Miles Davis Sketches of Spain

Miles Davis - Directions (1997) {2CD Set, Sony Music Japan, Master Sound SRCS 9310~11 rec 1960-1970}
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© 1960-70, 1997 Sony Music Japan | SRCS 9310~11 | Master Sound SBM
Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop / Fusion / Trumpet

This double album of leftover items not previously issued features Davis over a ten-year period. "Song of Our Country" is from the sessions that led to Sketches of Spain and there is a "new" version of "'Round Midnight" from 1961 along with "So Near, So Far" dating from 1963. Otherwise the remainder of this two-fer is from the transitional 1967-70 period when Davis was experimenting with combining jazz and rock. Some of the selections ramble on a bit too long but the music is mostly quite fascinating, featuring such players as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin. It's most highly recommended to collectors with an open ear toward fusion.

John Coltrane - 8 Atlantic Album Collection (1959-62) [8CD] {2006 Japan Mini LP 24-bit Remaster}
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© 2006 Atlantic / Warner Music Japan | WPCR-25101~08
Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Saxophone

History will undoubtedly enshrine this disc as a watershed the likes of which may never truly be appreciated. Giant Steps bore the double-edged sword of furthering the cause of the music as well as delivering it to an increasingly mainstream audience. Although this was John Coltrane's debut for Atlantic, he was concurrently performing and recording with Miles Davis. Within the space of less than three weeks, Coltrane would complete his work with Davis and company on another genre-defining disc, Kind of Blue, before commencing his efforts on this one. Coltrane (tenor sax) is flanked by essentially two different trios.

Working with arranger Gil Evans for the first time since Birth Of The Cool, Davis created a set of lush, lyrical recordings backed by a 19-piece band.