The one hundred seventy-seventh album: #177 Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
In my effort to get a last album in before the end of the year, I've ended up with a 90 minute jazz classic.Perfect, I suppose, to work to, but not quite the upbeat album I was hoping for. Bitches Brew does swing in places, running faster than some other jazz arrangements, but while the energy is there, it doesn't grab your attention or elevate things.
What it does manage to pull off more than most jazz albums is variation. There's a lot going on in here and while parts riff on the same chord, there's so much variation in here that it gives you new things often enough.