Milestones LP (Columbia/Legacy)

Miles Davis' original sextet album immediately strikes with a profound blues essence. While the title track introduced modalism into jazz, the rest of the record delves deeply into the blues genre. "Dr. Jackle" offers a fiery bebop blues featuring Davis' muscular trumpet mastery. "Sid's Ahead" and "Two Bass Hit" continue the blues exploration, followed by the groundbreaking "Milestones," a pivotal tune that shaped jazz for years. The album concludes with Monk's "Straight, No Chaser," a sextet signature.