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·       MILES DAVIS (with JOHN COLTRANE AND CANNONBALL ADDERLEY) AND THELONIOUS MONK – MILES AND MONK AT NEWPORT:  RECORDED LIVE AT THE NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL 1958 - ORIGINAL 1963 COLUMBIA STEREO LP CS-8978 (ALBUM RECORDED IN 1958 (MILES) AND 1963 (MONK), FIRST RELEASED IN 1963)

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·       ORIGINAL RED AND BLACK COLUMBIA LABEL “360 STEREO SOUND” IN BLACK LETTERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1A/-1A'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

 

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

 

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To be clear, this is not a recording of Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk playing together. If that's what you're looking for you'll find it on the two takes of "Bag's Groove" on Bags' Groove.  Miles & Monk at Newport contains recordings made by the Miles Davis Sextet and the Thelonious Monk Quartet.

 

Miles Davis' recordings make up side one, and they were recorded in 1958.  Thelonious Monk's tracks were recorded in 1963, and they're on side two.  Hmmm.  It occurs to me that this album will probably make little sense on CD.  At least on vinyl Miles is on one side and Monk is on the other.  The separation is key to enjoying this album, so I suppose if you're listening to a CD or some other digital medium you'll just have to mentally note the changing of the bands.

 

Well, I've probably let the cat out of the bag.  What makes this album work is that it gives the listener an opportunity to compare two jazz masters on a single album.  Specifically, it's interesting to compare how the music that their bands are playing is shaped by their leadership.

 

Miles Davis' sextet has an all star lineup that includes  John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley with the rhythm section of Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly and Jimmy Cobb.  Coltrane and Adderley are very important components of the music on this record.  The three play together as if they know for a fact that they're the three baddest motherfuckers to ever step on stage and they're going to prove it (and by the way, if Miles ever called you a motherfucker that was a good thing).  Coltrane and Adderley both rip through some mind-bending runs.  It's macho, cocky and full of swagger.  

 

Monk's approach is very different.  He's not out to prove anything.  He's on stage to play his music his way.  Pee Wee Russell  plays clarinet on these tracks, and the contrast between his approach and what Coltrane and Adderley are doing is striking.  While Davis' boys were busy kicking the snot out of every eight bar phrase that they could get their hands on, Russell is playing melodic old-time licks that would have been right at home coming from the stage of a Benny Goodman show.  When Monk responds to Russell's inclinations with retro licks of his own you can almost see the two smiling at each other.  They're having fun and replaying musical jokes and memories.  It's a very different feeling from the prize fighter mentality of the Davis set.  This, I believe, is how the personalities of the bandleaders comes through, even through the music of the other members of their respective bands.

 

The tracks on Miles & Monk at Newport aren't great, at least not for these characters.  Releasing them together, though, does make for an enjoyable listening experience.

 

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

 

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·       CONDITION:

 

·       THE RECORD

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          The record is STILL in its original inner, perforated plastic baggy, which has - apparently with success - shielded the record from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

 

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 

(d)          Stereo  pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its mono  counterpart. The mix is more graphic, the sound resolution more precise, and the channel separation (which does not exist on mono version) adds a whole new dimension to the music. Also, the stereo mixes are (by definition) somewhat different than on the mono version. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies  by a ratio of at least 5:1.

 

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

 

·                               THE COVER

 

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-        Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 4  (front side) and 3 (back side)

 

-        Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

 

-        Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

 

-        Cover has a few wrinkles along the spine

 

-        Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

 

-        Cover has a visible "wrinkle"(crease)  in one of the corners.  (VISIBLE ON FRONT SIDE ONLY)

 

-        Cover has some tiny, faint writing on its back side (a microscopic price code written in one corner)

 

-        The cover has a small (2") razor-like line (cut) on the back panel, as if someone attempted to cut away the shrink wrap with a razor, but inadvertently left the mark on the cover as well. The paper slick is intact and no part is missing, but the razor line is visible.

 

-        Cover has two corners slightly worn / frayed / bent (just a beginning of the split seam)

 

 

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

 

 

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