In 1947, Miles Davis began forming larger jazz groups as an alternative to the small groups typical to contemporary jazz at the time. The nine piece band he started performed very briefly in '48, and when he was contracted the following year to produce a number of 78 rpm singles for Capitol Records, he got the band back together. Eight of the songs were originally released as singles in 1950, but were compiled in '56 with three unreleased tracks on the LP Birth Of The Cool. A vocal song, "Darn That Dream" was added to a re-release in 1971, though, in my opinion, it was not needed and felt a little out of place.I've always been a fan of Miles Davis, but I don't think I've ever really listened to this album before. I was stuck in traffic on my way home from a very long day at work when I listened to it for the first time. I'm listening to it again right now trying to wrap my head around just how he was able to get that sound out of a trumpet. I tried playing the trumpet once. It wasn't pretty. I'm in awe of the way the nine different instruments play off each other to create such beautiful emotions. This is the perfect album to unwind to after a long day of building websites for the Mouse.
And, yes, this is Lisa Simpson's favorite album. Favorite Tracks: "Move," "Venus de Milo," "Boplicity" and "Moon Dreams"
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