Columbia

MILES IN FRANCE is the eighth installment in the celebrated Miles Davis Bootleg Series and this edition focuses on the birth of the Second Great Quintet in 1963 and 1964. The music heard here represents the sound of an end and a beginning coming through at once. The set contains 5 separate performances of the Miles Davis Quintet spread over 6 CDs and the energy and depth of feeling in the transcendent playing hint at the special relationship Miles and the group had with the French nation that embraced them in a way their homeland would not. It contains over 4 hours of revelatory, unreleased live music featuring Miles backed by George Coleman (on the 1963 recordings), Wayne Shorter (on the 1964 recordings), Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. This set expands on the 1964 live album MILES IN EUROPE which documented the Miles Davis Quintet's performance at the Festival Mondial du Jazz in Antibes in July 1963. The audio has been lovingly mixed and mastered in the highest quality possible.

"Bitches Brew" betraktas inte bara som det första riktiga jazz-fusion-albumet utan även som ett av tidernas bästa jazzalbum. För 5 år sedan släpptes en lyxig 40-års jubileumsbox som här kommer i en snygg nedskalad och slimmad bookset-utgåva. 3CD och 1DVD med härlig bok till extremt bra pris.

The expansive collection of recordings that captures John Coltrane and Miles Davis' legendary collaborations between 1955 and 1961 will be reissued in a 6CD set, in honor of Davis and Coltrane's centennials this year. Produced by Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden, Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 won two GRAMMYs (Best Boxset or Limited Edition Package and Best Liner Notes) and was only released on vinyl in a super limited edition via Mosaic Records. The CD reissue re-configures the 2000 6CD set with its 116 page book and 6 individually designed minijackets, all housed in a beautiful slipcase.<br/> <br/>Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 contains 58 tracks, including such fabled Davis albums as 'Round About Midnight, Milestones, Jazz at the Plaza, Someday My Prince Will Come, and the legendary Kind of Blue. Also included are the Davis-with-Coltrane selections that appeared on Miles and Monk at Newport, Birth Of The Blue, Basic Miles, and Circle in the Round. Additionally, the set includes 18 tracks that hadn't been released before 2000 and are unavailable anywhere else.