MILES DAVIS "Volume 1" Original 1955 Blue Note Jazz LP

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Miles Davis / Volume 1 – Blue Note Records BLP-1501 (Mono)(1955)(US) ...This auction is for an original first pressing Record on U.S. vinyl. It features the white/blue label (deep groove) with the 767 Lexington Ave. NYC address.

The Record and Cover are in nice (Very Good to Very Good+) condition. Both show wear (vinyl shows markings but still sounds good/cover has very little front and back surface wear and there is some seam wear [mostly only along bottom edge] but no notable splitting. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Auction photo may have a light gray spot(s) on left side of album pictured. It is a camera lens problem and not on actual cover. Record is in a high quality VRP record sleeve. Also included will be a high quality resealable plastic outer sleeve. For payment please use Paypal (other payments are no longer accepted due to eBay’s new policy. If that is a problem, please let them know and contact us to work something out). Payment and Shipping information is listed below. All items are shipped worldwide. Specialized shipping is extra ~ Not responsible for uninsured items ~ Insurance (US prices only) is $2.50 for $5.00 to $200.00 in coverage (Foreign Insurance can be expensive and complicated) ...Thank you (Click the (me) file next to the feedback score for our seller profile)

Detailed item info:

Track listing
(Side One)
1. Tempus Fugit
2. Kelo
3. Enigma
4. Ray's Idea
5. How Deep Is The Ocean
6. C.T.A. (Alternate Master)
(Side Two)
01. Dear Old Stockholm
02. Chance It
03. Yesterdays
04. Donna (Alternate Master)
05. C.T.A
06. Would'n You


Details Contributing artists: Art Blakey, Gil Coggins, Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, Jackie McLean, Kenny Clarke, Oscar Pettiford, Percy Heath Producer: Alfred Lion Distributor: EMI Music Distribution Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Mono


Album notes Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet); Jackie McLean (alto saxophone); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Horace Silver, Gil Coggins (piano); Oscar Pettiford, Percy Heath (bass); Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey (drums).
Producer: Alfred Lion.
Reissue producer: Michael Cuscuna.
Engineers: Doug Hawkins, Rudy Van Gelder.
Recorded at WOR Studios, New York, New York on May 9, 1952; the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on March 6, 1954.

This is part of Blue Note's Rudy Van Gelder series.
Recording information: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey; WOR Studios, New York, New York (1952 - 1954).
The three sessions Miles Davis organized for Alfred Lion of Blue Note Records in 1952, 1953 and 1954 rank among the most fully realized of his early works preceding the Prestige and Columbia recordings. MILES DAVIS, VOLUME 1 compiles the first and third sessions on one disc: the latter a quartet in which Miles is the featured horn, the former a sextet where the trumpeter shares the front line with trombone innovator J.J. Johnson, and a young Jackie McLean.
The 1952 date features bebop innovators Oscar Pettiford and Kenny Clarke who provide a subtle style of locomotion--fast and light on swingers, shimmering and warm on ballads. "Chance It" is a brisk bopper with built-in rhythmic breaks, but the band is most effective on medium up selections such as the lyric folk tune "Dear Old Stockholm," the wonderful blues line "Donna" and Gillespie's classic "Would 'N You." The ballads are especially choice, focusing on Davis' extraordinary timbre and vocal style of phrasing, particularly a luminous, rueful reading of "Yesterdays," and a wistful "How Deep Is The Ocean."
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On Mar-28-10 at 11:22:13 PDT, seller added the following information:

 Note: The record has been play graded since being listed as there was some wear to the vinyl in it's 55 years of being around. Upon playing it, it does play through and is indeed a classic recording. The mid range sound good but the high end sounds flat and plays with consistent surface noise. The cover is a beauty though and may well be a good record for upgrading on the cover or something for an original collector of vintage jazz recordings. Bid accordingly.