Milestones

Miles Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000026C5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,695 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dr. Jackle

2. Sid's Ahead

3. Two Bass Hit

4. Milestones

5. Billy Boy

6. Straight, No Chaser

7. Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take)

8. Milestones (Alternate Take)

9. Straight, No Chaser (Alternate Take)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the greatest jazz records of all time!, November 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Milestones (Audio CD)

With all the attention "Kind of Blue" gets, many of the other Miles Davis Sextet albums are ignored. The Sextet was one of the greatest bands ever assembled, as this record proves. Although many people believe that "Kind of Blue" was where Miles began playing modal stuff, it really began on "Milestones" on track 4, "Miles." I particularly like lisening to "Dr. Jekyll" (a misspelling of the real title, "Dr. Jackle"), because of the extremely fast tempo. The drumming of Philly Joe Jones is superb all throughout the record, as are the piano of Red Garland and the bass of Paul Chambers.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Miles'greatest record, January 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Milestones (Audio CD)

This is the finest record Miles ever recorded. There was never a finer band in the history of jazz than this one - with one minor exception, that was when Bill Evans entered (the finest jazz pianist of all times) and Philly Joe Jones was still in the band. But, unfortunatley, as far as I know, no recordings with fine sound quality are avalailable with that band, just some live recordings with not so good sound. The sound quality of Milestones is, however, fine. Miles never played better than here. There are some tracks that are super super, such as Straight No Chaser. On Sid's ahead both Miles and Coltrane play some of the very finest solos they ever recorded, hauntingly beautiful is their playing. On the other tracks Coltrane is somewhat rough and had not yet reached his mature style of playing, even though he is very very exciting. Cannonball plays his finest solo on record on Straight No Chaser. The accompanying piano trio is absolutely first class, with the greatest jazz drummer of all times, Joe Jones of Philadelphia. Just listen to the was he plays on Bliiy Boy! Red Garland of course was not a particularly great soloist but what a comp player he was! As I said, no finer jazz record was ever recorded.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER ESSENTIAL MILES LP, September 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Milestones (Audio CD)

Although it does not enjoy the renown that "Kind of Blue" does, "Milestones" is on the same level. It is the first studio recording of this sextet-- really the Miles Davis Quintet plus Adderly, and features all members at top form. This is especially true of Coltrane- who had kicked heroin and enjoyed an important stint with Thelonious Monk. By this time Coltrane had become the leading tenor in jazz. Dr. Jekyll gets things off to a blistering start and the group never lets down for the whole album. Perhaps it is because it does not feature ballads and slow tempos like "Kind of Blue," that "Milestones" does not enjoy as much popularity with the general public, but it is top flight jazz and features some of the finest playing for each of these jazz greats.