Miles Davis - All Miles - The Prestige Albums 14 CD Box (2009 U

Artist: Miles Davis
Album: All Miles - The Prestige Albums. 14 CD Box
Genre: Jazz, Hard bop, Bebop, Cool jazz, Modal, Fusion, Third stream, Jazz-funk, Jazz rap
Year: 2009
Country: USA
Country release: USA
Label: Universal
Format: FLAC
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Playtime: 08:56:20
Content: image+.cue+log+audiocheck+cover

This is a no-frills set of CD\'s reissuing the classic Miles Davis albums released during his tenure with the Prestige label in the 1950\'s, prior to his signing with the Columbia label (where he made such classics as Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, ESP, etc). The albums are presented in stand-alone card sleeves, the original liner notes have not been reproduced here, and there is no booklet. While some bonus takes are included, not all of the alternate material available elsewhere has been included on the albums. Some of the CD\'s clock in at not much more than half an hour in length, and they have not been remastered, relying on the (excellent) masterings of the late 80\'s and early 90\'s. So those expecting this release to be of the standard of the Sony/Columbia material from Miles Davis will be disappointed. This material has been given a more thorough treatment elsewhere, eg on the Chronicle box set. However, if you want the albums as originally released and the price appeals, proceed with confidence. This is a hard release to rate, and it depends on individual taste - if you want the original albums uncluttered (as I did) it is a four-star release. If your expectations have been raised by the various Sony boxed sets and you enjoy careful documentation, critical commentary, newly discovered takes and remastered sound, you might feel this set only warrants two stars. The music, of course, is excellent, notably on the final five discs. Those five albums document the First Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane, some of the most influential and best-loved music in all of jazz. The other albums are more mixed, but are never less than listenable and contain a few lesser-known gems in the Miles catalogue.

01 1951 Dig (7012)
01. Dig (7:38)
02. It\'s Only A Paper Moon (5:27)
03. Denial (5:42)
04. Bluing (9:59)
05. Out Of The Blue (6:19)
06. Conception (4:05)
07. My Old Flame (6:34)
Duration: 00:45:28

02 1953 Miles Davis and Horns (7025)
01. Tasty Pudding (3:22)
02. Floppy (6:02)
03. Willie the Wailer (4:28)
04. For Adults Only (5:35)
05. Morpheus (2:23)
06. Down (2:53)
07. The Blue Room (3:03)
08. The Blue Room (alternate take) (2:51)
09. Whispering (3:02)
Duration: 00:33:21

03 1954 Bag\'s Groove (7109)
01. Bags\' Groove (Take 1) (11:16)
02. Bags\' Groove (Take 2) (9:24)
03. Airegin (5:03)
04. Oleo (5:16)
05. But Not for Me (Take 2) (5:47)
06. Doxy (4:56)
07. But Not for Me (Take 1) (4:37)
Duration: 00:45:59

04 1954 Blue Haze (7054)
01. I\'ll Remember April (7:55)
02. Four (4:04)
03. Old Devil Moon (3:25)
04. Smooch (3:07)
05. Blue Haze (6:12)
06. When Lights Are Low (3:29)
07. Tune Up (3:56)
08. Miles Ahead (4:29)
Duration: 00:36:18

05 1954 Miles Davis All Stars - Walkin\' (7076)

01. Walkin\' (13:26)
02. Blue \'N\' Boogie (8:18)
03. Solar (4:43)
04. You Don\'t Know What Love Is (4:22)
05. Love Me Or Leave Me (6:55)
Duration: 00:37:39

06 1955 Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet Sextet (7034)
01. Dr. Jackle (8:56)
02. Bitty Ditty (6:37)
03. Minor March (8:18)
04. Changes (7:11)
Duration: 00:30:53

07 1955 Musings of Miles (7007)
01. Will You Still Be Mine? (6:23)
02. I See Your Face Before Me (4:47)
03. I Didn\'t (6:07)
04. A Gal In Calico (5:18)
05. A Night In Tunisia (7:24)
06. Green Haze (5:50)
Duration: 00:35:35

08 1955 The New Miles Davis Quintet (7014)
01. Just Squeeze Me (7:30)
02. There Is No Greater Love (5:21)
03. How Am I To Know? (4:42)
04. S\'posin (5:17)
05. The Theme (5:52)
06. Stablemates (5:21)
Duration: 00:33:46

09 1956 Collectors\' Items (7044)
01. The Serpent\'s Tooth (take 1) (7:04)
02. The Serpent\'s Tooth (take 2) (6:20)
03. Round Midnight (7:07)
04. Compulsion (5:48)
05. No Line (5:43)
06. Vierd Blues (6:55)
07. In Your Own Sweet Way (4:35)
Duration: 00:43:09

10 1956 Cookin\' With the Miles Davis Quintet (7094)
01. My funny valentine (6:02)
02. Blues by five (9:59)
03. Airegin (4:27)
04. Tune-up/When lights are low (13:09)
Duration: 00:33:27

11 1956 Miles Davis and The Modern Jazz Giants (7150)
01. The Man I Love (Take 2) (7:59)
02. Swing Spring (10:46)
03. \'Round Midnight (5:25)
04. Bemsha Swing (9:33)
05. The Man I Love (Take 1) (8:29)
Duration: 00:42:03

12 1956 Relaxin\' With The Miles Davis Quintet (7129)
01. If I Were A Bell (8:20)
02. You\'re My Everything (5:22)
03. If I Could Write A Book (5:12)
04. Oleo (5:58)
05. It Could Happen To You (6:41)
06. Woody\'n You (5:03)
Duration: 00:36:21

13 1956 Steamin\' With The Miles Davis Quintet (7200)
01. Surrey With The Fringe On Top (9:06)
02. Salt Peanuts (6:10)
03. Something I Dreamed Last Night (6:17)
04. Diane (7:52)
05. Well, You Needn\'t (6:21)
06. When I Fall In Love (4:24)
Duration: 00:39:56

14 1956 Workin\' With the Miles Davis Quintet (7166)
01. It Never Entered My Mind (5:24)
02. Four (7:13)
03. In Your Own Sweet Way (5:43)
04. The Theme (take 1) (2:00)
05. Trane\'s Blues (8:34)
06. Ahmad\'s Blues (7:24)
07. Half Nelson (4:46)
08. The Theme (Take 2) (1:02)
Duration: 00:42:25