Re: Miles Davis (was Re: The Latin Beat)

J. (jkulesza@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca)
Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:33:05 -0500 (EST)

On Wed, 7 Feb 1996 pyramus@wavenet.com wrote:
> Anyone interested in checking out Miles' funk-jazz catalogue should
> start with Bitches Brew and move forward. Even with the cheesy
> title track, "You're Under Arrest" has some excellent Jams, and
> even with Marcus Miller's pop-production, "Amandla" has some of
> the baddest Go-Go grooves you are ever likely to hear.

Start at Bitches Brew and move forward, but stop before Tutu. I haven't
heard Amandla, but Tutu is also produced by Marcus Miller (if he didn't
produce it, he had a big part in making it) and it is, IMHO, crap. I don't
find fault with Davis' playing, but the rest of the music doesn't fit,
especially the cheesy 80's synthesized rhythm section. I was very
disappointed. The album does, on the other hand, have one of the best
covers of the Davis albums. :-) In fact it's my Windows background.

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