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The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings (Audio CD)
by Miles Davis

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From their first work together on the Birth of the Cool sessions in 1949, Miles Davis and Gil Evans forged a unique relationship as great soloist and brilliant arranger. The real opportunity to explore their shared vision didn't come until 1957, however, when Davis had forged a relationship with a major record label able to support it. Though a product of the big-band tradition, Evans was never limited by sectional voicings and riffs. He had an interest in unusual instrumentation and a talent for creating subtle mixes of distinct voices, adding French horns, oboe, bassoon, and harp to the conventional big band and thinning its saxophone, trumpet, and trombone sections. His arrangements for Davis are like settings for the finest jewels, whether he's creating rich, brass chords or adding only light percussion to the trumpeter's solitary lament. Together Davis and Evans produced three orchestral masterpieces: Miles Ahead (1957), Porgy and Bess (1958), and Sketches of Spain (1960). They're all here, along with less-inspired, later projects like the Quiet Nights bossa nova album. What most distinguishes the box set is the archival work of Phil Schaap, who has compiled a wealth of alternate takes. They reveal much about the processes that went into these works, including extensive editing and even some overdubbing. As early as 1957, Evans and Davis were already beginning to use the studio itself as an integral part of their music. --Stuart Broomer

Product Details:

Audio CD Release Date:	September 03, 1996
Studio:	Sony
Number Of Discs:	6
Format:	Box set
Average Customer Rating:	based on 11 reviews

Track Listing:

Disc: 1

1.	Springsville [Master] - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny
2.	Maids of Cadiz [Master] - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo
3.	Duke [Master] - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave
4.	My Ship [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, Ira
5.	Miles Ahead [Master] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
6.	Blues for Pablo [Master] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
7.	New Rhumba [Master] - Miles Davis, Jamal, Ahmad
8.	Meaning of the Blues [Master] - Miles Davis, Troup, Bobby
9.	Lament [Master] - Miles Davis, Johnson, J.J. [Trom
10.	I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) [Master] - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack
11.	Springsville [Remake Take 7] - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny
12.	Maids of Cadiz [Take 1] - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo
13.	Duke [Take 11] - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave
14.	My Ship [Take 1] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, Ira
15.	Miles Ahead [Take 4] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
16.	Blues for Pablo [Take 1] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
17.	New Rhumba [Take 5] - Miles Davis, Jamal, Ahmad
18.	Meaning of the Blues [Rehearsal Take] - Miles Davis, Troup, Bobby
19.	Lament [Rehearsal Take] - Miles Davis, Johnson, J.J. [Trom
20.	I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) [Take 8] - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack
21.	[Pause Track] - Miles Davis,

Disc: 2

1.	The Buzzard Song [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
2.	Bess, You Is My Woman Now [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
3.	Gone [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
4.	Gone, Gone, Gone [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
5.	Summertime [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
6.	Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
7.	Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
8.	Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
9.	My Man's Gone Now [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
10.	It Ain't Necessarily So [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
11.	Here Come de Honey Man [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
12.	I Loves You, Porgy [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
13.	There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York [Master] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
14.	Gone [Take 3] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
15.	Summertime [Take 2] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
16.	Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) [Take 2] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
17.	I Loves You, Porgy [Take 1, Second Version] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
18.	There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York [Take 2] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
19.	Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? [Take 5] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
20.	Gone [Take 4] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
21.	[Pause Track] - Miles Davis,

Disc: 3

1.	Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) [Master] - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin
2.	Will O' the Wisp [Master] - Miles Davis, DeFalla, Manuel
3.	Pan Piper [Master] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
4.	Saeta [Master] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
5.	Solea [Master] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
6.	Song of Our Country [Issued Take][Version] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
7.	Saeta [Full Version of Master] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
8.	Pan Piper [Take 1] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
9.	Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio), Pt. 1 [Alternate Take] - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin
10.	Song of Our Country [Take 14] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
11.	[Pause Track] - Miles Davis,

