Miles Davis Volume 1
Occupation
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Miles Davis Volume 1 and Volume 2 are two Miles Davis jazz albums by Miles Davis. They were the first two 12-inch LPs of Blue Note Records. They were published in 1955 under the numbers BLP 1501 and 1502. According to Scott Yanow they form a start -up and early peak of the hard bop development. [ Allmusic 1]
Creation and recording history
Davis played for the jazz label Blue Note Sessions a total of three, on May 9, 1952 April 20, 1953, on March 6, 1954 This recording first appeared on the 10 - inch boards. Young Man With A Horn ( BLP 5013, 1952), Miles Davis, Vol 2 ( BLP 5022, 1953) and Miles Davis, Vol 3 ( BLP 5040, 1954). The information published on the three 10 - inch boards titles were (with some "Alternate Takes" ) on the two 12 - inch boards published again.
The three recording sessions documenting gradually the artistic development of the trumpeter: During the session of May 1952 still Mainstream Jazz offers, " which is characterized by a completely risk -free design, with the Miles gives the impression of wanting to get the music back ground under the feet " [ Wießmüller 1] dares the trumpeter in 1954, now cured of his drug addiction and shiny playful mood, with the " most exciting rhythm section of that scene, with Art Blakey and Percy Heath, and the new, piano comets ' Horace Silver", the jump in the quartet, by waiving another blower. The last six recordings document as the " culmination of a musical development, at the Miles Davis - outgrown the Boptradition and freed from all Cool mannerisms - as an independent, frugal intonierender soloist and impressive improviser comes up with organic grade construction. " [ Wießmüller 2] "Especially the dream safe interaction between Miles and Horace Silver in names such as, Weirdo ',' Take-Off 'and' the Leap ' illustrate this. Meanwhile, strong left-handed Blue harmonies and almost square economical ornamentation complement a communicative way with the Davis - sound, "said Davis biographer Peter Wießmüller in his review of the session.
From the context of the ballad " It Never Entered My Mind" falls out that is held in an incredibly gentle tone. She is always thinking of Miles Davis ' later development, with a sound reminiscent of Chet Baker. Also Silver accompanied Davis here with a velvety carpet of sound; a style that will later be almost impossible to hear from him.
Edition history
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In 1988, Blue Note Volume 1 (Complete 1st And 3rd Sessions on Blue Note ) out regraded; Followed in 1990 Volume 2 (Complete 2nd Session on Blue Note ).
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Appreciation
Scott Yanow one of the three Blue Note Sessions by Miles Davis from the years 1952, 1953 and 1954 to the 17 major plates of the hard bop and the first plates on which - in spite of gradual transitions -. , This style has been released [ allmusic 1] Thom Jurek they give an accurate picture of " rapid slippage " of Davis in the hard bop. [ allmusic 2] Cook and Morton indeed noted the inconsistency of this album, but also noted that Davis leave the confines of the small -group bebop here and exploring a vast musical language continues translate what he had started with the Birth of the Cool ensemble. [cook 1]
Literature / Sources
- Erik Nisenson: Round About Midnight - A portrait of Miles Davis. Hannibal Vienna 1985
- Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6th edition, 2002. ISBN 0-14-051521-6
- Peter Wießmüller: Miles Davis - His life, his music, his records. Oreos ( Jazz Collection ), Gauting 1985
- Accessed at jazzdisco.org 7 September 2010
- Accessed at discogs.com 7 September 2010
- Accessed at allmusic.com 15 September 2010