Miles Davis - Birth of the Blue
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Miles Davis – trumpet [click here to see more products featuring Miles Davis]
John Coltrane – saxophone [click here to see more products featuring John Coltrane]
Julian Cannonball Adderley – saxophone [click here to see more products featuring Cannonball Adderley]
Bill Evans, piano [click here to see more products featuring Bill Evans]
Paul Chambers – bass [click here to see more products featuring Paul Chambers]
Jimmy Cobb – drums [click here to see other products featuring Jimmy Cobb]
1LP, Stoughton Printing Old Style tip-on gatefold heavyweight jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressing
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City on 26 May 1958
Engineered by Fred Plaut
Produced by Irving Townsend
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
Originally released in 2024
Tracks :
Side A
1. On Green Dolphin Street
2. Fran-Dance
Side B
1. Stella By Starlight
2. Love For Sale
Reviews:
Miles Davis's Kind of Blue was the number-one jazz album in history. It totaled five songs. There are four more songs from that same historic group, recorded in the same time period and at the same studio. And here they are. These songs deserve to stand on their own with artwork to highlight the quality of the music and that matches the time period of the recording. This is a rare opportunity to have a smash follow-up to what many consider the greatest jazz record ever!
Through the years, these four remarkable performances — all from a single recording session in 1958 and all exemplary of the sound of Miles Davis' legend-loaded sextet of that year — have not been served well. They have been largely treated as add-ons for other compilations. Now, for the first time, Analogue Productions, the audiophile in-house reissue label of Acoustic Sounds, Inc., together with Quality Record Prssings, has deservedly given these tracks a stellar stand-alone release for jazz fans to savor!
The once-in-a-generation lineup that recorded these tunes is the very same that would be immortalized for the enduring classic they would record almost a year later, Kind of Blue. Davis played trumpet sublime with his ensemble sextet featuring pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley.
Undervalued since their recording, the tunes on this album reflect historial and musical significance. They offer early glimpses into the modal jazz that Kind of Blue would bring to the forefront. Using modes common in modern classical music, rather than the chords of popular songs, Miles had begun to experiment with the new approach on the Milestones recording sessions previously.
Analogue Productions is proud to present Birth of the Blue in an exclusive first-of-its-kind stand-alone release that reflects our reputation for meticulous production, capturing authentic sound with clarity, depth and fidelity that exceeds the audiophile standard.