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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Fundamental collection!Dec 25, 2004
By Hiram Gomez Pardo
Since this album is an excellent compilation of several previous albums, from the first bars of every track you feel automatically the flight to another musical sphere .
Davis was a poet with intense sense of the rapture and Bacchic expression all the way .
I fall in love too easily is a love statement.
I thought about you is simply a landmark in the jazz . The smooth warmth and the sliding sound trumpet of Davis prepares to a encounter with Venus . You feel the one million per cent commitment of M.D. playing this milestone piece.
My ship is an amazing piece .It was composed by Ira Gershwin and Davis is simply floating in this aural atmosphere.
Someday my prince will come is a theme with variations . Dynamic flows and wonderful mood.
And we come to one of the highest peaks of the CD: Stella by starlight does not need presentation. Any medium melomaniac will enjoy with sublime joy this golden version .
But the jewel of the crown is definitively My funny Valentine one of the three best themes in jazz any age .Recorded live in Lincoln Center New York on January 12 , 1964 this version simply has no equal in its style . Davis in the peak of his musical powers . But the rest of the team is : Ron Carter in the bass , Herbie Hancock in the piano and Tony Williams in the drums . Expression and ravishing inspiration make of this theme by itself more than deserved the buying of this album.
A must for any lover jazz music .
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
goodSep 24, 2000
By Sean M. Kelly
I am not a fan of compilation cds, but this set from Miles' is a nice one, showcasing his softer, more melodic side of this playing. While he certainly revolutionized jazz many times, it's easy to forget that Miles continued to play standards at live shows (granted, in an increasingly radical way as time went on) well into the late 60's, and again towards the end of his life, he would throw "Stella By Starlight" into his live sets.This is a very nice collection of Miles' love songs, and for the casual fan may very well be worth looking into.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
why not?May 06, 1999
Miles Davis created a wide variety of music, upbeat bop, hardbop, swing, ballads, fusion, avant garde. Sure, he usually mixed up an album with a variety of music, and he might well be hostile to this repackaging of his music were he still alive, but on the ballads he captured that lonely, haunting, lost, alone in a crowd quality that fills his best sellers. Creates quite a mood together. One can only wish that Prestige will release "the Art of the Ballad - Miles Davis" and do the same thing with the ballads on Prestige albums that Columbia did with this.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Anything less than 5 stars is ridiculousFeb 07, 2001
By The Only Reviewer That Matters
I agree that the slick packaging of this CD is a bit off-putting. But that in no way detracts from the quality of the music contained on it. It's still 100% Miles. His majesty, subtlety, tenderness and pain come through on every track. And his sidemen are great. I understand the label wanting to package this CD in a "smooth jazz" sort of way. For me, a diehard traditionalist who can't stand smooth jazz, this is somewhat excruciating. But if it exposes more people to Miles who would otherwise be buying Kenny G albums, I'm all for it.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
great jazz; offensive CD package notesMay 09, 2001
Just adding to the chorus of reviews here: a terrific collection of Miles's more approachable music -- but an INSIPID, FAWNING, TOTALLY PATRONIZING SET OF NOTES on the back of the CD package. If you liked "Kind of Blue", and don't own any other of his albums, take a chance on this one ... just do your best to ignore the creepy drivel printed on the outside.
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