MILES DAVIS BIRTH OF THE COOL CAPITOL RAINBOW MONO COOL JAZZ NICE 1957
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Here is an EXCELLENT! copy of the LP from MILES DAVIS titled BIRTH OF THE COOL. It is an US pressing on the CAPITOL shiny black RAINBOW label, catalog #T-762 in MONO sound. This LP was originally released in 1957. The vinyl is in EXCELLENT MINUS! condition, shiny, black with a few light non-sounding marks and should have excellent playback. The original cardboard cover is in EXCELLENT PLUS! condition with some light cover, edge and corner wear. It is an EXCELLENT! copy of this LP for you to own. It is an opportunity to purchase this LP in this condition. It’s a true gem for the COOL JAZZ collector! Email me with any questions and be sure to look at the pic’s. I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM OR MAIL TO SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY & OTHER COUNTRIES. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE USA CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING! International bidders can email me for shipping rates. Thanks for Looking & Good Luck!
Music Review from AllMusic.com by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
So dubbed because these three sessions -- two from early 1949, one from March 1950 -- are where the sound known as cool jazz essentially formed, Birth of the Cool remains one of the defining, pivotal moments in jazz. This is where the elasticity of bop was married with skillful, big-band arrangements and a relaxed, subdued mood that made it all seem easy, even at its most intricate. After all, there's a reason why this music was called cool; it has a hip, detached elegance, never getting too hot, even as the rhythms skip and jump. Indeed, the most remarkable thing about these sessions -- arranged by Gil Evans and featuring such heavy-hitters as Kai Winding, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, and Max Roach -- is that they sound intimate, as the nonet never pushes too hard, never sounds like the work of nine musicians. Furthermore, the group keeps things short and concise (probably the result of the running time of singles, but the results are the same), which keeps the focus on the tones and tunes. The virtuosity led to relaxing, stylish mood music as the end result -- the very thing that came to define West Coast or "cool" jazz -- but this music is so inventive, it remains alluring even after its influence has been thoroughly absorbed into the mainstream.
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