Birth Of The Cool
by Miles Davis
The title would have you assume that cool would be birthed in this album. Unfourantely I didn't hear such a thing. My Favourite track of this album was Rocker with its dilightfully simple and recognisable theme, and somewhat interesting solos, with Rouge coming in a close second. I enjoyed the few drum solos featured, as I am a sucker for any drum solo. The rest of the album seemed a little uninspired with a lack of catchy or recognisable themes, but then again that is not what jazz is known for. The improvasiation was impressive but once again didn't tickle my ear drum in any way (I hope you get a good mental image from this analouge). Overall, kinda mid jazz album imho.