Miles Davis
Doo-Bop

Doo-Bop is so irresistible it'll make a jazz believer out of even the most dedicated hip-hop fan.

 

Jason Landry, contributor 

 

Just when I thought I narrowed down my favorite Miles Davis album to We Want Miles!, a friend gifts me the 2026 re-issue of Doo-Bop on vinyl for my birthday. Mind Blown!

 

Pair the greatest trumpeter in history with some funky ass hip-hop beats and a few samples, and BAM!…you’ll be grooving to this album and wish that it never ends. Every single track had me bopping my head—I was so pumped about it, I immediately texted three friends to share my enthusiasm.

 

Released in 1992 less than a year after his passing, the Grammy award winning Doo-Bop was Miles last studio album. The portrait of Miles on the cover was captured by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz back when color film had beautiful vibrant qualities and wasn’t overly saturated or digitally altered.

 

Back in ‘92, this album was considered experimental. It’s pretty common now for musicians to criss-cross genres or make guest appearances on other musician’s albums. As for sampling—that’s quite the norm now, especially in hip-hop, rap, and DJ circles.

 

Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of jazz, but it's not the first genre of music I gravitate towards—neither is hip hop. But when you blend them together like peanut butter and jelly, you get something truly wicked. When the bass and drum beat drops and Miles joins in weaving vocal lines with his trumpet—it triggers something.

 

Doo-Bop is so irresistible it'll make a jazz believer out of even the most dedicated hip-hop fan.
 

…Just kickin’ that doo-bop sound.

…Just kickin’ that doo-bop sound.