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Miles Davis — Mystery
Album: Doo-Bop
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7.6

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Released: 1992
Length: 3:53
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That was awful 
Miles is special and does not need some hip hop drum beat.
Posted 2 months ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
Either you get Miles or you don't. Those who don't, well I feel sorry for ya!
Posted 3 months ago by romangaslan    [ Reply ]
 mdnlsn wrote:

I'll bet there's some Miles Davis purists that hate this, but as a non-partisan, it sounds fantastic. 



As a Miles Davis 'purist' I would suggest that his experimental stuff was exemplary of his broad and eclectic body of work. His willingness to test his chops outside of bebop was what made him a genius!
Posted 10 months ago by xc.farmer.antoine486    [ Reply ]
 sqqqrly wrote:


Need an RP Jazz channel.   

I would love that. I am completely stupid when it comes to jazz. RP introduced me to so much great music in genres I thought I knew. How amazing would this be for a genre I know barely anything about?
Posted 1 year ago by webmaster2    [ Reply ]
His final album released. If you like this you should also check out "In a Silent Way," "Bitches Brew," and "Tribute to Jack Johnson" in that order to see his progression to electric and Rock stylings - and the birth of Fusion.
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
REALLY need more Miles in the Mix. And completely agree on needing an RP jazz channel too.
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 Montreal_Mort wrote:

Great deep cut BillG! Thanks Love the idea of a RP jazz channel




Yes!! Combine it with eclectic country, such as Patsy  Cline, Chet Atkins & country swing!  NO  pop country like Achey Breaky heart etc.  Broadcast radio covers that B.S.!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
7.6? Ha ha ha. 10, 100, 1000 what does it matter!
Posted 2 years ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
MILES!!! 10 for the master.
Posted 2 years ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
MDD111...the best by miles!
Posted 2 years ago by ronblommers    [ Reply ]
Jazz channel- yes!!
Posted 2 years ago by espresso    [ Reply ]
Am I hearing an Unkle sample for Be There (feat Ian Brown)?
Posted 2 years ago by CCSandman    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by chix    [ Reply ]
 eileenomurphy wrote:



I AGREE!!!


Definitely!
Posted 2 years ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
 sqqqrly wrote:


Need an RP Jazz channel.   



I AGREE!!!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 Michael_Dean wrote:

Cover Art:  Of course, it's a trumpet, but at first I thought it was a bong.



How do you know it's not a bong?
Posted 3 years ago by bkrans9    [ Reply ]
 Michael_Dean wrote:

Cover Art:  Of course, it's a trumpet, but at first I thought it was a bong.




I'll bet Miles held his bong the same way.
Posted 3 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
Miles is a genius, he created new forms and broke boundaries, he taught me to like and explore jazz. Hooked me with In a Silent way and has kept me hooked since then
Posted 3 years ago by Chatto63    [ Reply ]
How very different from the early Miles (eg Kind of Blue)! I really like the idea of a RP jazz channel. I suspect listeners would have all kinds of great recommendations! Thanks for the terrific music, Bill & Rebecca.
Posted 3 years ago by mmulhern    [ Reply ]
Most excellent!!
Posted 3 years ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
Still waiting for the singing.  
Posted 3 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
Great deep cut BillG! Thanks Love the idea of a RP jazz channel
Posted 3 years ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
I hadn't heard this before.  It's so obviously MD, but at first I didn't get that because of the hypnolectric beat.  Very nice.
Posted 4 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
 stephen.king12101 wrote:
More jazz please
 

Need an RP Jazz channel.   
Posted 4 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
Davis is instantly recognizable. So many other jazz artists seem to compete over how many hemi-demi-semi-quavers they can cram into a single measure. His is a pure line throughout.
Posted 4 years ago by birdman42    [ Reply ]
More jazz please
Posted 5 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
Great stuff. Its produced to make it sound like Nils Petter Molvaer.
Posted 5 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
I'll bet there's some Miles Davis purists that hate this, but as a non-partisan, it sounds fantastic. 
Posted 5 years ago by mdnlsn    [ Reply ]
MILES!  The birth of freeform?
Posted 5 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of that Billie Holiday mix. I don't like it.
Posted 5 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
so cool! love this!
Posted 5 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
I think I had heard it as a young man, but have forgotten that I could call myself a humble fellow Illinoisan.  
Posted 6 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
Cover Art:  Of course, it's a trumpet, but at first I thought it was a bong.
Posted 6 years ago by Michael_Dean    [ Reply ]
....In need of an 11......
Posted 6 years ago by 2ByMeta4    [ Reply ]
ABOUT AS TRIPPY AS IT GETS! Outrageous, his range of expression; he seems to have always gathered like-minded souls, too...
Posted 6 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Could definitely stand to hear some more Miles on RP and jazz in general.....
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 bitmobruce wrote:
This is so out of tune, I can't listen to it. Was it Miles or post "production"?

