Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 [6 CD, 2011]

 

Between 1955 and 1959, with occasional changes in personnel, trumpeter Miles Davis led a simply extraordinary small band that changed the course of jazz. This quintet/sextet primarily spotlighted tenor saxophonist John Coltrane but also included such greats as alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley; pianists Red Garland, Bill Evans, and Wynton Kelly; bassist Paul Chambers; and drummers Philly Joe Jones and Jimmy Cobb.

The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis and John Coltrane comprise such fabled Davis albums as 'Round About Midnight, Milestones, Jazz at the Plaza, Volume 1, 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, Jazz Track, Basic Miles, and Circle in the Round. In all, the set boasts 60 tracks, of which 18 are previously unreleased--14 of them complete takes.

CD 1


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 2

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 And 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 3

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 4

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 (2)
09 - All Blues

CD 5

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 6

01 - If I Were a Bell (Live)
02 - Oleo (Live)
03 - My Funny Valentine (Live)
04 - Straight, No Chaser (Live)