Quote Originally Posted by nobody
And, of course, your opinion is your opinion and I have no right to mess with it, but I do find it very odd indeed when people say they don't like Miles's style of jazz as he played many, many styles over his extremely long career. If you like jazz at all, you are bound to find something in his catalog that would appeal.
My first Miles Davis experience was with his (arguably most highly acclaimed) album Kind of Blue, which is the style I was referring to. The unstructured free-form, improvisational style that separatde him from his peers. That album just never caught on with me. I do like jazz, but in general I prefer "basic" structured jazz (vocals, bass, piano) the kinda stuff you can tap your foot to. I've since picked up Birth of the Cool & Porgy and Bess, which are more up my alley. But bottom line, I guess I'm more of a rock guy, and Jimi's flailing guitar gets my juices flowing more.