 
read the Wiki on how this song was put together.
Posted 8 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
 bitbanger wrote:

This was a posthumous release. Great run indeed. One of the best musicians of all time IMHO.

 
According to the Wiki it was constructed using performances from the Rubber Band sessions, after he died.
Posted 8 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
Beautiful Miles trumpet 
The rest ... Just awful 
Posted 8 years ago by Ishwara    [ Reply ]
This is a great tune, I really love it. Heard it here for the first time a while back.
So, I went online to see if I could hear more from what, according to this tune, would be an awesome album.
Not to be. Oh , the music was there, but just some more of the same, not as good, and some other stuff just sounding trashy and forced.
Posted 8 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
sweet
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Thanks, Bill.  I vote for more Miles :)
Posted 8 years ago by RCinSoCal    [ Reply ]
 agd3 wrote:
This is Miles in 1992...what a run.

 
This was a posthumous release. Great run indeed. One of the best musicians of all time IMHO.
Posted 8 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
 Sunman wrote:
Thought this was St. Germain...trippy

 
Yes! Don't think I've heard them here. Got turned on to them in a dark hip hotel lounge in Bangkok where the bartender knew the band when he lived back in England.
Posted 8 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Well that was an excellent treat! Never heard that on RP
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Thought this was St. Germain...trippy
Posted 9 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
That constant wavy note in the background actually hurt my ears. 
Posted 9 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
Sufficiently atonal for me, a little like rollmops, either they work for you, or they don't.
Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Very cool.  Sounds like a sound track for a Dirty Harry movie!
Posted 9 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
This is Miles in 1992...what a run.
Posted 9 years ago by agd3    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:
Ha ha! Yes, that's it! Acid jazz proto-house. 
How about Acid jazz proto-house chillout? 
Any more?
 
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo?
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:
Acid jazz proto-house. And to follow it up with Thievery Corporation is brilliance, Bill. 
 
Ha ha! Yes, that's it! Acid jazz proto-house. 

How about Acid jazz proto-house chillout? 

Any more? 
Posted 10 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear some Miles this morning.
Posted 10 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 debobasu wrote:
This would be a nice song if the electronic stuff matched Miles' scale. So out of tune! Seriously?!

 
Seriously - I totally agree! Can't anyone else hear this??
Posted 10 years ago by bitmobruce    [ Reply ]
This is so out of tune, I can't listen to it. Was it Miles or post "production"?
Posted 10 years ago by bitmobruce    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:
Acid jazz proto-house. And to follow it up with Thievery Corporation is brilliance, Bill. 
 

 
Again!
Posted 10 years ago by florian_landis    [ Reply ]
{#Bananapiano}{#Bananapiano}{#Bananapiano} ........ "Most Excellant"
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 11 years ago by Eric_Gustafsson    [ Reply ]
Acid jazz proto-house. And to follow it up with Thievery Corporation is brilliance, Bill. 
 
Posted 11 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Definitely "Touristy". Or I should say the Tourist is "Mysterious".
Posted 11 years ago by rscherm    [ Reply ]
I am starting to "get" jazz.  Oh yeah, baby!   {#Cool} 
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
.Rotterdam wrote:
Incredible. And it seems before its time, to me, although I am not an expert.
I never much notice cover art, but this is also brilliant.  