Disc: 4

1.	Song No. 2 [Master] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
2.	Once upon a Summertime [Master] - Miles Davis, Barclay, Eddie
3.	Aos Pes da Cruz [Master] - Miles Davis, Goncalves, Pedro
4.	Song No. 1 [Master] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
5.	Wait Till You See Her [Master] - Miles Davis, Hart, Lorenz
6.	Corcovado [Master] - Miles Davis, Jobim, Antonio Carl
7.	Blue Christmas [Master] - Miles Davis, Hayes, Bill [Compos
8.	Nothing Like You [Master] - Miles Davis, Dorough, Bob
9.	Devil May Care [Master] - Miles Davis, Dorough, Bob
10.	Time of the Barracudas - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
11.	Falling Water [Take 4] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
12.	Falling Water [Take 6] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
13.	Falling Water [Take 8] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
14.	Falling Water [Take 9] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
15.	Springsville [Take 5] - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny
16.	Maids of Cadiz [Take 11] - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo
17.	Maids of Cadiz [Take 11, Insert 1] - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo
18.	Lament [Medley: Take 2][Medley] - Miles Davis, Johnson, J.J. [Trom
19.	Duke [Take 1] - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave
20.	I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) [53225 Issued Version] - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack

Disc: 5

1.	Springsville [Rehearsal Sequence] - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny
2.	Springsville [Rehearsal with Piano] - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny
3.	Maids of Cadiz [Take 9] - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo
4.	Maids of Cadiz [Take 10] - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo
5.	Maids of Cadiz [Rehearsal Sequence] - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo
6.	Count off for the Duke [Take 3] - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave
7.	Duke [Take 8] - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave
8.	Duke [Piano Take 3][Version] - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave
9.	My Ship [Take 6] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, Ira
10.	Miles Ahead [Rehearsal Sequence] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
11.	Miles Ahead [Take 12] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
12.	Miles Ahead [Take 15] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
13.	Studio Discussion - Miles Davis,
14.	My Ship [Take 7] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, Ira
15.	Miles Ahead [Piano Insert-Mono] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
16.	Blues for Pablo [Rehearsal Sequence] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
17.	New Rhumba [Take 2] - Miles Davis, Jamal, Ahmad
18.	Lament [Take 1] - Miles Davis, Johnson, J.J. [Trom
19.	I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) [Rehearsal] - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack
20.	Studio Discussion - Miles Davis,
21.	I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) [Piano Take 4][Version] - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack
22.	[Pause Track] - Miles Davis,

Disc: 6

1.	Springsville [Take 8 Without Overdubs] - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny
2.	Miles Ahead [Take 11 Without Overdubs] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
3.	I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) [Take 3 Without Overdubs] - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack
4.	Springsville [Overdub Take 1][Take] - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny
5.	Springsville [Overdubbed Solos 4-5] - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny
6.	Springsville [Overdubbed Solos 6-9] - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny
7.	Miles Ahead [Issued Overdubbed Solo] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
8.	Miles Ahead [Overdubbed Solo] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
9.	I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) [Overdubbed Solo 1] - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack
10.	I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) [Overdubbed Solo 2] - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack
11.	I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) [Overdubbed Solo 8] - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack
12.	I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) [Overdubbed Solo 19 & 19C] - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack
13.	Miles Ahead [Mono Master] - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
14.	Gone [Rehearsal Sequence] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
15.	Gone, Gone, Gone [Rehearsal Sequence] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
16.	Studio Discussion - Miles Davis,
17.	Bess, You Is My Woman Now [Rehearsal Take] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
18.	It Ain't Necessarily So [Take 1] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
19.	Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? [Take 3] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
20.	I Loves You, Porgy [Rehearsal Sequence] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
21.	There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York [Remake] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
22.	My Man's Gone Now [Remake Take] - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George
23.	Song of Our Country [Take 9] - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
24.	Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) [Rehearsal] - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin
25.	Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) [Alternate Ending] - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin
26.	[Pause Track] - Miles Davis,

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Average Customer Review: 4.0

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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Hearing Masterpieces In ProgressJan 15, 2007
Amen to a lot of what other reviewers have said here. Here's my two cents: I enjoy listening to these albums very much (Sketches of Spain is my favorite in this collection because it's so damn beautiful and creative). But I also enjoy listening to the outtakes.

