Originally Posted by The Spoon:
“With me "Blue Train" is simply my favourite jazz album - "da-da da-da dahhh dah-da" etc
as for Miles - it depends whether you want the classic or the psychedelic styles - "Sketches of Spain" for the former, "Bitches Brew" for the latter.”
Must admit that "Sketches of Spain" (1960) is not a favourite of mine, although i may have to dig it out and re-assess it. I tend to skip from up until, and including "Kind of Blue" (1959) straight through to "E.S.P" (1965), and also listen to, from that point, everything up until, and including "Bitches Brew" (1969). The mid 60's quintet, which included, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter is my absolute favourite Davis period. Of course Davis is also awesome on the Cannonball Adderley album "Somethin' Else" (1958).
As far as Coltrane is concerned much of what he recorded from "Blue Train" (1958) through to "A love supreme" (1964) is top drawer. The progression, and experimentation thereafter, is something i struggle with...