 
Well, it was '92. Maybe just of it's time, which was pretty much Mile's thing. Bloody good.
Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
Incredible. And it seems before its time, to me, although I am not an expert.
I never much notice cover art, but this is also brilliant.  
Posted 11 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
Not normally a big jazz fan, but like this - can see where Ludovic Navarre of St Germain gets his ideas! Do SG get a play on RP - 'Tourist' is just so good!
Posted 11 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
wow thanks for the easter sunday morning jazz
it's great 
Posted 11 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
Bon pantalon.
Posted 11 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Yes...a previous post indicated they thought this was intentionally "out of tune". Yes it's an intentional move for MD to be atonal in these certain runs. There are passages he does that ARE "in tune"...which indicates that he is intentionally doing this. I don't prefer it for there is a reason for scales that work and don't work in various keys. I appreciate the affect Miles is going for here...I just don't like it. My two cents.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
I can see how one could like this, but this is really too strange for my taste...

 
5   
Posted 12 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
This would be a nice song if the electronic stuff matched Miles' scale. So out of tune! Seriously?!
Posted 12 years ago by debobasu    [ Reply ]

I dig it man. Let your soul free, listen to the groovy tune. Miles was such a varied trumpeter. From laid back to electronic. Awesome man.


Posted 12 years ago by Kokoloco53    [ Reply ]
Any old timers remember what it sounded like when you put an LP on a turntable that has gotten warped in the sun?  That's what this turd sounds like.  I like some MD stuff, but this thing sounds like everyone assured that they were out of tune with one another before starting to play.  Sucks IMHO.
Posted 13 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
Hip Hop killed Miles Davis before he could make a complete ass of himself! The good die young, legends die just in time!
Posted 13 years ago by clarksnyder    [ Reply ]
 posworld wrote:
Miles never looked back. Love every one of his phases.
 
Thankyou for that comment as I see another Jazz fan in here .. Have this on Video absolutely amazing, and he keeps chewing gum all the the way through, such a laid back character. My first purchase was 'Porgy and Bess' all those years ago and have most of his releases. What I admire most of this genius is the dabbling/experimenting all forms of music during his career, Sadly missed but his legacy will live on forever.  
This is my first 10



Posted 13 years ago by Toke    [ Reply ]
 jools wrote:
10 for the track, but a minus 5 for that awful hair....
 
Only 7 from me, because I don't like his trousers...
Posted 13 years ago by kopak    [ Reply ]
 ejmusik wrote:
Miles was always ahead of the curve.  This CD is a homage to classic jazz, be bop and hip hop! Thanks to my parents I can appreciate all of his catalog. RIP Miles!
 
I"m surprized you didn't say "Miles was always Miles ahead of the curve".
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
my first time listen - wow, what an amazing set of sounds!
Posted 13 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
Miles was always ahead of the curve.  This CD is a homage to classic jazz, be bop and hip hop! Thanks to my parents I can appreciate all of his catalog. RIP Miles!

Posted 13 years ago by ejmusik    [ Reply ]
Actually:

On_The_Beach wrote:
Sadly, due to illness (and vanity) Miles was sporting a fairly bad rug late in life.
 
Stranglersfan wrote:
Perhaps massive cocaine use has something to do with the bad hair, but the music is astounding.
 


Posted 13 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Sadly, due to illness (and vanity) Miles was sporting a fairly bad rug late in life.
Perhaps massive cocaine use has something to do with the bad hair, but the music is astounding.

 


Posted 13 years ago by Stranglersfan    [ Reply ]
What's interesting is that this is probably the least challenging stuff Miles put out.  It anticipated a lot of later very cool things, but the technical difficulty is pretty low, at least for him.
Posted 14 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
{#Cool}
Posted 14 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
 jools wrote:
10 for the track, but a minus 5 for that awful hair....
 
Sadly, due to illness (and vanity) Miles was sporting a fairly bad rug late in life.


Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
10 for the track, but a minus 5 for that awful hair....
Posted 14 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
 mamerjamer wrote:
This is a perfect example of Miles Davis playing out of tune.  I do not get it.  I would be willing to bet that, if you put each instrument in this tune on a chromatic tuner, that you would find that there were at least three instruments that were a 1/2 key off from each other (at least three different keys).  Miles Davis was typically out of key with his band, but in this tune, some of the other instruments are out of key with each other (and Miles) as well.  Incredible!  It's like they don't tune up with each other before playing!  I've never heard any other professional music like it.  Some singers can't sing on key, but this seems like it is an intentional style choice here.  Some people probably love everything Miles did, and I like some of it, but I have to say I prefer listening to musicians that are all playing in the same key.  Let the bashing begin . . I can take it.
 
