In our world of digitally constructed music, listening today to songs with freakin' MUSIC INSTRUMENTS will not take you very far with most people. However, if ya wanna trick them to listen to jazz without them complaining, Miles Davis got your back. A little bit before his death in 1991, Miles got together with rapper-producer Easy Mo Bee to revolutionize jazz for one last time. The result was "Doo-Bop". Miles would improvise on his trumpet while ESB would produce the proper, old-school hip-hop beats with a bit of his rapping sprinkled on a few songs. The result was, in my eyes, one of the most unique hip-hop albums ever made. Even if you never see it in the hip-hop polls, it's a hidden gem of a record. Here, you have the Picasso equivalent of jazz playing with a guy who produced records for Biggie Smalls and 2pac. So, you know it's quality music. "The Doo-Bop Song", as its title suggests, is quite representative of their project which is why you should give it a shot. Trust me: it's good stuff! |
| Just in case you ever questioned Miles' car taste |
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