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MIles Masterpieces

Nikica Gilic | Zagreb, Croatia | 04/22/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Excellent CD BOX!



With some of the most significant Miles Davis albums EVER, this is a good place two start your exploration of this giant's opus. Two great albums orchestrated by Gil Evans ("Porgy and Bess" as well as "Miles Ahead") are equally rewarding as smaller group efforts with John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley ("Round about Midnight" and "Milestones") plus a rare compillation of the small group efforts ("58 sessinos"; featuring Cannonball, Coltrane, Bill Evans...).



BTW, on "Mile Ahead" you can hear Miles' artistry in flugelhorn; while the orchestral albums are an excellent exercise in cool-jazz, smaller groups develop hard-bop and occasionally hints of modal jazz as well.

In both cases Miles and company play beautiful standards (by Gershwin, Monk, Cole Porter etc.) and equally exciting originals.



The artwork is basically made or replicas of original LP sleeves (which makes original liner notes harder to read for those with poor eye-sight) and adittonal explanations (and pictures) included in reissues of single albums are not included... But just check out the price! A true value for money purchase."

Introduction to Miles

Kyle | PA, USA | 11/16/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What a great deal for the price! This box is imported from Germany, so the exact price might go up over time, but I bought it for under $13 including shipping. This release is different than other re-releases of Miles' albums in that the discs are packaged in miniature reproductions of the original LP sleeves. If you are looking for new liner notes and pictures, don't buy this set. Personally, I thought the packaging was nicely done. As a previous reviewer said, no frills here, but I didn't mind that a bit as you still get the original liner notes, and more importantly the same music. I believe that all of these remasters are up to date, as the bonus tracks and alternate takes included here are the same as the newest releases of each album (to my knowledge).



I don't even need to comment on the quality of the music. If you have done any research on Miles, you should know that most of these albums are indispensable to any Miles collection. You are getting three albums of Miles' classic quintet/sextet and two collaborations with Gil Evans, who later worked with Miles on "Sketches of Spain."



Not only is this collection perfect for music fans who are new to jazz (such as myself), it is also extremely economical. These albums would normally run you about $8 to $12 each in a jewel case, but you can get all five of them here for about the same price! Highly recommended."