Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis - Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (1955) {2009 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}
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Jazz / Bop / Cool / Trumpet

Although they had made a few slightly earlier cuts that would later be issued on Columbia, the first full-length album by the Miles Davis Quintet is quite intriguing in that it gives one a look at tenor saxophonist John Coltrane when he still had a hesitant style. This CD reissue has the same music that is currently available on an Original Jazz Classics set: five jazz standards plus "The Theme." Unlike Coltrane, who would develop rapidly within the next year, Miles was already very much in his prime, sounding quite lyrical on "Just Squeeze Me" and "There Is No Greater Love," and the classic rhythm section (pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones) was quickly starting to gel.

Miles Davis Quintet - Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969 (2008) {Jazz Shots} [DVD-5]
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Jazz / Fusion / Trumpet

For the first time on DVD are two concerts from one of Miles' great later quintets, with Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette. Filmed live at Tivoli Koncertsal in Copenhagen on November 4, 1969, and from teatro Sistine in Rome on October 27, 1969. Note: The Copenhagen part of this show is of questionable quality, but remains a valuable document of a classic Miles group. The Rome footage is closer to the quality expected today.

Miles Davis Quintet - Manchester Concert, Complete 1960 Live at the Free Trade Hall (2005) {2CD Set Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10212}
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Jazz / Hard Bop / Modal Music / Trumpet

A rare 1960 appearance by the Miles Davis quintet in England! Featuring Sonny Stitt, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb. Includes the concert at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, on September 27, 1960 in its integrity As a bonus, this pack presents a rare complete concert by the following Miles Davis Quintet featuring George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams, recorded live at "Jazz Villa", Saint Louis, on May 29, 1963. Includes booklet with comprehensive liner notes.

The Miles Davis Quintet only recorded new material during 1965-68 but in their live performances they still played some of the trumpeter's older standards. Until recent times, few of the live sessions by the Quintet made it onto record but this very valuable CD features the group in late 1967 playing such songs (for nearly the final time) as "'Round Midnight," "No Blues," "I Fall in Love Too Easily," "Walkin'" and "Green Dolphin Street" in addition to the newer songs "Mascalero" and "Riot." It is utterly fascinating to hear the Quintet at that late date stretching out on these veteran songs and coming up with fresh new ideas one more time. This Italian import is well worth searching for; it fills an important gap in jazz history.

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…

Miles Davis Quintet - Milan 1964 (2007) {Impro-Jazz} [DVD5]
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Jazz / Hard Bop / Trumpet

These performances come from a vintage TV broadcast and its technical image quality is not perfect. The group on this outstanding DVD was probably the second greatest Miles Davis Quintet ever assembled, the first being the unit with John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb. However, their filmed output is limited to merely four performances: three tunes from a Steve Allen show taped on September 10 and 11, 1964, the present Milan concert and the two European concerts already documented on our companion volume "European Tour 1967" (IJ518). When this Milan concert was recorded, the band had just recently formed.

Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane - Live in Zurich (1960) {Gambit 69220 rel 2005}
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Jazz / Cool / Hard Bop / Modal Music / Trumpet

The Miles Davis Quintets 1960 European tour marked the end of the most dynamic front line partnership since Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. This edition features the Quintets complete April 8, 1960 performance at Kongresshaus, in Zurich, Switzerland. Miles and Trane really stretched out on these tunes, averaging about 14 minutes per song!