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How would you rank MILES DAVIS' albums?

. There are not enough words to describe this Man's contribution & innovation in Jazz & Progressive music. His catalogue is overwhelming, to me. Please list the Albums, here, that you have heard, in order of preference... Feel free to add any essential recordings, that I have missed - thank you. There are no "Right or Wrong" answers :) ( BQ at bottom :) First Miles (1945) Billie's Bounce (Charlie Parker, leader) (1945) Yardbird in Lotus Land (Charlie Parker, leader) (1946) The Love Songs of Mr. B (Billy Eckstein, leader) (1946) Bopping the Blues (Earl Coleman, Ann Baker, leaders) (1946) Flying Home (Illinois Jacquet, leader) (1947) Cool Bird (Charlie Parker, leader) (1947) The Band that Never Was (Charlie Parker, leader) (1948) Bird on 52nd Street (3 volumes) (1948) Bird at the Royal Roost (Charlie Parker, leader) (1948) Cool Boppin' (1948) Birth of the Cool (1950) Conception (1951) Blue Period (1951) Dig (1951) Miles Davis and Horns (1951) Miles Davis Volume 1 (1952) Miles Davis Volume 2 (1953) Collectors' Items (1953) Blue Haze (1954) Walkin' (1954) Bags' Groove (1954) Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1954)) Musings of Miles (1955) Blue Moods (1955) Quintet / Sextet (1955, Miles Davis and Milt Jackson) Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (1955) Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1956) Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1956) Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1956) Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1956) 'Round About Midnight (1955-1956) Miles Ahead (1957) Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud (1957) Somethin' Else (1958, Cannonball Adderley quintet) Milestones (1958) Jazz Track (1958) Porgy and Bess (1958) 1958 Miles (1958) Kind of Blue (1959) Sketches of Spain (1960) Someday My Prince Will Come (1961) Quiet Nights (1962-1963) Seven Steps to Heaven (1963) E.S.P (1965) Miles Smiles (1966) Sorcerer (1967) Nefertiti (1967) Miles in the Sky (1968) Filles de Kilimanjaro (1969) In a Silent Way (1969) Bitches Brew (1970) A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1970) On the Corner (1972) Big Fun (1974) Get Up with It (1974 - previously unissued recordings from 1970-1974) Water Babies (1976 - previously unissued recordings from 1967 & 1968) Circle in the Round (1979 - previously unissued recordings from 1955-1970) Directions (1981 - previously unissued recordings from 1960-1970) The Man With The Horn (1981) Star People (1983) Decoy (1984) You're Under Arrest (1985) Tutu (1986) Music from Siesta (1987) Amandla (1989) Aura (1989) Dingo (1991) Doo-Bop (1992) Wikipedia states, "several major developments in jazz music including cool jazz, hard bop, free jazz, fusion and techno" BQ -- In your own "way" of categorizing -- What "phases" of music did Miles go through, in his "journey" (i.e., Hard Jazz, BeBop, Prog, Fusion, Modal, etc.) .

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1. 1. In a Silent Way 2. Kind of Blue 3. Birth of the Cool 4. Porgy and Bess 5. A Tribute to Jack Johnson 6. Round Abut Midnight 7. Bitches Brew 8. Sketches of Spain 9. Get Up With It BQ: Cool jazz, modal jazz and fusion seem to be three good dividers.
2. I listened to mainly his 50's era Jazz, not nearly the fan of his Fusion/Prog era. Birth Of the Cool Bags' Groove Kind Of Blue Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet Musings Of Miles 'Round About Midnight Miles & Coltrane (Live) Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis at Newport 1958 Sketches Of Spain In A Silent Way Bitches Brew
3. I'm not going to even try to rnak them all..... 1. Tribute To Jack Johnson 2. Kind Of Blue 3. B--ch's Brew 4.Nefertiti 5.In A Silent Way 6.Agharta 7.Pangaea 8.Sketches of Spain 9.On The Corner 10.Birth Of the Cool BA:I kind of categorize by Band... "Birth of the Cool" was recorded in '49 and '50. It is what the name implies. A groundbreaking cool jazz album. His first quintet was formed in '55. My favorite album by that quintet is "Relaxin'". With Gil Evans he made "Sketches of Spain"('59-'60) among other albums. In '59 Miles also recorded "Kind of Blue" which many consider to be his finest album and one of the great jazz albums of all time. Miles second quintet was formed in '64. "Nefertitti" is probablt the most representative album of this period. Miles began playing fusion(or begat fusion-depending upon who you ask) in '68. For some, albums like "In a Silent Way" and "Bitches Brew" were too severe a departure from straight jazz and therefore trash. For others, they were awe-inspiring. Most of the great early fusion bands came from the bands that recorded these albums; they include, but are not limited, to Headhunters, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Compost, Return to Forever and Weather Report. In the '70s, Miles went heavier and funkier. "Tribute To Jack Johnson", "Live-Evil", "Agharta", and "Pangeae" are the finest of this era. In the eighties, Miles recorded sporadically; I am not even close to being an expert on this era and will not pretend to be...
4. Yeah, not even I have heard all the man's albums, nor do I plan to... I'm sure not all are great, but so many are, I'd say he has the largest amount of music that I like by any artist. 1. Kind of Blue 2. A Tribute to Jack Johnson 3. Bitches Brew 4. Somethin' Else (credited to Cannonball but yeah, Miles was the leader) 5. Sketches of Spain 6. In a Silent Way 7. Miles Ahead 8. Seven Steps to Heaven 9. Birth of the Cool 10. On the Corner 11. 'Round About Midnight 12. Get Up With It 13. Filles de Kilimanjaro 14. Miles in the Sky 15. Walkin' 16. Someday My Prince Will Come 17. Bags' Groove Great live albums by him: Live Evil, Dark Magus And I've heard a ton of stuff from other albums, but these I have in full. BQ: Bebop, Hard Bop, Cool, Fusion, Smooth
5. - Kind Of Blue then, Someday My Prince Will Come and Love Songs, a collection -