Miles Davis - Miles Smiles (Hybrid SACD, Ultradisc UHR)
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Miles Davis, trumpet [click here to see more Vinyl / SACD featuring Miles Davis]
Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone [click here to see more Vinyl / SACD featuring Wayne Shorter]
Herbie Hancock, piano [click here to see more Vinyl / SACD featuring Herbie Hancock]
Ron Carter, bass [click here to see more Vinyl / SACD featuring Ron Carter]
Tony Williams, drums
Written by Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Eddie Harris, Jimmy Heath
1 Hybrid SACD, Ultradisc UHR
Limited to 3,000 numbered copies
Stereo
Studio
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded October 24–October 25, 1966 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
Engineered by Frank Laico
Produced by Teo Macero
Remastered by Krieg Wunderlich, Shawn R. Britton
Originally released in 1967
Reissued in 2018
Tracks:
- Orbits
- Circle
- Footprints
- Dolores
- Freedom Jazz Dance
- Ginger Bread Boy
Reviews :
"With their second album, Miles Smiles, the second Miles Davis Quintet really began to hit their stride, delving deeper into the more adventurous, exploratory side of their signature sound. This is clear as soon as "Orbits" comes crashing out the gate, but it's not just the fast, manic material that has an edge -- slower, quieter numbers are mercurial, not just in how they shift melodies and chords, but how the voicing and phrasing never settles into a comfortable groove. This is music that demands attention, never taking predictable paths or easy choices. Its greatest triumph is that it masks this adventurousness within music that is warm and accessible -- it just never acts that way. No matter how accessible this is, what's so utterly brilliant about it is that the group never brings it forth to the audience. They're playing for each other, pushing and prodding each other in an effort to discover new territory. As such, this crackles with vitality, sounding fresh decades after its release. And, like its predecessor, ESP, this freshness informs the writing as well, as the originals are memorable, yet open-ended and nervy, setting (and creating) standards for modern bop that were emulated well into the new century. Arguably, this quintet was never better than they are here, when all their strengths are in full bloom.
Ultra High-Resolution (UHR) is a dual-layer hybrid SACD recorded with Direct Stream Digital Technology at a sampling rate of 11.2 MHZ and a frequency response of DC to 100KHz. In addition, a high-precision down-conversion is utilized for the CD layer (16bit/44.1kHz) to preserve the sonic integrity of the original DSD capture. The result: State-of-the-art sound on any machine that can play either standard compact discs or SACDs.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,6 / 5