Yes, most of these outtakes deserve to be on the cutting room floor. But it is neat to listen to Miles and Gil work out those phrases that we all know and love so very much. It's sort of like looking over Picasso's shoulder as he paints or Hemingway's as he writes. The outtakes let you hear a little bit on how these masterpieces were put together.

Why Boxed Sets Aren't For EveryoneMay 08, 2006
The four albums (well, three and a half) that trumpeter Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans recorded together between 1957 and 1964 rank among the most celebrated works in either man's discography, and indeed they contain a wealth of fine music. They were and remain, however, carefully rendered studio sculptures, pared down from many hours' worth of recordings deemed unworthy of release at the time by the principals, whose judgment we should certainly note even if we choose to ignore it, as Columbia Records has repeatedly done (for better and worse) in assembling and releasing its ongoing series of "complete" Miles Davis boxed sets.
Miles' and Gil's COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO RECORDINGS was, of course, the very first of these packages, and as such it has served as the mould for all of the expertly remastered, tastefully packaged and extensively annotated boxes which have followed over the past decade. No doubt about it: it's a first-class piece of work. The trouble, alas, is the music itself, which in this case really does disprove the old adage about too much never being enough. Stunning as they frequently are in their own right, these precisely orchestrated, heavily arranged pieces don't lend themselves particularly well to alternate versions and outtakes; and with nearly three whole CDs (each the length of two full albums) devoted to material from the single LP MILES AHEAD, monotony is a powerful presence in this box.
Fortunately, MILES AHEAD - as well as PORGY & BESS, SKETCHES OF SPAIN and QUIET NIGHTS - can be easily obtained by itself with the same wonderful sound and even a few of the bonus tracks included herein; and unless you're utterly fascinated by the long, slow process through which albums are - or at least were - assembled, that would probably be the better way to go. Kudos to Columbia for its fine Miles boxes (all of which started here) nevertheless!

16 of 18 found the following review helpful:

The music -- perfection! This package -- a rip-off!Feb 05, 2005
I bought this awhile back, and I wish I hadn't. The music, of course, cannot be over-praised -- five stars just aren't enough. I am infinitely grateful that this music graces our planet, and my life. Thank you, Miles and Gil and company!

So what's the problem? This package (Columbia 67397, $110 at this writing) is awful. It's at least sixty percent alternate takes, rehearsal fragments, and studio chatter. If that stuff interests you, great -- I just want the core music. The physical package stinks, too. The discs are in cardboard sleeves, difficult to extract, and the book can't be read at all unless it's removed from the binding (and, in my opinion, there's very little of interest in the book).

All four original discs, with the same remastering and all the significant alternate takes, can be purchased right here at Amazon for $45. The only new (previously unreleased) material, "Time of the Barracudas" is included on "Quiet Nights," so you're not missing out on anything. Spend the $65 difference on more music, not pretty packaging and filler.

4 of 9 found the following review helpful:

THANKS!........Sep 04, 2003
...THESE CATS MILES AND GIL WERE TERRIFIC TOGETHER! I CAN LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM A 1000 TIMES MORE THAN I PLAYED IT! SUMMERTIME IS MY FAVORITE AND LIKE LIFE ITSELF IT IS JUST TOO DAMN SHORT! 3:16 HEY! ISN'T THAT IN THE BIBLE SOME WHERE? ANYWAY, TO MILES AND GIL FOR STOPPING BY ON EARTH HERE..THANKS!

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Miles can do no wrongAug 08, 2002
I already own three other Miles Davis Box Sets; the one with John Coltrane, the "In A Silent Way" Box Set and the "Live At The Plugged Nickel 1965" set. Of course, these three box sets are far more exciting than this one. With Coltrane you get "Kind of Blue", the first real 'Modal Jazz' album, the "Plugged Nickel" is really exciting and furiously loose hard bop and "In A Silent Way" is the beginnings of fusion. With all these things stacked up against it, what would a Hard Bop loving cat like myself find appealing in this collection of cool toned orchestrated music?

Well this is really GOOD cool jazz, not the lousy stuff you get on radio. Every album (even the not-so-good Quiet Nights) is really good. My favourite is the material that makes up Sketches of Spain. This album is just amazing. It is not really jazz or classical music, but is really great.

All in all a great box set; not just for the people who are into cool jazz but for hard boppers looking for a little distraction.