MILES DAVIS: 'ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT

Performer: Miles Davis, trumpet; John Coltrane, saxophone; Red Garland, piano; Paul Chambers, double bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums
Composer: Miles Davis
Number of discs: 1
Barcode: 4260019713353
Label: Speakers Corner
Format: LP
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2008

Finally, these early recordings that Miles Davis made for Columbia Records between 1955 and 1956 are available again on vinyl. You can sit back and enjoy the six tracks in the order that the producer—and probably Davis himself—decided to release them. All the pieces are very famous and have been performed in many different versions, but we can be sure that the quintet (and each individual musician) produces a sound of the highest class in terms of inventiveness, improvisation, and artistic level.

A magnificent example of the birth of modal jazz. Although it did not achieve the reputation of Kind of Blue, this Columbia release contains many gems that deserve to be heard.

Tracklist:

1. ’Round Midnight
2. Ah-Leu-Cha
3. All Of You
4. Bye Bye Blackbird
5. Tadd’s Delight
6. Dear Old Stockholm