Miles ’55 offers a deeper look at 1955, the year in which jazz icon Miles Davis formed his First Great Quintet (John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones) and established his influential sound. This 2-CD set collects 16 tracks remastered from the original analog tapes by GRAMMY-winning engineer Paul Blakemore. Included are new liner notes by GRAMMY-winning music historian Ashley Kahn and session notes by Dan Morgenstern. Limited Edition.
Track List:
DISC ONE
I Didn’t (6:07)
Will You Still Be Mine? (6:22)
Green Haze (5:49)
I See Your Face Before Me (4:45)
A Night In Tunisia (7:22)
A Gal In Calico (5:17)
Dr. Jackle (8:55)
Bitty Ditty (6:37)
DISC TWO
Minor March (8:17)
Changes (7:10)
Stablemates (5:20)
How Am I To Know? (4:40)
Just Squeeze Me (7:28)
There Is No Greater Love (5:20)
The Theme (5:52)
S’posin’ (5:14)
“Miles Davis had already turned heads at major New York venues like Birdland and Basin Street when he stepped back into Rudy Van Gelder’s living-room studio in Hackensack, New Jersey three times in 1955—June 7, August 5, and November 16. What emerged was far more than another entry in the Prestige catalog; that year marked a pivotal turning point for Davis, as he began to find his voice as a trumpet player and confidence as a bandleader, with his live performances hinting at the mythical figure he would soon become.
If last year’s Miles ’54 box set was your entry point, think of Miles ’55 as the moment the fuse reaches the powder… These foundational recordings not only set the stage for Davis’ future classics but also showcased the burgeoning genius of his soon-to-be legendary bandmates.
“There was a particular sound that had defined the ’50s… It was an approach that balanced a modern, post-bop feel with echoes of a simpler time. And it belonged to one trumpet player in particular.”—Ashley Kahn, liner notes
Arriving August 22, Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings gathers sixteen freshly remastered tracks from those three pivotal sessions, presented in deluxe 3-LP, 2-CD, and hi-res digital editions. Featuring selections from Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet, Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet, and The Musings of Miles, and more.” craftrecordings.com
