What is the best Miles Davis album of all time?

From the quiet revolution of modal jazz to electric fusion and orchestral grandeur, every era of Miles Davis's restless genius is in play. Cast your vote!

1

Kind of Blue

Davis's 1959 modal jazz landmark and the best-selling jazz album in history.

2

Bitches Brew

Davis's landmark 1970 double album that fused jazz with rock and launched the jazz-fusion era.

3

In a Silent Way

Davis's 1969 ambient, meditative masterpiece that bridged jazz and fusion with electric textures.

4

Sketches of Spain

Davis and arranger Gil Evans's 1960 orchestral collaboration blending jazz with Spanish folk music.

5

Birth of the Cool

Davis's 1957 compilation of 1949–50 sessions that defined the cool jazz movement.

6

Milestones

Davis's 1958 hard bop album that introduced modal jazz concepts before Kind of Blue.

7

E.S.P.

The 1965 debut of the Second Great Quintet, showcasing Davis's forward-looking post-bop sound.

8

Miles Smiles

Davis's 1967 Second Great Quintet album celebrated for its loose, exploratory swing.

9

Nefertiti

Davis's 1968 Second Great Quintet recording named after a hypnotic Wayne Shorter composition.

10

On the Corner

Davis's 1972 funk-influenced electric album that pushed jazz toward street-level groove.

11

Porgy and Bess

Davis and Gil Evans's 1958 lush orchestral re-imagining of Gershwin's opera.

12

Miles Ahead

Davis and Gil Evans's 1957 landmark recording that reimagined Davis as a solo voice within a full orchestra.

13

Filles de Kilimanjaro

Davis's 1968 transitional album bridging his acoustic quintet era and the electric explorations ahead.

14

Tutu

Davis's sleek 1986 comeback album produced by Marcus Miller, named in honor of Desmond Tutu.

15

Agharta

Davis's 1975 live double album, a ferocious electric performance recorded in Osaka at his peak.