My favorite Miles Davis music. Recorded in 1958, in Paris, with the great French musicians Pierre Michelot, René Urtreger, Barney Wilen, and the legendary American drummer Kenny Clarke. This album has been re-released numerous times. But I think Sam Records version is the best. For one, they went back to the original analog tape to make this disc as well as the original negatives of the front and back cover. Sam Records is a one-man operation, and he focuses on jazz that was recorded in France, mostly from the 1950s.
Limited edition of 1,000 copies, is not the easiest find, but once you do, you'll love it. For one, the sound is incredible. The music for me is like if someone turned the lights off by a switch. A mood changer that works like no other music. A beautiful smokey aural experience.
The other item of interest for me is that they have the original liner notes including the one by Boris Vian. Long-time readers of my blog and my work know that I have an intense passion for Vian's writing and his social world. It's a great reminder of his presence and importance in the French and American Jazz world.
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