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Sold Date:
May 20, 2014
Start Date:
May 14, 2014
Final Price:
$120.00
(USD)
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Miles Davis ~ Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
Factory Sealed / Factory New APO ~ Analogue Productions - Presige 7200
Double Vinyl, 45rpm, 180-gram Analogue Audiophile Stereo pressing. 1 full album on 2 Vinyl.
AcousTech mastering by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman.
Limited to only 1,000 pressings ~ #0322/1000
Cover is Mint- to Mint. Minor shelf-wear on plastic, perforated (sealed) outer-sleeve.
OUT OF PRINT and hard to find, remastered pressing from the 1961 release.
"Although chronologically the last to be issued, this collection includes some of the best performances from the tapes which would produce the albums , , , and ultimately, . A primary consideration of these fruitful sessions is the caliber of musicians -- (trumpet), (piano), (tenor sax), and (drums) -- who were basically doing their stage act in the studio. As actively performing musicians, the material they are most intimate with would be their live repertoire. Likewise, what more obvious place than a studio is there to capture every inescapable audible nuance of the combo's musical group mind. The end results are consistently astonishing. At the center of , as with most outings by this band, are the group improvisations which consist of solo upon solo of arguably the sweetest and otherwise most swinging interactions known to have existed between musicians. "Surrey With the Fringe on Top" is passed between the mates like an old joke. compliments threads started by and as their seamless interaction yields a stream of strikingly lyrical passages. There are two well-placed nods to fellow bop pioneers and on a revision of their "Salt Peanuts." ' mimicking cymbal speak -- which replicates 's original vocals -- is nothing short of genius. This rendition is definitely as crazy and unpredictable here as the original. also gets kudos on "Well, You Needn't." This quintet makes short work of the intricacies of the arrangement, adding the double horn lead on the choruses and ultimately redefining this jazz standard. Although there is no original material on , it may best represent the ability of the quintet to take standards and rebuild them to suit their qualifications."
-allmusic.com