Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs

Miles Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 28, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0010DJ13S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,454 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs by Davis, Miles

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect anything for anytime, February 15, 2009

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M. R. Traska "jazz fan, lounge lizard, and sw... (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs (MP3 Download)

I've been listening to Miles Davis since high school, which is more years than I care to count. In college, I played to death three albums: Miles Davis's and Gil Evans's Porgy And Bess, Stan Getz's Sweet Rain, and Van Cliburn's RCA recording of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with Kiril Kondrashin conducting. I woke to those, I did my homework to those, I read to those, I dreamed to those, I made out to those, I spent rainy days and quiet evenings listening to those, and they shaped my adolescence. Those three albums are still among my most favorite recordings, the Davis and Getz ballads most of all.

And after listening to much more Miles Davis and Stan Getz than that, I've come to a few conclusions. One, whatever the mood you're in, there is a Miles Davis or Stan Getz cut that is just perfect for it. Two, both men really **knew** how to use their respective instruments: Miles shares top billing with Louis Armstrong as best jazz trumpeters of all time, whereas Getz was SOoooo good he was simply known in some circles as "the Sound" -- which tells you a lot. Third, if it's a ballad you want, Miles and Stan can't be beat; there are many who come close, but none who surpass in lyrical quality, emotion, technique, or just sheer WOW factor. These guys take your breath away.

This CD represents some of the best Miles Davis renditions of ballads. As such, it's the perfect intro to Miles Davis. The perfect intro to jazz. The perfect quiet Sunday morning with your coffee music. The perfect rainy-day music. The perfect late-night music. The perfect on the couch with your beloved music. The perfect getting over a breakup or commiserating music. The perfect chill-out music. The perfect lullaby.

Most of all, The Perfect Valentine. Buy this for someone you love, or just because you love jazz. It's a keeper.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yep, it's wonderful., April 10, 2010

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Bill Furry (NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs (MP3 Download)

This collection has a very broad appeal, great for any time of day, but something you can play especially in the evenings.
I'm glad I bought this, it is going to see a LOT of play.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sunday morning music, September 7, 2008

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E. Hanmer "Moondancer" (New River, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs (Audio CD)

What a great way to start a quiet Sunday morn. Miles and a cup of Joe. I highly recommend this CD to anyone new to Miles Davis' talent or wanting a great easy listening jazz CD. This is the one!!!!!