Just got hold of Four and More. Very good, thanks, but a not very serious question:Originally posted by dave
Try Miles' Cookin' at the Plugged Nickel, The Complete Concert 1964: My Funny Valentine + Four and More, or Live at The Plaza Vol. 1 . All three disks are a good intro to Miles. KoB and Sketches of Spain are both monumental Miles recordings but the three I just mentioned will show you another side of the man. Incredible energy as he and his sidemen tear down the house!
Why is it that American jazz recordings from the 50s and 60s have these over-the-top reverential sleeve notes? Anyone would think that these records represented the Second Coming, or something equally momentous. Why not just let the music speak for itself?