MILES DAVIS Porgy & Bess ORIG 1958 NM COLUMBIA CL 1274 MONO 6 Eye DEEP GROOVE NM

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MILES DAVIS~Porgy & Bess~ORIG 1958 NM COLUMBIA CL 1274~MONO 6 Eye DEEP GROOVE NM MILES DAVIS~Porgy & Bess~ORIG 1958 NM COLUMBIA CL 1274~MONO 6 Eye DEEP GROOVE NM

Miles Davis ?– Porgy And Bess
Columbia ?– CL 1274

VERY RARE ORIGINAL "6-EYE" PRESSING FROM 1958 - 60 YEARS AGO!!
HEAVYWEIGHT CARDBOARD COVER IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH ONLY LIGHT WEAR!
HEAVWEIGHT VINYL IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH LIGHT PRESSURE MARKS FROM BEING STORED FOR OVER 1/2 CENTURY!
MATRIX #s IN DEAD WAX ARE:
SIDE ONE: XLP 44661 2AF
SIDE TWO: XLP 44662 2BB
INCREDIBLE CONDITION FOR AN ALBUM OF ITS VINTAGE!

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." The impeccable digital remastering and subsequent reissue -- which likewise applies to the Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings box set -- only magnifies the refulgence of Porgy and Bess. Likewise, two previously unissued performances have been appended to the original baker's dozen. No observation or collection of American jazz can be deemed complete without this recording.

 Tracklist
A1     The Buzzard Song     
A2     Bess, You Is My Woman Now     
A3     Gone     
A4     Gone, Gone, Gone     
A5     Summertime     
A6     Bess, Oh Where's My Bess     
B1     Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)     
B2     Fishermen, Strawberry And Devil Crab     
B3     My Man's Gone Now     
B4     It Ain't Necessarily So     
B5     Here Come De Honey Man     
B6     I Loves You, Porgy     
B7     There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York

    Bass – Paul Chambers (3)
    Composed By – George Gershwin
    Conductor – Gil Evans
    Drums – Philly Joe Jones* (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B1, B3, B6, B7), Jimmy Cobb (tracks: A2, B2, B4, B5)
    Engineer – Ray Moore
    Flute – Jerome Richardson (tracks: A1, A6, B1), Phil Bodner (tracks: A2 to A5, B2 to B7), Romeo Penque
    French Horn – Gunther Schuller, Julius B. Watkins*, Willie Ruff
    Liner Notes – Charles Edward Smith
    Photography By – Roy De Carava*
    Saxophone – Julian Adderly*, Danny Banks*
    Trombone – Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Joseph Bennett, Dick Hixon*
    Trumpet – Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, John Coles*, Louis Mucci*
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Miles Davis
    Tuba – John ("Bill") Barber*