Reissue of Miles Davis and John Coltrane Complete Columbia Recordings Announced
The collection will be reissued in 9xLP and 6xCD sets containing 58 tracks with the jazz legends. Reissue of Miles Davis and John Coltrane Complete Columbia Recordings Announced Travis Bland
A reissue of Miles Davis & John Coltrane, The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 has been announced in celebration of the musicians’ centennial year. The collection is scheduled to be released November 6th via Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings.
Available for pre-order as 9xLP and 6xCD sets, the collection, originally put out in 2000, contains 58 tracks from Davis albums such as ‘Round About Midnight , Milestones , Jazz at the Plaza , Someday My Prince Will Come , and Kind of Blue . Also included are the Davis and Coltrane collaborations that appeared on Miles and Monk at Newport , Birth of The Blue , Basic Miles , and Circle in the Round . Additionally, the set has 18 tracks that hadn’t been released before the original 2000 edition, which aren’t available anywhere else.
The vinyl set contains individually-designed jackets in a slipcase with a 60-page adaptation of the original book with photographs and essays by original producer George Avakian and Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb, liner notes by critic Bob Blumenthal, and the original liner notes to Kind of Blue by pianist Bill Evans. The CD edition contains a 116 page book and six individually designed minijackets housed in a slipcase. The set, which won best boxset and best liner notes at the 2001 Grammy Awards, was produced by Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden.
Additionally, a double LP set of highlights from the boxset, The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961) , will be coming out.
Davis and Coltrane were born in 1926, and the collections mark 100 years since their birth.
In January, Miles Davis, The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 was reissued .
Miles Davis & John Coltrane, The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 Artwork:
Miles Davis & John Coltrane, The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 9xLP Set Packaging:
Miles Davis & John Coltrane, The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 9xLP Set Tracklist:
LP ONE SIDE A 01. Two Bass Hit (alternate take) 02. Two Bass Hit 03. Ah-Leu-Cha (alternate take) 04. Ah-Leu-Cha 05. Ah-Leu-Cha (take 5)
LP ONE SIDE B 01. Little Melonae 02. Budo (alternate take) 03. Budo 04. Dear Old Stockholm
LP TWO SIDE C 01. Bye Bye Blackbird (alternate take) 02. Bye Bye Blackbird 03. Tadd’s Delight 04. Tadd’s Delight (alternate take)
LP TWO SIDE D 01. Dear Old Stockholm (alternate take) 02. All Of You (alternate take) 03. All Of You
LP THREE SIDE E 01. Sweet Sue, Just You (first version) 02. Sweet Sue, Just You (false start with discussion by Leonard Bernstein & Miles Davis) 03. Sweet Sue, Just You (alternate take) 04. Sweet Sue, Just You 05. Miles Davis comments 06. ‘Round Midnight 07. Two Bass Hit (alternate take)
LP THREE SIDE F 01. Two Bass Hit 02. Billy Boy 03. Straight, No Chaser (alternate take)
LP FOUR SIDE G 01. Straight, No Chaser 02. Milestones (alternate take) 03. Milestones
LP FIVE SIDE I 01. Dr. Jackle 02. On Green Dolphin Street 03. Fran-Dance (alternate take)
LP FIVE SIDE J 01. Fran-Dance 02. Stella By Starlight 03. Love For Sale
LP SIX SIDE K 01. Freddie Freeloader (false start) 02. Freddie Freeloader 03. So What
LP SIX SIDE L 01. Blue In Green 02. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) 03. Miles Davis comments
LP EIGHT SIDE O 01. Introduction by Willis Conover 02. Ah-Leu-Cha 03. Straight, No Chaser 04. Fran-Dance
LP EIGHT SIDE P 01. Two Bass Hit 02. Bye Bye Blackbird 03. The Theme
LP NINE SIDE R 01. My Funny Valentine 02. Straight, No Chaser
Miles Davis & John Coltrane, The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 6xCD Set Packaging:
Miles Davis & John Coltrane, The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 6XCD Set Tracklist:
CD ONE 01. Two Bass Hit (alternate take) 02. Two Bass Hit 03. Ah-Leu-Cha (alternate take) 04. Ah-Leu-Cha 05. Ah-Leu-Cha (take 5) 06. Little Melonae 07. Budo (alternate take) 08. Budo 09. Dear Old Stockholm 10. Bye Bye Blackbird (alternate take) 11. Bye Bye Blackbird 12. Tadd’s Delight 13. Tadd’s Delight (alternate take)
CD TWO 01. Dear Old Stockholm (alternate take) 02. All Of You (alternate take) 03. All Of You 04. Sweet Sue, Just You (first version) 05. Sweet Sue, Just You (false start with discussion by Leonard Bernstein & Miles Davis) 06. Sweet Sue, Just You (alternate take) 07. Sweet Sue, Just You 08. Miles Davis comments 09. ‘Round Midnight 10. Two Bass Hit (alternate take) 11. Two Bass Hit 12. Billy Boy 13. Straight, No Chaser (alternate take)
CD THREE 01. Straight, No Chaser 02. Milestones (alternate take) 03. Milestones 04. Sid’s Ahead 05. Little Melonae 06. Dr. Jackle 07. On Green Dolphin Street 08. Fran-Dance (alternate take) 09. Fran-Dance 10. Stella By Starlight
CD FOUR 01. Love For Sale 02. Freddie Freeloader (false start) 03. Freddie Freeloader 04. So What 05. Blue In Green 06. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) 07. Miles Davis comments 08. Flamenco Sketches 09. All Blues
CD FIVE 01. Someday My Prince Will Come 02. Teo 03. Introduction by Willis Conover 04. Ah-Leu-Cha 05. Straight, No Chaser 06. Fran-Dance 07. Two Bass Hit 08. Bye Bye Blackbird 09. The Theme
CD SIX 01. If I Were A Bell 02. Oleo 03. My Funny Valentine 04. Straight, No Chaser
The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961) 2xLP Artwork:
The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961) 2xLP Tracklist:
LP ONE SIDE A 01. Two Bass Hit 02. Dear Old Stockholm 03. Bye Bye Blackbird
LP ONE SIDE B 01. ‘Round Midnight 02. Straight, No Chaser (alternate take)
LP TWO SIDE D 01. Blue In Green 02. Someday My Prince Will Come
