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My last one for the evening...


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Skylark -- CD

Renee Olstead

2009 Reprise Records

Renee Olstead and her stunning bluesy jazz voice is taking flight with her second major-label album, Skylark. Backed by esteemed producer/arranger David Foster on strings, piano, horns and often keyboards, Olstead stamps her mark on standards and modern classics and premieres four originals she co-wrote.

"Midnight Man" – 3:02
"Lover Man" - 5:02
"Stars Fell On Alabama" - 3:15
"My Baby Just Cares For Me" - 3:03
"When I Fall In Love (ft. Chris Botti)" - 4:43
"Thanks For The Boogie Ride" - 3:01
"Hold Me Now" - 4:02
"Skylark" - 4:12
"Midnight In Austin Texas (ft. Robert Randolph)" - 3:25
"Hit The Road Jack" - 3:22
"You've Changed" - 3:27
"Ain't We Got Fun" - 2:45
"Nothing But The Blame" - 4:11
 
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A nice compilation of Dylan's songs .... many of them, in my opinion, classics.
Thanks for the heads up on this one, Dennie

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You are welcome Topper, I'm glad you're enjoying it!


Today's work truck music....

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Inner City Blues - The Music of Marvin Gaye -- CD

Various Artists

1995 Motown Records

A Fitting Tribute to One of Music's GREATS!
, February 18, 2001
By Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Inner City Blues: Music of Marvin Gaye (Audio CD)

Marvin Gaye was truly a unique artist, and this album of Gaye standards as interpreted by others adds to his legendary status. Beginning with daughter Nona's turn on the title cut, the CD triumphs on every single selection. The respective artists do not try to mimic Gaye; they simply do it their way without altering the passion of Gaye's lyrics.

Bono is superlative in his rendition of "Save the Children," BoyZ II Men blend their harmonies effectively on "Let's Get it On," while the very soulful Lisa Stansfield is just right on "Just to Keep You Satisfied." Madonna's "I Want You," slower than the original, retains Gaye's heartfelt plea to his intended paramour. "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" by Motown label mate Stevie Wonder is pure fun. Finally, Sounds of Blackness do justice to "God is Live/Mercy Mercy Me," making it perfect for the dancehall as well as the choir stand.

"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" - Nona Gaye
"Save the Children" - Bono
"Let's Get It On" - Boyz II Men
"I Want You" - Madonna and Massive Attack
"Trouble Man" - Neneh Cherry
"Just to Keep You Satisfied" - Lisa Stansfield
"Stubborn Kind of Fellow" - Stevie Wonder
"God Is Love"/"Mercy Mercy Me" - Sounds of Blackness
"Like Marvin Gaye Said (What's Going On)" - Speech
"Marvin, You're the Man" - Digable Planets
 
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Complete Clapton -- 2 LP Set

Eric Clapton

2007 Reprise Records

Clapton, March 28, 2010
By Deanna M. Plotner - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Complete Clapton (Audio CD)

Good album. It is not really The Complete Clapton, as some of his oldies but goodies aren't on it, although it does come close. Very enjoyable. Money well spent!

Disc one

"I Feel Free" (Cream) - 2:54
"Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream) - 4:11
"White Room" (Cream) - 4:59
"Crossroads" (Cream) - 4:08 Live
"Badge" (Cream) - 2:42
"Presence of the Lord" (Blind Faith) - 4:49
"After Midnight" - 3:08
"Let It Rain" - 5:06
"Bell Bottom Blues" (Derek & The Dominos) - 5:01
"Layla" (Derek & The Dominos) - 7:09
"Let It Grow" - 4:57
"I Shot the Sheriff" - 4:22
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" - 4:24
"Hello Old Friend" - 3:34
"Cocaine" - 3:35
"Lay Down Sally" - 3:49
"Wonderful Tonight" - 3:41
"Promises" - 2:59
"I Can't Stand It" - 4:08

