LoginThe Musings of Miles
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When Miles Davis cut this quartet session, he was nearing the formation of his first great quintet, the one with John Coltrane that would go into a recording frenzy in 1956 and create five amazing LP releases before Davis signed with Columbia Records. Without a second horn in his group, Davis found plenty of room here to stretch out, seldom straying from his middle-register wooziness. Bassist Oscar Pettiford, schooled in Ellingtonian and bebop complexities, keeps the music active and agile, making this a contrast-filled session. The quartet's "Night in Tunisia" is a great take on Dizzy Gillespie's warhorse. --Andrew B
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Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics
Release date: 21 January 1997
EAN: 0010963110623 UPC: 010963110623
Release date: 21 January 1997
EAN: 0010963110623 UPC: 010963110623
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