Miles Davis -Round About Midnight -20TH CENTURY MASTERWORKS CD Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

1. 'ROUND MIDNIGHT
2. AH-LEU-CHA
3. ALL OF YOU
4. BYE, BYE, BLACKBIRD
5. TADD'S DELIGHT
6. DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM
7. BUDO
8. SWEET SUE, JUST YOU
9. DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM 1952 BLUE NOTE VERSION
10. 'ROUND MIDNIGHT 1955 QUINTET VERSION FOR PRESTIGE
11. 'ROUND MIDNIGHT 1953 SEXTET VERSION FOR PRESTIGE
12. BYE BYE BLACKBIRD (LIVE)

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Extra-Infos:

.. Midnight / Incl. 20 Page Blooklet

Description:

"'Round About Midnight" - Miles Davis (tr); John Coltrane (ts); Red Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (dr) At long last these early recordings, which Miles Davis set down for the Columbia label in 1955 and 1956, are available on LP again. And what is more, they were made without any alternate takes or second attempts, as is the custom these days. You can sit back and enjoy the six numbers in the order which the producer, probably in conjunction with Davis, decided upon. To be sure, all of the titles are well known and have been played a thousand times over in many different versions. But what this Quintet (and here each and every individual musician is meant!) produces as regards inventiveness, thrilling improvisations and artistry is absolutely top notch. Davisâ??s vibrato-less sound is taken over seamlessly by John Coltrane â?? wonderfully demonstrated in the middle of "Bye, Bye Blackbird", while Paul Chambersâ?? showpiece is "Ack VÃ¤rmeland du skÃ¶na" (aka "Dear Old Stockholm"). In the years 1955/56, bebop was the talk of the day, born witness to by the classics "Taddâ??s Delight" by Tadd Dameron and "Ah-Leu-Cha" by Charlie Parker. Here, however, the improvised melodic strands are more moderate, pointing the way to the style that later became known as modal jazz. Although "â??Round About Midnight" as an album does not enjoy the reputation of "Kind Of Blue", this Columbia recording contains many gems which are well worth hearing. Recording: October 1955, June and September 1956 at Columbiaâ??s 30th Street Studio, New York in mono Production: George Avakian - .. MIDNIGHT / INCL. 20 PAGE BLOOKLET

Includes new specially prepared liner notes by PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ's writer BRIAN MORTON and by Paris' prestigious JAZZ MAGAZINE. "It's a contentious issue, but there is little argument that with 'Round About Midnight, for all it's implied conservatism and the awkward circumstances of it's making, Miles created an album of almost perfect aesthetic balance, looking backward and forward, as he always did, with equal affection." "PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ - "The release of this album in 1957 marked one of the high points of a tremendously prolific period for Miles Davis. In a few years, the trumpeter would forever imprint his name among the great leaders in the history of jazz by signing a series of major albums, which would be of tremendous importance both for him and for his contemporaries."

Manufacturer No.:

70069

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