It's called dissonance.  It gives it that edgy feel that makes you a little uncomfortable.  But go with it- it's cool.

Posted 14 years ago by cheesemonger    [ Reply ]
Perhaps it doesn´t span 50 years exactly, but his body of work was cutting edge or thereabouts in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and with this sole work, I think 90s.
Posted 14 years ago by dyharenas    [ Reply ]
 oldman wrote:
I found this album the other night in my collection, where did it come from?{#Stupid}
I hate getting old.

 
{#Lol}

Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]

ipod smileyCool enough for me!


Posted 14 years ago by Bluesgrrl    [ Reply ]
 mamerjamer wrote:
This is a perfect example of Miles Davis playing out of tune.  I do not get it.  I would be willing to bet that, if you put each instrument in this tune on a chromatic tuner, that you would find that there were at least three instruments that were a 1/2 key off from each other (at least three different keys).  Miles Davis was typically out of key with his band, but in this tune, some of the other instruments are out of key with each other (and Miles) as well.  Incredible!  It's like they don't tune up with each other before playing!  I've never heard any other professional music like it.  Some singers can't sing on key, but this seems like it is an intentional style choice here.  Some people probably love everything Miles did, and I like some of it, but I have to say I prefer listening to musicians that are all playing in the same key.  Let the bashing begin . . I can take it.
 
Even if you are right (it's too late to go checking with software, let's just say it could or could not be true), the fact that the music is just sexy is enough to consider trying to play a bit detuned. Personally I like this album way more than the rest of Davis' work (some of which I do enjoy).
Posted 14 years ago by cambraca    [ Reply ]
I found this album the other night in my collection, where did it come from?{#Stupid}
I hate getting old.

Posted 14 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
 CamLwalk wrote:
You know...in Canada he's known as Kilometers Davis.
 

has to bump this {#High-five}
Posted 14 years ago by Bakaretsu    [ Reply ]
Oh great segue..loving the trumpet again..
Posted 14 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
 posworld wrote:
Miles never looked back. Love every one of his phases.
 
Live at the Plugged Nickel currently in CD player . . . for quite a few weeks now ;)

This album he was way ahead of most of us. 
Posted 14 years ago by Albert1967    [ Reply ]
Went out for a motorcycle ride yesterday and was listening to this album!  Great tune for working the twisties.
Posted 14 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
This is a perfect example of Miles Davis playing out of tune.  I do not get it.  I would be willing to bet that, if you put each instrument in this tune on a chromatic tuner, that you would find that there were at least three instruments that were a 1/2 key off from each other (at least three different keys).  Miles Davis was typically out of key with his band, but in this tune, some of the other instruments are out of key with each other (and Miles) as well.  Incredible!  It's like they don't tune up with each other before playing!  I've never heard any other professional music like it.  Some singers can't sing on key, but this seems like it is an intentional style choice here.  Some people probably love everything Miles did, and I like some of it, but I have to say I prefer listening to musicians that are all playing in the same key.  Let the bashing begin . . I can take it.
Posted 14 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
Hoping to get Davis's "Porgy and Bess" for christmas, with a bunch of other CD's that was on my list, I'm really looking forward to it. The CD's, not christmas, that is.
Posted 14 years ago by SweTex    [ Reply ]
Is that organ sampled from Stevie Wonder's "Too High"?  Sure sounds like it.
Posted 14 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Miles never looked back. Love every one of his phases.
Posted 14 years ago by posworld    [ Reply ]
You know...in Canada he's known as Kilometers Davis.
Posted 14 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

My feeling is any Miles is good Miles, it's just a matter of degree. I'll agree that his later (80s) work was his weakest (do we really need Cindi Lauper covers?) but it was/is still better than most anything else out there. Personally I loved In a Silent Way / Bitches Brew and that whole era, but I can understand why the Jazz purists didn't like it. As Miles put it "I'm not a Jazz musician". He played what was considered Jazz for a long time, reinvented it a few times, and then moved on. In any event, you can't go wrong with the Hancock, Shorter, Carter & Williams years!

