Live Around The World

Continuing on with the Jazz theme for Live records, we shift to another Jazz legend in Miles Davis. A while ago I profiled the classic David record 'Kind Of Blue'. Shifting to his later period of work, 'Live Around The World' focuses on his later more modern style of playing. Originally released in '96, five years after his death, the album pulls material recorded in various places from '88 to '91. Clocking in at just under 71 minutes, this single disc captures Davis during his latter more synth infused periods. Included in this album are two covers. "Human Nature" is a spin of a Michael Jackson track and "Time After Time" is a take of the classic Cyndi Lauper track. Overall this is still a great Davis record, but to a newcomer to the Jazz scene this record may be a little harder to get into. For someone new I would recommend starting points for Davis with the major releases. Albums like 'The Complete Birth Of The Cool', 'Kind Of Blue' 'Bitches Brew' and 'Sketches Of Spain'. Any of those records are excellent starter albums. Even better if you listen to them in that order to see the progression. In any case keep your inner cool cat hip and happy and grab this Live record, ya dig?

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