• 2-LP SET GATEFOLD EDITION
• LIVE SET ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME
• EXTENSIVE BOOKLET BY THE GRAMMY-WINNING AMERICAN MUSIC HISTORIAN ASHLEY KAHN.
Universal has just presented their new, definitive edition of the classic Miles Davis album BIRTH OF THE COOL. A unique recording, it consisted in a nonet that featured such names as Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Kai Winding, J. J. Johnson, John Lewis, Al Haig, Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, with arrangements by Gil Evans and Mulligan, among others. While the group didn't last for long due to its lack of commercial success, the music they produced is considered among the greatest achievements in jazz.
This new release showcases the original Capitol studio sessions newly remastered from the original session tapes, introducing a pristine sound quality previously unheard for this music.
It also contains all of the group's existing radio broadcasts, privately recorded by jazz buff Boris Rose from the Royal Roost in New York shortly before the studio dates. While sound quality is obviously not as good here as in the Capitol sides, these glorious broadcasts are now in their entirety for the first time, and presented with the best possible fidelity.
PERSONNEL:
MILES DAVIS, trumpet
KENNY HAGOOD, vocals
LEE KONITZ, alto sax
GERRY MULLIGAN, baritone sax
J.J. JOHNSON, KAI WINDING, trombone
JUNIOR COLLINS, SANDY SIEGELSTEIN GUNTHER SCHULLER, french horn
BILL BARBER, tuba
JOHN LEWIS. AL HAIG, piano
AL McKIBBON JOE SHULMAN NELSON BOYD, acoustic bass
KENNY CLARKE, MAX ROACH, drums
Live at the Royal Roost, New York, September 4 & 18, 1948.
TRACKS:
THE STUDIO SESSIONS
SIDE A:
A1. Move
A2. Jeru
A3. Moon Dreams
A4. Venus De Milo
A5. Budo (Hallucinations)
A6. Deception
SIDE B:
B1. Godchild
B2. Boplicity
B3. Rocker
B4. Israel
B5. Rouge
B6. Darn That Dream
THE LIVE SESSIONS
SIDE C:
C1. Birth of the Cool Theme
C2. Symphony Sid Announces the Band
C3. Move
C4. Why Do I Love You
C5. Godchild
C6. Symphony Sid Introduction
C7. S’il Vous Plait
SIDE D:
D1. Moon Dreams
D2. Budo (Hallucination)
D3. Darn That Dream
D4. Move
D5. Moon Dreams
D6. Budo (Hallucinations)