 
{#Yes}

Posted 14 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
When I hear Miles, I always remember the story R.A.Wilson told about him. RAW was working for Playboy in the 60s and went up to Millbrook, where Timothy Leary was dropping out at the time. It was a big mansion loaned to Leary and his friends. It had become a kind of impromptu commune with most folks in a near constant state of LSD nirvana. Well, RAW drives up the entrance way to the house and noticed that there was a black man standing on the roof, ecstatically blowing a trumpet. Miles Davis.
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
This a great album.  Another to check out is Tutu.  The song Tutu is unapologetic and genius.
Posted 15 years ago by Wintersedge    [ Reply ]
 shutter wrote:
Such a cool tune.  There are a few other winners on this album.
 
I agree.  Miles experimented right up to the end.  I admire that.

Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
Such a cool tune.  There are a few other winners on this album.
Posted 15 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
{#Bounce}bouncing blues

Posted 15 years ago by ugly    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
pretty weak miles. its ok for those who know miles to contrast this with his jazz work, but for those who are unaware he must come off as pretty second rate.
never much dug all that bitches brew and beyond stuff. they give him credit for inventing jazz-rock fusion. im not sure that credit is the right word.
 
My feeling is any Miles is good Miles, it's just a matter of degree. I'll agree that his later (80s) work was his weakest (do we really need Cindi Lauper covers?) but it was/is still better than most anything else out there. Personally I loved In a Silent Way / Bitches Brew and that whole era, but I can understand why the Jazz purists didn't like it. As Miles put it "I'm not a Jazz musician". He played what was considered Jazz for a long time, reinvented it a few times, and then moved on. In any event, you can't go wrong with the Hancock, Shorter, Carter & Williams years!

Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
wow. mind-boggling. genius.
Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
For me is just Easy Listening   {#Chillpill} nothing special

Posted 15 years ago by martindi    [ Reply ]
 Leslie wrote:

Koko, this was the last album he recorded before he died. It's really different and really great. 
 

Different yes, but totally congruent with his career long habit of blending jazz with different styles and influences to expand jazz boundaries.
Posted 15 years ago by Peace_tode    [ Reply ]
I'm a classically trained musician, who played jazz in high school and college.  I never got Miles.  Dunno why.  I'm obviously in the minority....

Rock on, Miles.
Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
 Kokoloco53 wrote:
Have lots of Miles Davis in my LP/CD collection, but was unaware of this album. Cool song. Thanks RP for expanding my realm once again. And again, and again, and again.
 
Koko, this was the last album he recorded before he died. It's really different and really great. 
Posted 15 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Have lots of Miles Davis in my LP/CD collection, but was unaware of this album. Cool song. Thanks RP for expanding my realm once again. And again, and again, and again.
Posted 15 years ago by Kokoloco53    [ Reply ]
 lophrequa wrote:
had this cd since i was a kitten ... rowr
 
me too! actually it was a cassette.. can't believe im hearing this on RP!!!
an absolute 10, great music
Posted 15 years ago by cambraca    [ Reply ]
had this cd since i was a kitten ... rowr
Posted 15 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
nice song, ouchy pants.
Posted 16 years ago by Gednabb    [ Reply ]
sunybuny wrote:
If Clint Eastwood could do such a great job with Forrest Whittaker on 'Bird' I can only imagine how great Cheadle would do with Miles.
Posted 16 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
This is what came to mind at the first look at the album art
Posted 17 years ago by d00kie    [ Reply ]
I had the privilege of seeing Miles Davis in 1990 at a small theater in Northampton, MA. He spent most of the time to the side of the stage conducting the band, who were friggin' LOUD. Every now and again he'd step up and bleat the horn, but he seemed much happier to let his hired guns rock the house. It was a great show, and his charisma, mellow and unshowy as it was, broadcast out of the theater and into the street.
Posted 17 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
I'm liking this a whole lot.
Posted 17 years ago by wolfmaine    [ Reply ]
Never heard this from Miles. Thanks Bill, again.
Posted 17 years ago by thekid    [ Reply ]
Jimi_the_Saint wrote:
Hot, ya know?
Waaay Haught!
Posted 17 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]