent is there and it breezed past.
First listen. This is so close to “Kind of Blue” but I just love that album so much more.
groovy
Jazz isn’t my thing, but I was in the right mood for it today. A fun and pleasant listen. I even found myself listening to it again over the weekend. I guess if I had to pick a jazz album, this would be it.
This feels so relaxing and calming. The music is very cohesive, but I'm not the biggest fan of jazz. It would be great dinner party music, or just background music. But it's not my style. I was disappointed that only the final track had lyrics because the vocals were beautiful, smooth, full and rich. If there was a full album of that, I would rate it higher. I think I'm beginning to like Miles Davis though.
While I enjoy the contributions of jazz into my favorite musical genres and artists, I’m just not a huge fan of it in its own category. I will still give it a 3 though because it’s not terrible.
"Cool" indeed, but it's hard to come back to this once you've heard Kind of Blue and Bitches Brew. This is like Pablo Honey.
I really struggle to rate Jazz on this list. I really like Jazz whenever it comes up and I'll never say no to turning some on, but I'm just not likely to play Jazz very much on my own. I feel positive towards it, but never ecstatic. Anyways, this is obviously very good Jazz, but it feels very run-of-the-mill. Not Miles's fault, as this style was obviously copied a lot later, but it's not doing too much for me now. The second half is definitely better than the first Favorite Songs: Deception, Rocker
Nothing really stood out to me, but they were some nice tunes. It was comforting, like the radio in Fallout.
This is some very nice background music. I enjoy the general sound. It feels like this is a good baseline from which to understand where Davis goes next... and perhaps jazz in general. Its status as a compilation doesn't alter anything for me -- but perhaps "Kind of Blue" could have stood in for this.
***A good easy listening instrumental album
it will certainly gonna be born somewhere around here, good music, but i'm not gonna go seeking it out. 3/5
Blind album. Cool emoji for sure 😎 but not something I'd seek out everyday. This is one of those albums I am glad is on the project for me to go out of my way and try.
Nice album
Nothing that really grabbed me.
Another of those "you had to be there" I feel.. it didn't set my world on fire but this is 2026 not 1957... there is, however, the promise of something really special in there even if the outlandishness of Bitches Brew was still far off. I'm no jazz expert so don't probably appreciate this at the level it should be appreciated (whatever exactly that might be) but... I prefer The Death of Cool by Kitchens of Distinction. Wonder how often, despite the reference, those two get mentioned alongside each other...
This was chill and a perfect relaxing listen on the way home from a late and long rehearsal. Easy listening. A true 3.5.
Pretty cool.
good jazz
Solid cool jazz.
Not as memorable as his others on the list Will I listen to again: 40%
I had this hardest time Trying to rate this. I enjoyed it but I know Miles has way better records than this. It’s good but maybe little to old school jazz. Kept reminding me of being in a Ballroom. I was tempted between a 3.5’and 4. Gonna have to go with 3.5 since again this was good but not enough to get to the 4
This was a nice, background listen. Nothing at all unappealing. Just not something I’m going to throw on for fun. Obviously these are all very talented artists and musicians. And I don’t dislike jazz, and I’ve enjoyed the jazz I’ve heard on this journey so far. Just not gonna be my favorite thing
I don't know what to say
kind of a downer after listening to bitches brew this week, different on almost every level, and while this one is more accessible, I think I lack the knowledge and context of the music of the moment to fully understand its importance There are some jams that grab you from the first moment, where the musicians flex their virtuosity by exchanging phrases and improvising over dissonant harmonies at a very high tempo, and there are others where i dony quite understand where they are trying to go
classy, short, easy listen good
Good, quite fantastic as background music
Didn't Quite Grab Me I went into this album knowing Miles Davis is a jazz legend. And honestly? The music is nice. It's smooth, it's well-played, it's got that cool vibe (wow just like the album name no way! /s). But personally, I really cannot see myself relistening to this. It's fun background music for a vacation or a fancy dinner, but otherwise it's not interesting enough to hold my attention. The biggest problem is that jazz, to me, tends to melt into the background and disappear. It's really hard to give it full attention. Nothing here is bad (jazz rarely dips below a 3/10 for me) but nothing really sticks either. Except for "Jeru," which actually has a memorable motif. The rest just kind of blend together. "Move" – Crazy how upbeat this album starts compared to the the majority of it. This really feels like it would play on a cruise departure or something like that. It feels like the start of an adventure. Despite that, it's very smooth and in just 2.5 minutes we're done. 5/10. "Jeru" – Reminds me of the music from Tom and Jerry lol, this whole album does I mean. It's nice but I also feel like the music will start to meld together a bit. I like Jazz with like a "chorus" if that makes sense (a strong repeated motif). Wow this one gets really good towards the end. The 2:52 motif is great. 6-7/10. "Moon Dreams" – Suuuuper slow start even for this album. Very sleepy. Night walk vibe. Wow it almost builds to something really really nice at 1:30. And then it feels like everything crashes down. It's nice, in a way. 5-6/10. "Venus De Milo" – Very chill but kind of forgettable because of that. Again, I can't bring myself to say that any of this is bad. Jazz is rlly subjective to me... some songs stick, some don't. But none are unlistenable. 4-5/10. "Budo" – These songs are so short. Blink and they're gone. 4/10. "Deception" – Ooh I like this one. Very chill. Well, the start was strong. Jazz melts into the background and disappears, to me, so it's really hard to give full attention. 4-5/10. "Godchild" – I could see myself on like a cruise ship listening to this. Very nice. 5/10. "Boplicity" – This one is sweet and nice. Making me sleepy. 4-5/10. "Rocker" – I like that this one is a bit more upbeat but it's kind of veering toward Christmas vibes. 4-5/10. "Israel" – Booooo, I get it's not Davis' piece but boooooo. Musically it's decent but kind of feels dull compared to the rest. 1/10 just for the name. "Rouge" – Really good and it feels rather diverse instrumentally. Several different instruments get their own solos and they all have fun. 6/10. This album is historically important. I get that. It changed jazz. But for me, it's just background music. It's nice, it's pleasant, it's well-played! But it doesn't grab me. "Jeru" is the only real standout. The rest is cruise ship music. Rating: 6/10
Lyder for vildt i forhold til hvor tidligt det er optaget! Lækkert lyt
Really nice record! 3+
Jaaaaaazzz. Nice.
love miles
Tried to appreciate jazz in my younger years, but it didn't take. I can appreciate the musicianship, but I love a song with a melody, and it just seems too meandering for my ears.
It takes some serious chutzpah to title your album “Birth of the Cool,” something Miles Davis has never lacked, and yet it’s pretty damn cool (sorry). Musically, it feels complex and challenging, with less emphasis on melody or swing than on unconventional instruments and arrangements. While I respect it for its cultural significant in opening new doors for the form (and for the album title), it’s not the first release I’d go to when I want to hear some jazz.
me gusta. da muchas vibes de los ángeles, ca. las primeras dos canciones tuvieron un ritmo rápido que me fascinó 10/10, moon dreams se siente como estar enamorado. budo da vibes de canción de cuphead. lowkey no puedo distinguir mucho en que se diferencian las canciones de jazz, mas que nada lo hago por el ritmo. así que si me gusta una, me gustan todas… muy buen álbum, no se me hizo aburrido. eso sí, me faltó la letra, es más de mi gusto personal eso. rouge me gustó por el piano. si escucharía el álbum x las mañanas
Niet slecht
Not my favorite type of jazz.. just sounds random to me, it sounds like adhd