• 180 GRAM COLORED VIRGIN VINYL
• LIMITED EDITION
• INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS
CONTAINS NEW SPECIALLY PREPARED LINER NOTES BY PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ’s WRITER BRIAN MORTON AND BY PARIS' PRESTIGIOUS JAZZ MAGAZINE
“What remains is one of the great records of modern jazz, music from a wide range of voices, marked by subtle polyphony, paired instrumental voices, a deliberate restraint of a kind not often encountered in jazz, which prizes energy. In fact, a shared masterpiece that has enjoyed a greater than usual mix of reactions. Like all iconic records, it needs to be heard, not talked about.” PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ
“The enchanted chemistry of these late 1940’s sessions has lost none of its unalterable magic.” JAZZ MAGAZINE
PERSONNEL:
Miles Davis - trumpet on all tracks, accompanied by:
[A1-A4]: Kai Winding (tb), Junior Collins (fhr), Bill Barber (tu), Lee Konitz (as), Gerry Mulligan (bar), Al Haig (p), Joe Shulman (b), Max Roach (d). New York, January 21, 1949.
[A5-A8]: J.J. Johnson (tb), Sandy Siegelstein (fhr), Bill Barber (tu), Lee Konitz (as), Gerry Mulligan (bar), John Lewis (p), Nelson Boyd (b), Kenny Clarke (d). New York, April 22, 1949.
[B1-B4]: J.J. Johnson (tb), Gunther Schuller (fhr), Bill Barber (tu), Lee Konitz (as), Gerry Mulligan (bar), John Lewis (p), Al McKibbon (b), Max Roach (d), Kenny Hagood (vc on B4 only). New York, March 9, 1950.
(*) Bonus Tracks
[B5]: Miles Davis (tp), Jackie McLean (as), Sonny Rollins (ts), Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Charles Mingus (b), Art Blakey (d). New York, October 5, 1951.
[B6]: Miles Davis (trumpet & flugelhorn) with the Gunther Schuller Orchestra. New York, June 20, 1956.
