MILES DAVIS jazz LP COLUMBIA 2-eye “Miles Smiles” shrink NM 1A/1A

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Artist:  MILES DAVIS QUINTET

Title:   “Miles Smiles”

Label:   COLUMBIA ~ CS 9401.  Label is red with black text, “360 SOUND STEREO” 2-eye logo design.  Stereo first-pressing on medium weight vinyl. 

Matrix numbers are “-1A” on both sides.

Year:  1967

Personnel: 

Miles Davis – trumpet

Wayne Shorter – tenor sax

Herbie Hancock – piano

Ron Carter – bass

Tony Williams - drums   

Condition: 

DISC:  Vinyl is NEAR MINT with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found.  Appears to have been played one or two times, if at all, and handled with care.  Labels are clean.  Fidelity is superb.  A gorgeous archival-quality disc you will never need to upgrade!

JACKET:   Jacket is NEAR MINT in original factory shrink wrap.  Flawless front and back panels.  Shrink wrap has original retail record store price sticker.  Excellent seams and corners.  No writing, stickers, or other problems.  A beautiful jacket you will be proud to display

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• Orbits – 4:35
• Circle – 5:52
• Footprints – 9:44  

Side Two:

• Dolores – 6:20
• Freedom Jazz Dance – 7:11
• Ginger Bread Boy – 7:40   

Review:

“With their second album, Miles Smiles, the second Miles Davis Quintet really began to hit their stride, delving deeper into the more adventurous, exploratory side of their signature sound.  This is clear as soon as "Orbits" comes crashing out the gate, but it's not just the fast, manic material that has an edge -- slower, quieter numbers are mercurial, not just in how they shift melodies and chords, but how the voicing and phrasing never settles into a comfortable groove.  This is music that demands attention, never taking predictable paths or easy choices.  Its greatest triumph is that it masks this adventurousness within music that is warm and accessible -- it just never acts that way.  No matter how accessible this is, what's so utterly brilliant about it is that the group never brings it forth to the audience.  They're playing for each other, pushing and prodding each other in an effort to discover new territory.  As such, this crackles with vitality, sounding fresh decades after its release.  And, like its predecessor, ESP, this freshness informs the writing as well, as the originals are memorable, yet open-ended and nervy, setting (and creating) standards for modern bop that were emulated well into the new century.  Arguably, this quintet was never better than they are here, when all their strengths are in full bloom.”

(courtesy Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com.) 

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