Miles Davis The Birth Of Cool Vinyl

This is the miles davis album that launched a billion posters and t shirts.

Miles davis the birth of cool vinyl.

Davis seminal birth of the cool was recorded in 1949 1950 with a group including gerry mulligan lee konitz max roach john lewis and arranger gil evans. It brings together recordings and performances spanning labels and the artist s musical evolution from donna lee a 1947 savoy master take with legendary alto saxophonist charlie parker to moon dreams from the groundbreaking 1949 capitol sessions that were ultimately collected on the album birth of the cool through the seminal 1950s pieces for columbia that revolutionized the worlds of jazz and popular music including generique miles improvised soundtrack to louis malle s. Birth of the cool vinyl by miles davis vinyl 47 93. Miles davis complete birth of the cool recordings are being released on vinyl for the first time in a new 70th anniversary edition via blue note ume.

Black vinyl 2016 reissue. Sent from and sold by amazon. Tracks a1 a2 a5 and b1 recorded january 21 1949 in new york city. Grab this for your next college rage dinner party and thank us later.

Sent from and sold by tom media ltd. It s a compilation that charts the last era before miles became miles the god playing mostly other people s songs here. Not only did birth of the cool probably too self aggrandising not to say meaningless a title to be honest despite the album s later significance serve to lay the groundwork for some of the key phases of davis own musical development most notably his collaboration with gil evans who also assumes some of the composing and arranging duties here but also a good deal of small band jazz that followed as well as some of the more expansive developments of the likes of charles mingus all. The album was released in 1957.

Culled from three separate nonet sessions that took place from early 1949 through march of 1950 birth of the cool is the literal blue print for the sound known as cool jazz thus its title featuring the fluidity of bop innovative big band arrangements and a relaxed overall elegance the gil evans arranged sessions find miles davis supported by pivotal performances from such jazz luminaries as. 1948 live set on vinyl for the first time new essay by ashley kahn the assertion regarding the live set is incorrect as miles davis his tuba band pre birth of the cool was issued in italy in 1974. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1957 vinyl release of birth of the cool on discogs. Getz gilberto vinyl by stan getz vinyl 11 99.

Not only did birth of the cool probably too self aggrandising not to say meaningless a title to be honest despite the album s later significance serve to lay the groundwork for some of the key phases of davis own musical development most notably his collaboration with gil evans who also assumes some of the composing and arranging duties here but also a good deal of small band jazz that followed as well as some of the more expansive developments of the likes of charles mingus all. Only 2 left in stock more on the way.