Disc two

"I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart" - 3:16
"She's Waiting" - 4:56
"Forever Man" - 3:14
"It's in the Way That You Use It" - 4:13
"Miss You" - 5:07
"Pretending" - 4:43
"Bad Love" - 5:08
"Tears in Heaven" - 4:35
"Layla (Unplugged)" - 4:39 Live
"Running on Faith (Unplugged)" - 6:12 Live
"Motherless Child" - 2:59
"Change the World" - 3:56
"My Father's Eyes" - 5:24
"Riding With the King" (w/ BB King) - 4:25
"Sweet Home Chicago" - 5:17
"If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day" - 3:37
"Ride the River" (w/ JJ Cale) - 4:35
 
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Magic Touch

Stanley Jordan

1985 Blue Note Records

Truly a Magic Touch, September 10, 2008
By D. Wright "wrdwrite" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Magic Touch (Audio CD)

Stanley Jordan is one of the most gifted jazz guitarists out there. Every song is uniquely stamped with his personality and talent. No matter if it is a mainstream jazz standard like Freddie Freeloader or a cover of a Beatles hit like Eleanor Rigby, each song is crafted carefully to commuicate his vision with the listener.

"Eleanor Rigby" (Lennon & McCartney)
"Freddie Freeloader" (Miles Davis)
"Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk)
"All The Children"
"The Lady In My Life" (Rod Temperton)
"Angel" (Jimi Hendrix)
"Fundance"
"Return Expedition"
"A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones)
 
Oops! In between Clapton and Stanley Jordan, I listened to this great album.....


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Moonflower 2 Lp Set

Santana

1977 Columbia Records

Moonflower is a 1977 studio and live double album by Santana. The recording features both studio and live tracks, which are interspersed with one another throughout the album. It is considered to be a fan favorite[citation needed], and is perhaps the group's most popular live album, because Lotus did not receive a U.S. domestic release until the early 1990s. It displays a mix between the fusion of Latin and blues-rock styles of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the much more experimental and spiritual jazz fusion sound that characterized the band's mid-1970s work. The live material was recorded during the supporting tour for the Festival album, which displayed a similar mix of styles, and many of the album's songs are featured here – namely, the three song medley which opens Festival.

Side One

"Dawn/Go Within" (Coster, Santana) – 2:44 (studio)
"Carnaval" (Coster) – 2:17 (live)
"Let the Children Play" (Santana) – 2:37 (live)
"Jugando" (Santana) – 2:09 (live)
"I'll Be Waiting" (Santana) – 5:20 (studio) (also issued on single)
"Zulu" (Santana, Coster) – 3:25 (studio)

Side two

"Bahia" (Santana, Coster) – 1:37 (studio)
"Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" (Green, Szabo) – 6:32 (live)
"Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" (Chancler, Coster, Rubinson) – 7:45 (live)
"Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (Santana, Coster) – 6:07 (live)

Side three

"She's Not There" (Argent) – 4:09 (studio) (also issued on single)
"Flor d'Luna (Moonflower)" (Coster) – 5:01 (studio)
"Soul Sacrifice/Head, Hands & Feet" (Santana Band, Lear) – 14:01 (live)

Side four

"El Morocco" (Coster, Santana) – 5:05 (studio)
"Transcendence" (Santana) – 5:13 (studio)
"Savor/Toussaint L'Overture" (Santana Band, Santana) – 12:56 (live)
 
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Trio of Doom

John - Jaco - Tony

1979/2008 Columbia Legacy Records

This super-charged dream band, composed of Mahavishnu Orchestra guitarist/leader John McLaughlin, Weather Report bassist Jaco Pastorius, and Miles Davis drummer Tony Williams, was originally formed for a one-time performance at 1979's historic Havana Jam in Cuba. 25 years later, the band's only living member, John McLaughlin, revisited their collected works, producing this incredible album, which for the first time presents the Trio's live and studio material together - a testament to this short-lived juggernaut.

