| | |  | Music | Home » » Essential Plus (W/Dvd) (Dig) | | | | | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| September 27, 2005 | | Studio:
| Sony | | Number Of Discs:
| 3 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 2 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | Disc: 1 | | | 1. | Now's the Time | | 2. | Jeru | | 3. | Compulsion | | 4. | Tempus Fugit | | 5. | Walkin' | | 6. | 'Round Midnight | | 7. | Bye Bye Blackbird | | 8. | New Rhumba | | 9. | Générique | | 10. | Summertime | | 11. | So What | | 12. | The Pan Piper | | 13. | Someday My Prince Will Come | | | Disc: 2 | | | 1. | My Funny Valentine | | 2. | E.S.P. | | 3. | Nefertiti | | 4. | Petits Machins (Little Stuff) | | 5. | Miles Runs the Voodoo Down | | 6. | Little Church | | 7. | Black Satin | | 8. | Jean-Pierre | | 9. | Time After Time | | 10. | Portia | |
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Excellent music collection, great bio on DVDNov 14, 2006
By Larry Ketchersid
"author of Software by the Kilo and Dusk Before the Dawn"
There have been many Miles Davis "best of's". And while it is near impossible to capture the depth and sheer numbers of his recordings, this collection goes a long way towards capturing the breadth of the diversity of styles that Miles Davis created and traversed over his long and bountiful career. Selections from be-bop, the cool, fusion and many other styles are included, along with the obvious list of heavyweights that Miles started out with (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie) and played with along the way.
But the bio pic on the DVD makes this collection worth the price of admission. Over two hours and 49 chapters of exhaustive detail of his life, including interviews with his family (wives, children, nephews), band mates, producers and Miles himself. Starting from his birth and childhood, through to his first trumpet in the high school band, to playing with Parker and Diz, through the heroin addictions, to the birth of cool, Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, fusion and his later years, his story is well presented through many perspectives.
An excellent combination of music and video. Highly recommended, for serious Miles fans and listeners new to jazz.
Good compilation for casual fanSep 12, 2009
By aspiring saint
"TATITTLE"
Haven't finished but the DVD is long, and interesting...fairly honest. Excellent compilation of absolute must have tracks from his legendary catalogue. Covers entire career well! Great place to start discovering one of the most accessible (musically--not personally!) jazz musicians ever. Emotional, lyrical--yet simple style is the first new tone to come from the trumpet since Lois Armstrong...and may outlast that style of playing! Perfect laid back, bittersweet, mood music. Does not require full attention to appreciate as many virtuoso jazz musicians demand.
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