Miles Davis – Someday My Prince Will Come (1990)

Miles Davis – Someday My Prince Will Come (1990)
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Genre ~ Hard-Bop, Cool | Label ~ Columbia/MFSL

After both John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley left Miles Davis’ quintet, he was caught in the web of seeking suitable replacements. It was a period of trial and error for him that nonetheless yielded some legendary recordings (Sketches of Spain, for one). One of those is Someday My Prince Will Come. The lineup is Davis, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and alternating drummers Jimmy Cobb and Philly Jo Jones. The saxophonist was Hank Mobley on all but two tracks. John Coltrane returns for the title track and “Teo.” The set opens with the title, a lilting waltz that nonetheless gets an original treatment here, despite having been recorded by Dave Brubeck. Kelly is in keen form, playing a bit sprightlier than the tempo would allow, and slips flourishes in the high register inside the melody for an “elfin” feel. Davis waxes light and lyrical with his Harmon mute, playing glissando throughout. Mobley plays a strictly journeyman solo, and then Coltrane blows the pack away with a solo so deep inside the harmony it sounds like it’s coming from somewhere else. Mobley’s real moment on the album is on the next track, “Old Folks,” when he doesn’t have Coltrane breathing down his neck. Mobley’s soul-stationed lyricism is well-suited to his soloing here, and is for the rest of the album except, of course, on “Teo,” where Coltrane takes him out again. The closer on the set, “Blues No. 2,” is a vamp on “All Blues,” from Kind of Blue, and features Kelly and Chambers playing counterpoint around an eight bar figure then transposing it to 12. Jones collapses the beat, strides it out, and then erects it again for the solos of Davis and Mobley. This is relaxed session; there are no burning tracks here, but there is much in the way of precision playing and a fine exposition of Miles’ expansive lyricism. ~Allmusic

Tracklist:
01. Someday My Prince Will Come (9:11)
02. Old Folks (5:21)
03. Pfrancing (8:36)
04. Drad-Dog (4:35)
05. Teo (9:39)
06. I Thought About You (4:56)

Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet
John Coltrane, Hank Mobley – tenor sax
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums

Recorded March 7 & 21, 1961
Produced by Norman Schwartz & Mark Abramson; 1961 - Buddah Records, Inc.
This edition, produced and distributed by MFSL Inc. under licence from Buddah Records, Inc.
Manufactured by Sanyo - Japan

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Miles Davis – Kind of Blue (1959) Remastered 1997 [SACD rip via Playstation 3]

Miles Davis – Kind of Blue (1959) Remastered 1997 [SACD rip via Playstation 3]

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Genre ~ Hard Bop, Modal Music, Trumpet Jazz | Label ~ Columbia/Legacy Records

Kind of Blue isn’t merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it’s an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue posses such a mystique? Perhaps because this music never flaunts its genius. It lures listeners in with the slow, luxurious bassline and gentle piano chords of “So What.” From that moment on, the record never really changes pace — each tune has a similar relaxed feel, as the music flows easily. Yet Kind of Blue is more than easy listening. It’s the pinnacle of modal jazz — tonality and solos build from the overall key, not chord changes, giving the music a subtly shifting quality. All of this doesn’t quite explain why seasoned jazz fans return to this record even after they’ve memorized every nuance. They return because this is an exceptional band — Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb — one of the greatest in history, playing at the peak of its power. As Evans said in the original liner notes for the record, the band did not play through any of these pieces prior to recording. Davis laid out the themes before the tape rolled, and then the band improvised. The end results were wondrous and still crackle with vitality. Kind of Blue works on many different levels. It can be played as background music, yet it amply rewards close listening. It is advanced music that is extraordinarily enjoyable. It may be a stretch to say that if you don’t like Kind of Blue, you don’t like jazz — but it’s hard to imagine it as anything other than a cornerstone of any jazz collection. ~ AllMusic

Tracklist

1. So What [09:21]
2. Freddie Freeloader [09:45]
3. Blue in Green [05:33]
4. All Blues [11:31]
5. Flamenco Sketches [09:21]
6. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) [09:31]


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Miles Davis - Seven Steps To Heaven (1963) Remastered 2002 [SACD rip via Playstation 3]

Miles Davis - Seven Steps To Heaven (1963) Remastered 2002 [SACD rip via Playstation 3]

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Genre ~ Hard Bop, Trumpet Jazz | Label ~ Sony Music Japan Records

In 1963, Miles Davis was at a transitional point in his career, without a regular group and wondering what his future musical direction would be. At the time he recorded the music heard on this disc, he was in the process of forming a new band, as can be seen from the personnel: tenor saxophonist George Coleman, Victor Feldman (who turned down the job) and Herbie Hancock on pianos, bassist Ron Carter, and Frank Butler and Tony Williams on drums. Recorded at two separate sessions, this set is highlighted by the classic "Seven Steps To Heaven," "Joshua" and slow passionate versions of "Basin Street Blues" and "Baby Won't You Please Come Home." ~ AcousticSounds

Tracklist

1. Basin Street Blues
2. Seven Steps To Heaven
3. I Fall in Love Too Easily
4. So Near So Far
5. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
6. Joshua


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