"Drum Improvisation" (Tony Williams) – 2:46
"Dark Prince" (John McLaughlin) – 6:36
"Continuum" (Jaco Pastorius) – 5:11
"Para Oriente" (Tony Williams) – 5:42
"Are You the One, Are You the One?" (John McLaughlin) – 4:51
"Dark Prince" (John McLaughlin) – 4:11
"Continuum" (Jaco Pastorius) – 3:49
"Para Oriente" (alternate take one) (Tony Williams) – 1:05
"Para Oriente" (alternate take two) (Tony Williams) – 0:20
"Para Oriente" (Tony Williams) – 5:28
 
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Leo Kottke

Leo Kottke

1976 Chrysalis Records (Demo Stamp)

After six releases on Capitol, Kottke and his manager/producer Denny Bruce changed labels. This release of all instrumental pieces written by Kottke (with the exception of "Buckaroo") also includes orchestrations by Jack Nitzsche.

The composition "Airproofing" was significantly re-worked and released as "Airproofing II" on Kottke's A Shout Toward Noon. "Death by Reputation" was covered by John Fahey on his album John Fahey Visits Washington D.C..

It was re-issued on CD by BGO in 1996. All songs by Leo Kottke except "Buckaroo"

"Buckaroo" (Bob Morris) – 2:05
"The White Ape" – 2:13
"Hayseed Suede" – 2:45
"Rio Leo" – 2:58
"Range" – 3:26
"Airproofing" – 2:19
"Maroon" – 2:02
"Waltz" – 2:25
"Death by Reputation" – 4:07
"Up Tempo" – 1:41
"Shadowland" – 4:05
 
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Children of Forever

Stan Clarke

1973 Polydor Records

A MUST HAVE...CLASSIC!, January 14, 2002
By "solitayre77" (NJ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Children of Forever (Audio CD)


A stolen classic returns!

The year is 1999. As a college student who loves jazz music so much I studied math to it, this was a necessity to my diskman. Any TRUE fan of music will soon see this once purchasing this milestone. You see this was his FIRST solo album...The lineup featured stars like Chick (Corea) on keys, Andy Bey and Dee Dee Bridgewater...It has a "Light As A Feather"-like Return To Forever, signature sound to it. The solos on this album crash upon the ear like the gale that smashes waves against cliffs. But it accomplishes so with the subtlety of the tide receding with the coming of dawn...Sadly enough this cd was thiefed from me. I looked for two years all over and finally to my surprise, Amazon has it. I will always be a customer for this...

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke and Neville Potter; except where indicated

"Children of Forever" – 10:42
"Unexpected Days" – 5:53
"Bass Folk Song" (Clarke) – 7:59
"Butterfly Dreams" – 6:52
"Sea Journey" (Corea/Potter)– 16:26
 
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Journey To Love

Stanley Clarke

1975 Nemperor Records

Take the Perfect Path, June 6, 2010
By J.A.B. - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Journey to Love (Audio CD)


As fusion began to take a tight grip around the music industry - and elbow its way onto FM rock playlists and earn grudging slots in jazz formats - many young artists demonstrated the motivation and energy to hack out of the trail paved by Miles Davis and find their own way.

In arguably the finest solo effort from Stanley Clarke, an all-star lineup - that includes Jeff Beck, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Lenny White, Jon Faddis, George Duke, Steve Gadd, David Sancious and Tom "Bones" Malone - bolsters the punch from the six tracks that clock in at nearly 40 minutes.

The 14:25 of "Concerto for Jazz/Rock Orchestra, Parts 1-4" is as impressive a composition ever penned by Clarke and captures the meticulous artistry of the jazz/rock sound. Beck propels the title cut and struts with hot licks on "Hello Jeff." The two-part tribute to John Coltrane - "Song to John, Part 1 and Part 2" - has the sweet canvas painted by the touching acoustic piano of Corea and acoustic guitar of McLaughlin. "Silly Putty" is a slick kick-off with Clarke seizing the spotlight.

