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--- Miles Davis - The Original Mono Recordings (2013) [9CD BoxSet] {Columbia} For nearly half a century, Miles Davis (1926-1991) was arguably the preeminent innovator in jazz - rarely staying in the same place twice, experimenting with the most cutting-edge styles and ideas he could imagine. This year, some of Miles' most enduring works for Columbia Records are collected the way they were originally heard: MILES DAVIS: THE ORIGINAL MONO RECORDINGS. Each CD, newly remastered by Mark Wilder at Battery Studios, is housed in a mini-LP replica jacket, faithfully replicating the original LP sleeves. They are encased in a quality slipcase, alongside a 40-page booklet with rare photos and brand-new essay offering in-depth, first-hand accounts from George Avakian, who signed Miles to Columbia in 1955, AND play-by-play from mastering engineer Mark Wilder. This is the true genius of Miles Davis as most people first heard it, the way it was intended to be heard: in mono. The 2013 box set The Original Mono Recordings, brings together all nine of the albums the legendary jazz trumpeter recorded for Columbia that were originally released in mono, including 1957's 'Round About Midnight, 1957's Miles Ahead, 1958's Milestones, 1959's Jazz Track, 1959's Porgy and Bess, 1959's Kind of Blue, 1960's Sketches of Spain, 1961's Someday My Prince Will Come, and 1964's Miles & Monk at Newport. Remastered using the original master tapes and with pristine versions of the LPs as comparative benchmarks for sound, these mono versions have a warmth and immediacy that, at the very least, match the stereo versions, and to some ears may even outdo them. Prior to 1959, all of Davis' recordings for Columbia were released in mono. Which means that, although stereo became a popular format during the '60s, most listeners first heard these landmark albums in mono. In fact, mono was considered the most faithful and purest representation of how the music sounded in the studio. There is some logic to this notion, as the aim was to present the music in the truest regard to the overall sound of the band in the studio. Subsequently, there is less post-production trickery involved on the mono versions. There is also a clarity and depth to the sound quality on these albums, especially when it comes to the piano and bass, that stands apart from previous stereo versions. It's as if you can see farther into the recording, revealing a fuller aural picture of the band as a whole. For some listeners this may not matter, but ultimately, for others, it will mean that these mono remasters, whether bought individually or as a part of this box set, will be must-have additions to their collections. From the start of the Miles Davis-Columbia relationship, enormous care was taken to record his albums, and no expense was spared to promote the results. The producers and engineers who toiled on Miles' albums between 1955 and 1963 considered mono truer to the original sound and original intent, even after the advent of stereo in 1958. Miles Davis: The Original Mono Recordings offers Miles' nine earliest Columbia albums remastered and complete in one package - all in impeccable mono mixes for the first time on CD. Seven of these albums - 'Round About Midnight, Miles Ahead (both 1957), Milestones (1958), Porgy And Bess, Kind Of Blue (both 1959), Sketches Of Spain (1960) and Someday My Prince Will Come (1961) - are familiar classics which saw Miles rise to prominence as an architect of the "hard bop" style of jazz before revolutionizing the genre with ventures into modal jazz. Of these, Milestones and Kind Of Blue remain among the most universally recognized jazz recordings in the world. Miles Davis: The Original Mono Recordings also includes two exciting rare albums: 1958's Jazz Track features 10 compositions recorded for a French film, L'Ascenseuer pour l'echafaud, and three selections from an acclaimed session recorded shortly after the release of Milestones (and a prelude to Kind Of Blue - starring Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb - offering the only other studio sides we have by Davis's sextet before they would record what became the best-selling jazz album of all time). Miles & Monk At Newport, released in 1964, features selections from two separate live performances at the Newport Jazz Festival: Davis' leading the same sextet from Jazz Track in 1958, and a 1963 set from pianist Thelonious Monk, just recently signed to Columbia from the Riverside label. Features: 9 CD Box Set Miles Davis' First 9 Albums for Columbia Records in One Package First Time on CD the Way They Were Meant to be Heard: in MONO Each CD Newly Remastered & Housed in Mini-LP Replica Jacket Each CD Encased in Quality Slipcase 40-Page Booklet with Rare Photos & Brand New Essay tracklist: Disc 1 - 'Round About Midnight 01. 'Round About Midnight 02. Ah-Leu-Cha 03. All of You 04. Bye Bye Blackbird 05. Tadd's Delight 06. Dear Old Stockholm Disc 2 - Miles Ahead 01. Springsville 02. The Maids of Cadiz 03. The Duke 04. My Ship 05. Miles Ahead 06. Blues for Pablo 07. New Rhumba 08. The Meaning of the Blues 09. Lament 10. I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anybone but You) Disc 3 - Milestones 01. Dr. Jekyll 02. Sid's Ahead 03. Two Bass Hit 04. Miles 05. Billy Boy 06. Straight, No Chaser Disc 4 - Jazz Tack 01. Generique 02. L'assassinat de Carala 03. Sur l'autoroute 04. Julien dans l'ascenseur 05. Florence sur les Champs-Elysees 06. Diner au motel 07. Evasion de Julien 08. Visite du vigile 09. Au bar du Petit-Bac 10. Chez le photographe du motel 11. On Green Dolphin Street 12. Fran-Dance 13. Stella by Starlight Disc 5 - Porgy and Bess 01. The Buzzard Song 02. Bess You Is My Woman 03. Gone 04. Gone, Gone, Gone 05. Summertime 06. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess 07. Prayer (Oh, Doctor Jesus) 08. Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab 09. My Man's Gone Now 10. It Ain't Necessarily So 11. Here Come de Honey Man 12. I Loves You, Porgy 13. There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York Disc 6 - Kind of Blue 01. So What 02. Freddie Freeloader 03. Blue in Green 04. All Blues 05. Flamenco Sketches Disc 7 - Sketches of Spain 01. Concierto de Aranjuez 02. Will o' the Wisp 03. The Pan Piper 04. Saeta 05. Solea Disc 8 - Someday My Prince Will Come 01. Someday My Prince Will Come 02. Old Folks 03. Pfrancing 04. Drad-Dog 05. Teo 06. I Thought About You Disc 9 - Miles & Monk at Newport The Miles Davis Sextet 01. Ah-Leu-Cha 02. Straight, No Chaser 03. Fran-Dance 04. Two Bass Hit The Thelonious Monk Quartet 05. Nutty 06. Blue Monk |
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