Miles Davis Quintet - Complete Columbia Studio Recordings (1965-1968) [Box]

Artist:

Davis, Miles

UPC:

827969092521

See Also:

Silver, Horace Blakey, Art Various Artists - Endless Miles: A Tribute To Miles Davis John Coltrane/Miles Davis - The Best of Miles Davis & John Coltrane: 1955-1961 Gil Evans/Miles Davis - The Miles Davis and Gil Evans: Complete Columbia Studio Recordings [2004 Reissue] [Long Box]

Description:

THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO RECORDINGS (1965-1968) includes every track from the albums E.S.P., MILES SMILES, SORCERER, NEFERTITI, MILES IN THE SKY as well as portions of WATER BABIES, CIRCLE IN THE ROUND, DIRECTIONS and FILLES DE KILIMANJARO that featured the quintet. This release includes a 116-page booklet enclosed in a scrapbook-like packager with an engraved metal binder.
Miles Davis Quintet: Miles Davis (trumpet, chimes); Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Herbie Hancock (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano, electric harpsichord, celeste); Ron Carter (acoustic & electric basses); Tony Williams (drums).
Additional personnel: George Benson, Joe Beck, Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Buster Williams (bass).
Producers: Irving Townsend, Howard A. Roberts, Teo Macero.
Reissue producers: Michael Cuscuna, Bob Belden.
Engineers include: Frank Laico, Fred Plaut, Stan Tonkel.
Recorded between January 20, 1965 and June 21, 1968. Includes liner notes by Michael Cuscuna, Todd Coolman and Bob Belden.
Digitally remastered by Mark Wilder and Rob Schwarz (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).
THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO RECORDINGS (1965-1968) won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes and was nominated for Best Boxed Recording Package.
After hiring Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams for the New York sessions of SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN, Miles Davis combed through a series of saxophonists until settling on Wayne Shorter to complete his second great quintet. From their first complete recording as a unit, E.S.P. (1965), to their last session for FILLES DE KILIMANJARO (1968), this group profoundly changed the face of modern jazz. This recorded history has been beautifully preserved and presented in this staggering collection, THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO RECORDINGS 1965-68.
From the beginning it is evident that the music herein is of an unmatched quality and power. The genius of Hancock, the melodic invention of Shorter, the solidity of Carter`s foundation and the thundering torrent of Williams all gels into a cohesive symphony of sound under the guiding hand of the Prince of Darkness, himself. The listener is able to trace the development of each member`s compositional prowess and its effect on Davis` musical approach throughout the group`s tenure. Each successive disc illustrates how the group explored uncharted musical territory with each session. Eventually, Davis would take his art in a new, more electric direction, thus ending this important period of jazz history.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. E.S.P.
2. R.J.
3. Eighty-One
4. Little One
5. Iris
6. Agitation
7. Mood
8. Circle
9. Orbits
10. Dolores
11. Freedom Jazz Dance

DISC 2:

1. Ginger Bread Boy
2. Footprints
3. Limbo - (alternate take)
4. Limbo
5. Vonetta
6. Masqualero - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
7. Masqualero
8. Sorcerer, The
9. Prince of Darkness
10. Pee Wee
11. Water Babies

DISC 3:

1. Nefertiti
2. Capricorn
3. Madness - (previously unreleased, take Rehearsal)
4. Hand Jive - (previously unreleased, First Alternate Take, alternate take)
5. Hand Jive - (previously unreleased, Second Alternate Take)
6. Hand Jive
7. Madness - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
8. Madness
9. Sweet Pea
10. Fall
11. Pinocchio - (alternate take)

DISC 4:

1. Pinocchio
2. Riot
3. Thisness - (previously unreleased)
4. Circle in the Round - (previously unreleased, 33-minute version)
5. Water on the Pond
6. Fun
7. Teo`s Bag - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
8. Teo`s Bag

DISC 5:

1. Paraphernalia
2. I Have a Dream - (previously unreleased, take Rehearsal)
3. Speak Like a Child - (previously unreleased, take Rehearsal)
4. Sanctuary
5. Side Car I
6. Side Car II
7. Country Son
8. Country Son - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
9. Black Comedy - (previously unreleased, alternate take)

DISC 6:

1. Black Comedy
2. Stuff
3. Petits Machins
4. Tout de Suite - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
5. Tout de Suite
6. Filles de Kilimanjaro

Album Information

Release Date:

05/11/2004

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Trumpet

Label:

Columbia/Legacy

Catalog Number:

90925

Original Release Year:

1998

# of Discs:

6

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

439 : 7

Guest Artist:

George Benson; Bucky Pizzarelli; Joe Beck; Buster Williams

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