Having the backing of Columbia Records - which was heavily promoting jazz artists during this era - certainly didn't hurt, but the quality of this album would have found the turntables of top reviewers and fans even if it was only available by mail order.


All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke; except where indicated

"Silly Putty" (4:52)
"Journey to Love" (4:52)
"Hello Jeff" (5:16)
"Song to John, Part 1" (Clarke, Corea) (4:22)
"Song to John, Part 2" (Clarke, Corea) (6:09)
"Concerto for Jazz/Rock Orchestra, Parts 1-4" (14:25)
 
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Ride - CD

Boney James

2001 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com

It's no wonder Boney James is a winner of a Soul Train music award, and that his music is heard on urban radio almost as much as he's heard on smooth-jazz radio. From his first album, and on up to Ride, his eighth, James always has had a degree of funky soul and light pop mixed in his sax playing, which is a smooth-jazz staple. But here the lines are drawn more clearly and distinctly. There's no doubt that he's staking a claim in the retro-soul R&B movement with several potential hits, including "Something Inside," with its gospel-drenched Dave Hollister vocal, and "See What I'm Saying," featuring bassist Marcus Miller. With popular singer-rapper Jaheim, James manages to make at least three musical references to the '70s on the title track, including a musical nod to Con Funk Shun. The average smooth-jazz saxophonist wouldn't know Con Funk Shun from Brass Construction, which is one reason why James is not your average smooth-jazz saxophonist. He has chipped away at two different audiences and now has one big one that not only allows him headline status, but gold records. Ride will be his fourth in a row. --Mark Ruffin

1. "Heaven" (featuring Trina Broussard) 4:04
2. "Grand Central" 4:57
3. "RPM" 4:48
4. "Something Inside" (featuring Dave Hollister) 3:53
5. "So Beautiful" 4:21
6. "See What I'm Sayin'?" 4:34
7. "All About You" 4:07
8. "Ride" (featuring Jaheim) 4:33
9. "As You Are" 4:30
10. "This Is the Life" 4:59
11. "Boneyard" (Hidden Track) 3:56
 
Today's work truck music.....


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Duke Elegant -- CD

Dr. John Performing The Music Of Duke Ellington

1999 EMI Records

"Pure Fonk-I-Fied", February 22, 2000
By "hoglips" - See all my reviews
This review is from: Duke Elegant (Audio CD)

Wow! This is a fun, happy cd. Whenever I listen to it I feel a smile on my face & a glow. Dr. John has taken some of Ellington's best-known compositions & flavored them with his New Orleans spice to come up with a sublime concoction. Some of the previous reviews have better expressed the joys of this cd so I won't reiterate them. I'd just like to add that this cd is a worthy addition to the collection of any fan of jazz, blues, the Duke or Dr. John. It has been excellently recorded, the band is tight & Dr. John's piano is perfect. His voice on the non-instrumental tracks is at its' raspy best.

What I particularly enjoyed was the funkiness. Never has the Duke sounded so fun!

The year each song was originally written is given with the composers' names.

"On The Wrong Side of the Railroad Tracks" (1947; John Latouche, Duke Ellington) - 5:42
"I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" (1959; Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee) - 5:04
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (1932; Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 5:32
"Perdido" (1942; Ervin M. Drake, Hans Longsfolder, Juan Tizol) - 5:50
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (1942; Bob Russell, Duke Ellington) - 2:47
"Solitude" (1934; Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLango, Irving Mills) - 5:06
"Satin Doll" (1953; Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington) - 4:46
"Mood Indigo" (1931; Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Barnard Bigard) - 6:55
"Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me" (1943; Bob Russell, Duke Ellington) - 5:31
"Thing's Ain't What They Used To Be" (1942; Mercer Ellington) - 6:25
"Caravan" (1937; Juan Tizol, Irving Mills, Duke Ellington) - 6:24
"Flaming Sword" (1940; Duke Ellington) - 5:45
 
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Miles Smiles - Remastered 20 Bit CD

