Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 (rel.1999)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Miles Davis & John Coltrane Title The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 Length 374:30 Discs: 6 Tracks: 57 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Columbia/Legacy Cat. Number 65833 Style Hard Bop Rating Comment pomieszana kolejność utworów na płytach

Musicians	Credits
Miles Davis trumpet John Coltrane sax tenor Cannonball Adderley sax alto Bill Evans piano Red Garland piano Philly Joe Jones drums Wynton Kelly piano Hank Mobley sax tenor Jimmy Cobb drums Paul Chambers bass	Producer George Avakian Producer Cal Lampley Producer Irving Townsend Producer Teo Macero Producer Bob Belden Producer Michael Cuscuna Engineer Bud Graham Engineer Frank Laico Engineer Fred Plaut Mastering Mark Wilder Engineer George Knuerr Engineer Harold Chapman Engineer Adjutor Theroux

Track list

Disk 1 73:42 01 Ah-Leu-Cha (alternate take) 05:53 02 Ah-Leu-Cha (take 5) 05:27 03 Ah-Leu-Cha 05:55 04 Budo (Alternate Take) 05:04 05 Budo 04:19 06 Bye Bye Blackbird (Alternate Take) 07:52 07 Bye Bye Blackbird 07:58 08 Dear Old Stockholm 07:53 09 Little Melonae 07:24 10 Tadd's Delight (Alternate Take) 04:20 11 Tadd's Delight 04:30 12 Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take) 03:23 13 Two Bass Hit 03:44 Disk 2 55:50 01 All Of You (Alternate Take) 07:33 02 All Of You 07:05 03 Billy Boy 04:28 04 Dear Old Stockholm (Alternate Take) 06:44 05 Miles Davis Comments 00:32 06 'Round Midnight 05:59 07 Sweet Sue, Just You (Alternate Take) 03:34 08 Sweet Sue, Just You (False Start With Discussion By Leonard Bernstein & Miles Davis) compressed 02:00 09 Sweet Sue, Just You (First Version) 04:25 10 Sweet Sue, Just You 03:43 11 Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take) 04:34 12 Two Bass Hit 05:13 Disk 3 75:40 01 Dr. Jackle 05:51 02 Fran Dance (Alternate Take) 05:54 03 Fran Dance 05:51 04 Little Melonae 07:57 05 Milestones (Alternate Take) 06:03 06 Milestones 05:46 07 On Green Dolphin Street 09:52 08 Sid's Ahead 13:04 09 Stella By Starlight 04:45 10 Straight No Chaser 10:37 Disk 4 69:37 01 All Blues 11:34 02 Blue In Green 05:40 03 Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take) 09:35 04 Flamenco Sketches 09:29 05 Freddie Freeloader (False Start) 01:29 06 Freddie Freeloader 09:50 07 Love For Sale 11:51 08 Miles Davis Comments 00:46 09 So What 09:23 Disk 5 59:12 01 Ah-Leu-Cha 05:54 02 Bye Bye Blackbird 09:12 03 Fran-Dance 07:15 04 Introduction By Willis Conover 02:17 05 Someday My Prince Will Come 09:07 06 Straight, No Chaser 08:49 07 Teo 09:38 08 The Theme 02:50 09 Two Bass Hit 04:10 Disk 6 40:29 01 If I Were A Bell 08:33 02 My Funny Valentine 10:20 03 Oleo 10:40 04 Straight, No Chaser 10:56

Notes

AMG Review (4 1/2): As the fourth (fifth, if you count the Complete Plugged Nickel) entry in Columbia's celebrated series of Miles Davis box sets, The Complete Columbia Recordings: Miles Davis & John Coltrane was perhaps the most anticipated set, and it's easy to see why. The push and pull between Miles and Coltrane resulted in dynamic recordings that set the standard for modern jazz — and this was for their Prestige recordings, before they even moved to Columbia. Once Miles relocated to Columbia, he began to push the boundaries of his music. The progression from the sublime, after-hours Round About Midnight to the modal Milestones is remarkable — all the more so when Kind of Blue, the culmination of Davis' modal direction, is taken into the equation. Over the course of six discs, The Complete Columbia Recordings traces this progression, including the entirety of 'Round About Midnight, Milestones, and Kind of Blue, plus selections from Someday My Prince Will Come, the live album Miles & Coltrane 57, and 18 unreleased tracks, all alternate takes. Even if you're familiar with this music — and any jazz fan will be — the chronological, session-order sequencing keeps it fresh, and it's possible to marvel at how quickly their talents deepened. For neophytes, this isn't really an ideal way to dive into these remarkable recordings, since there's not only too much, but it's arranged in a way that doesn't ease the listener into the music. It's designed to be a library piece for collectors, fans, and historians that have already absorbed the music fully. After all, the original album covers are not reproduced anywhere in the notes, and the discs themselves are cryptically identified with dots that parallel the numbers on a clock. For anyone that knows and loves this music though, this is an essential addition to a comprehensive jazz library. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine