MILES DAVIS 6-EYE columbia WHITE LABEL PROMO LP jazz

$ 75

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May 28, 2007 Sold Date

May 21, 2007 Start Date

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ARTIST: MILES DAVIS

TITLE: PORGY AND BESS

LABEL: COLUMBIA CS 8085 6-eye label stereo

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

YEAR: 1958

COVER CONDITION: EX very nice thick carboard cover, glossy sleeve. No real flaws.

VINYL CONDITION: VG glossy, but with some noticable light scratches, marks and scuffs. Really this is a respectable and decent copy of this major rarity.

DETAILS: I've never seen another of these! So rare, I can't even say. You may never see another, so good luck!

Tomes are available annotating the importance of this recording. The musical and social impact of Miles Davis, his collaborative efforts with Gil Evans, and in particular their reinvention of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess are indeed profound. However, the most efficient method of extricating the rhetoric and opining is to experience the recording. Few other musical teams would have had the ability to remain true to the undiluted spirit and multifaceted nuance of this epic work. However, no other musical teams were Miles Davis and Gil Evans. It was Evans' intimate knowledge of the composition as well as the performer that allowed him to so definitively capture the essence of both. The four dates needed to complete work on Porgy and Bess include contributions from several members of his most recent musical aggregate: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto sax), Paul Chambers (bass), and Jimmy Cobb (drums). Although the focus and emphasis is squarely on Davis throughout, the contributions of the quartet on "Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)," "I Loves You, Porgy," and "There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York" are immeasurable. They provide a delicate balance in style and, under the direction of Evans, incorporate much of the same energy and intonation here as they did to their post-bop recordings. There is infinitely more happening on Porgy and Bess, however, with much of the evidence existing in the subtle significance of the hauntingly lyrical passages from Danny Banks' (alto flute) solos, which commence on "Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab." Or the emotive bass and tuba duet that runs throughout "Buzzard Song."

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