Miles Davis Quintet

1967/1998 Columbia Legacy
Amazon.com

The most satisfying sort of audacity was the rule with Miles Davis's second great quintet. One of six studio albums cut by the group between 1965 and 1968, Miles Smiles finds them executing three Wayne Shorter compositions and one by the leader, along with Eddie Harris's "Freedom Jazz Dance," former Davis cohort Jimmy Cobb's "Gingerbread Boy," and the usual mix of finesse and barreling momentum. Even when nodding toward the then-burgeoning hard-bop movement on the Harris piece, the group makes its own mark in a hundred different ways, from Herbie Hancock's spare touch to the thoroughly declarative solo Davis lays down. It's hard to pick the most exceptional cut on such a top-flight disc, but certainly Shorter's deceptively simple "Orbits" and "Footprints" deserve mention; on the former, the players take turns stating the melody and then rumbling over it. The latter's echoes of "Caravan" make way for an improv performance that not only hangs tough in itself, but seems to have provided a template for the entire early career of Wynton Marsalis. --Rickey Wright

Side one

"Orbits" (Wayne Shorter) - 4:37
"Circle" (Miles Davis) - 5:52
"Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) - 9:46

Side two

"Dolores" (Wayne Shorter) - 6:20
"Freedom Jazz Dance" (Eddie Harris) - 7:13
"Gingerbread Boy" (Jimmy Heath) - 7:43


Miles Davis – Trumpet
Wayne Shorter – Tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock – Piano
Ron Carter – Double bass
Tony Williams – Drums
 
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Relazin' With The Miles Davis Quintet - 20 Bit K2 Mastering CD

Miles Davis Quintet

1958/2001 Prestige Records

One of the Best Ever, April 22, 2003
By Paul R. Thomas (Myrtle Beach, SC United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Relaxin' With Miles (20 Bit Mastering) (Audio CD)

Buy this CD! It is truly classic jazz, beautifully remastered, by one of the greatest jazz quintets of all time. Both Miles Davis and John Coltrane are featured but the sound of the quintet together is perfection. In a word, 'immortality'.

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Bird and Diz -- CD

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

1950/1986 Verve Records

The Triumvirate Summit
, April 19, 2004
By David Gedalecia "DGed" (Wooster, OH USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Bird & Diz (Audio CD)


This session had real possibilities, but, as Max Harrison, Ira Gitler, Martin Williams, and recently Carl Woideck all point out, the presence of Buddy Rich, and his rim-shot/heavy-on-the-bass drum swing approach in the company of Parker, Gillespie and Monk, puts a drag on the proceedings. But this is not a diatribe on Rich. No doubt his inclusion was Norman Granz's idea, since he used Rich a lot in the JATP sessions in more appropriate musical contexts. What saves things are the many new intricate bop pieces that one finds only here, the teaming up of Monk with Bird and Diz, and some wonderfully inspired playing. One is hard-pressed, beyond Dean Benedetti's brief snippets, to find a Parker-Monk combination, and a Diz-Monk match-up is probably non-existent. It is especially interesting to hear Monk play behind Gillespie: all sorts of fascinating harmonic ideas emerge. All three are in fine form, and had Max Roach, or Kenny Clarke, or Roy Haynes been chosen to form a quadrumvirate, this would have been an even more unique session than it is, for they had given modern jazz drumming an independent voice, beyond just rhythmic accompaniment. Even so, the union of the triumvirate means that this is a five-star recording. It has been reissued on Polygram with alternate takes, though none of "Bloomdido" or "Mohawk," two of the real stand-outs.

