Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 [6CD]

Miles Davis - Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 [6CD]

Miles Davis & John Coltrane The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 reissued for the dual centennial year for both artists! Between 1955 and 1961, Miles Davis led a simply extraordinary small band that changed the course of jazz. This quintet/sextet primarily spotlighted tenor saxophonist John Coltrane but also included such greats as alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley; pianists Red Garland, Bill Evans, and Wynton Kelly; bassist Paul Chambers; and drummers Philly Joe Jones and Jimmy Cobb. Originally produced by Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden in 2000, The Complete Miles Davis Featuring John Coltrane contains 58 tracks, including such fabled Davis albums as ‘Round About Midnight, Milestones, Jazz at the Plaza, Someday My Prince Will Come, and the legendary Kind of Blue. Also included are the Davis-with-Coltrane selections that appeared on Miles and Monk at Newport, Birth Of The Blue, Basic Miles, and Circle in the Round. The set includes 18 additional tracks that hadn’t been released before 2000 and unavailable anywhere else. The original boxset won two Grammys (Best Boxset or Limited Edition Package and Best Liner Notes) and this 6CD reissue reinvents the 116 page book with gorgeous, rare photography and all of the essays by original producer George Avakian and Kind of Blue drummer Cobb, the insightful Grammy-winning notes by noted critic Bob Blumenthal, timeline and further notes by Cuscuna & Belden and the original liner notes to Kind of Blue by pianist Evans. CD1 01 Two Bass Hit (alternate take) 02 Two Bass Hit 03 Ah-Leu-Cha (alternate take) 04 Ah-Leu-Cha 05 Ah-Leu-Cha (take 5) 06 Little Melonae 07 Budo (alternate take) 08 Budo 09 Dear Old Stockholm 10 Bye Bye Blackbird (alternate take) 11 Bye Bye Blackbird 12 Tadd’s Delight 13 Tadd’s Delight (alternate take) CD2 01 Dear Old Stockholm (alternate take) 02 All Of You (alternate take) 03 All Of You 04 Sweet Sue, Just You (first version) 05 Sweet Sue, Just You (false start with discussion by Leonard Bernstein & Miles Davis) 06 Sweet Sue, Just You (alternate take) 07 Sweet Sue, Just You 08 Miles Davis comments 09 ’Round Midnight 10 Two Bass Hit (alternate take) 11 Two Bass Hit 12 Billy Boy 13 Straight, No Chaser (alternate take) CD3 01 Straight, No Chaser 02 Milestones (alternate take) 03 Milestones 04 Sid’s Ahead 05 Little Melonae 06 Dr. Jackle 07 On Green Dolphin Street 08 Fran-Dance (alternate take) 09 Fran-Dance 10 Stella By Starlight CD4 01 Love For Sale 02 Freddie Freeloader (false start) 03 Freddie Freeloader 04 So What 05 Blue In Green 06 Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) 07 Miles Davis comments 08 Flamenco Sketches 09 All Blues CD5 01 Someday My Prince Will Come 02 Teo 03 Introduction by Willis Conover 04 Ah-Leu-Cha 05 Straight, No Chaser 06 Fran-Dance 07 Two Bass Hit 08 Bye Bye Blackbird 09 The Theme CD6 01 If I Were A Bell 02 Oleo 03 My Funny Valentine 04 Straight, No Chaser