A1. Bloomdido
A2. An Oscar For Treadwell
A3. An Oscar For Treadwell (Alternate Take)
A4. Mohawk
A5. Mohawk (Alternate Take)
B1. My Melancholy Baby
B2. Leap Frog
B3. Leap Frog (Alternate Take)
B4. Leap Frog (Alternate Take)
B5. Relaxin' With Lee
B6. Relaxin' With Lee (Alternate Take)
 
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The 'Bird' Returns -- Mini Lp CD

Charlie Parker

1948/2005 Savoy Records

Although a restless and brilliant improviser like Charlie Parker's true home will always be the stage--as evidenced by the literally dozens of exciting live recordings still being recovered decades after his death in 1955--there are those who feel, with some justification, that his late-'40s sides for Savoy Records are the essence of bebop. Certainly Parker's backing groups at the time, starring such up-and-comers as trumpeter Miles Davis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, and drummer Max Roach, were among the greatest in jazz history, but throughout THE BIRD RETURNS, the focus is always on Parker's endlessly questing alto sax. Not for nothing is the opening track called "Chasin' the Bird," because when Parker was in the midst of one of his fluid, breathtaking improvisations, all the band could do was catch up. The only fault with THE BIRD RETURNS is that its 30 minutes leave listeners longing for more.

Track listing
1. Chasin' the Bird
2. Thriving on a Riff
3. Ko Ko
4. Half Nelson
5. Scrapple From the Apple
6. Cheryl
7. Barbados


Personnel: Charlie Parker (alto saxophone); Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone); Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham (trumpet); Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Al Haig (piano); Tommy Potter (bass); Max Roach (drums).
 
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At The Village Vanguard -- Mini Lp CD

Gerry Mulligan and The Concert Jazz Band

1960/2002 Verve Records

Absolutely Terrific Big Band Jazz, October 29, 2002
By Frank Levy (Newton, Massachusetts United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: At the Village Vanguard (Spec Packaging) (Audio CD)


This was a terrific record when it was issued and it is just as good today. The up-tempo pieces feature tight arrangements and great solos and the band's enthusiasm is infectious. The balads are lovely as well. The sound on the CD is excellent. I would recommend the CD to any jazz lover.

Side One:

1. Blueport
2. Body and Soul
3. Black Nightgown


Side Two:

4. Come Rain or Come Shine
5. Lady Chatterley's Mother
6. Let My People Be

Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax)
Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone)
Clark Terry (trumpet)
Mel Lewis (drums)
Nick Travis, Don Ferrara (trumpets)
Willie Dennis (trombone)
Alan Raph (bass trombone)
Gene Quill, Bob Donovan (alto saxes)
Jim Reider (tenor sax), Gene Allen (baritone sax),
Bill Crow (bass)
Composed & arranged by Al Cohn.

Recorded: live at the Village Vanguard, New York, December 11, 1960
 
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Miles Ahead

Miles Davis + 19

1957 Columbia Records

Amazon.com
These 1957 recordings were the first of Miles Davis's collaborations with arranger Gil Evans for Columbia, renewing a relationship that had begun with the Birth of the Cool sessions in 1949. It was perhaps the most important relationship ever forged between a jazz soloist and an arranger, for Evans excelled at finding fresh material (like Delibes's "The Maids of Cadiz") and then adding subtle voicings and blending unusual instruments to highlight Davis's central voice. Everything Evans does enhances the trumpeter's keen sense of space and his evocative sound. He could construct complex arrangements and make them fly (as on the opening "Springsville," by John Carisi), contrast Davis's voice with tuba or bass clarinet, or create the longing, Spanish-inflected "Blues for Pablo," a precursor to their later Sketches of Spain. --Stuart Broomer

"Springsville" (John Carisi) – 3:27
"The Maids of Cadiz" (Léo Delibes) – 3:53
"The Duke" (Dave Brubeck) – 3:35
"My Ship" (Kurt Weill) – 4:28
Ira Gershwin wrote lyrics for this song, but this recording is instrumental.
"Miles Ahead" (Davis, Evans) – 3:29
"Blues for Pablo" (Evans) – 5:18
"New Rhumba" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:37
Medley Pt. 1: "The Meaning of the Blues" (Bobby Troup, Leah Worth) – 2:48
Medley Pt. 2: "Lament" (J. J. Johnson) – 2:14
"I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)" (Jack Elliot/Harold Spina) – 3:05
 
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