Essential Plus (w/ Bonus DVD) (2001)

Product Summary Label: Sony Music Entertainment UPC: 00827969648421 Release Date: 9/27/2005 Buy.com Sku: 64006176 Item#: M2KKYY Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Now's the Time - (with Charlie Parker) ~ Miles Davis 2. Jeru - (from "Birth of the Cool") ~ Miles Davis 3. Compulsion - (with Charlie Parker) ~ Miles Davis 4. Tempus Fugit ~ Miles Davis 5. Walkin' ~ Miles Davis 6. Round Midnight - (from "Round About Midnight") ~ Miles Davis 7. Bye Bye Blackbird - (from "Round About Midnight") ~ Miles Davis 8. New Rhumba - (from "Miles Ahead") ~ Miles Davis 9. Generique - (from Ascenseur pour L'echafaud) ~ Miles Davis 10. Summertime - (from "Porgy & Bess") ~ Miles Davis 11. So What - (from "Kind of Blue") ~ Miles Davis 12. Pan Piper, The - (from "Sketches of Spain") ~ Miles Davis 13. Someday My Prince Will Come - (from "Someday My Prince Will Come") ~ Miles Davis Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. My Funny Valentine - (from "The Complete Concert 1964") ~ Miles Davis 2. E.S.P. - (from "E.S.P.") ~ Miles Davis 3. Nefertiti - (from "Nefertiti") ~ Miles Davis 4. Petits Machins - (from "Filles de Kilimanjaro") ~ Miles Davis 5. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down - (from "Bitches Brew") ~ Miles Davis 6. Little Church - (from "Live Evil") ~ Miles Davis 7. Black Satin - (from "On The Corner") ~ Miles Davis 8. Jean Pierre - (from "We Want Miles") ~ Miles Davis 9. Time After Time - (from "You're Under Arrest") ~ Miles Davis 10. Portia - (with Marcus Miller) ~ Miles Davis   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Originally released as a 2 LP set. Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet); Lee Konitz, Cannonball Adderley, Jackie McLean (alto saxophone); Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone); Junior Collins (French horn); John Barber (tuba); Horace Silver, Al Haig, Hank Jones, Gil Coggins (piano); Joe Shulman, Oscar Pettiford, Percy Heath, Sam Jones (bass); Art Blakey, Max Roach, Kenny Clarke (drums). Producer: Pete Rugolo, Alfred Lion. Compilation producer: Michael Cuscuna. Engineers include: Doug Hawkins, Rudy Van Gelder. Recorded in New York, New York on January 21, 1949; WOR Studios, New York, New York on May 9, 1952 and April 20, 1953; the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on March 6, 1954 and March 9, 1958. Personnel includes: Miles Davis (trumpet); Bill Evans (soprano saxophone); Charlie Parker (alto & tenor saxophones); Lee Konitz, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto saxophone); John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Heath, Hank Mobley, Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Ernie Royal (trumpet); Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Clevelnd (trombone); Jerome Richardson (flute, clarinet); Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Red Garland (piano); Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, Dave Holland (keyboards); Keith Jarrett (organ); John Scofield (guitar); Paul Chambers, Ron Taylor (bass); Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones, Kenny Clarke, Art Taylor, Jack DeJohnette (drums); Airto Moreira, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion). Producers include: Teo Macero, Pete Rugolo, Bob Weinstock, Alfred Lion, George Avakian. Compilation producers: Michael Cuscuna, Bob Belden, Steve Berkowitz, Seth Rothstein. Engineers include: Doug Hawkins, Rudy Van Gelder, Fred Plaut. Recorded between 1945 & 1986. Includes liner notes by Bob Blumenthal. Personnel: Miles Davis; John McLaughlin (electric guitar); Wayne Shorter (saxophone); Charlie Parker (alto saxophone); John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, piano); Herbie Hancock (piano, keyboards); Chick Corea (keyboards); Ron Carter (double bass); Marcus Miller (bass guitar); Tony Williams (drums). Arranger: Gil Evans. Davis spent the most groundbreaking years of his career on Columbia; volume eight of that label's "This Is Jazz" series offers a survey, however inherently limited, of his work from 1955 to 1965, a period that covers his two classic quintets, the recording of KIND OF BLUE and his first work with Gil Evans. What THE BEST OF MILES DAVIS includes is material from BIRTH OF THE COOL, represented by three cuts from that LP, and from sessions done between 1952 and 1954 that featured musicians like J.J. Johnson, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath and Art Blakey. It's an interesting period, in that neither Blue Note nor Davis had quite developed into the icons they were about to become. Ironically, with the final two cuts on this collection (from 1959's SOMETHING ELSE), both the label and Miles can be heard doing precisely what they became best known for: the album, released under Cannonball Adderly's name, imparts the smoky, noir atmosphere that characterized Blue Note's reputation as the home of hard bop, while Davis, radically reinterpreting standards like "Autumn Leaves," sounds at once pointillistic, introspective and decidedly badass. Producer: Teo Macero Musical Guests Lee Konitz Charlie Parker Dizzy Gillespie John Coltrane Max Roach Gil Evans J.J. Johnson Sonny Rollins Jackie McLean Wayne Shorter Cannonball Adderley Kenny Clarke Bill Evans Herbie Hancock Jimmy Heath Ron Carter Gerry Mulligan Art Blakey   Compilation Appearances Hipster's Holiday-Vocal Jazz & Kind Of Blue Conception Jingle Bell Jazz Jazz Central Station Legacy Instrumental History Of Jazz Jazz Giants Play George Gershw Montreal Jazz Festival Gigi Runaway Bride Best Blue Note Album In The Wo Talented Mr. Ripley Play Duke Ellington-Caravans Super Horns Vol. 2-Original Jazz Legends Night Out With Verve Ken Burns Jazz-Story Of America Finding Forrester Troubleman Mix-Tape Musical Biography Black & Proud Legacy Savoy At 60 Stardust Collection (Limited Edition) Capitol Records: 1942-2002 (Special Edition) (w/ Book) (Limited Edition) Bebop 1 Original Jazz Legends Series Vol 03 1949 Bop Look & Listen Capitol Records: 1942-2002 (Deluxe Edition) (w/ Book) (Limited Edition) Essential George Gershwin (Limited Edition) Birth Of Be Bop Jingle Bell Swing Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Red White and Blues Award Winning Original Artists Nea Jazz Masters Panorama: trumpet Prism Collection Collateral How High Moon 1947 Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Miles Davis 1963-1964 Bebop 3 Harold Arlen Centennial Celebration Jazz Moods: sounds Of Spring Latenight Tales Latenight Tales Best Blue Note Album In The World Basquiat's Journey Through Jazz Ultimate Easy Album Prestige Profiles Essential (Rmst) Re-bop: The Savoy Remixes 20 Best Of Jazz (Dig) Cafe Jazz Hard Workin Man: The Jack Nitzsche Story 2 / Jazz Paris Remixed(cd/dvd(w/ Bonus DVD) Jazz Paris Remixed(cd/dvd(w/ Bonus DVD) Cookin Zodiac / O.s.t. Jazz After Dark Jazz In The City Roy Haynes:jazz Roy Haynes:jazz All The Best 100 Anthems:chillout Tom Waits Jukebox West Coast Cool Jazz Profiles Smooth Jazz 25 Best:jazz Legends Mastercuts Legends:miles Davis Ray Ch Lift Every Voice Honoring The African Very Best Of Prestige (Prestige 60Th   Associated Artists and Works All-Stars All-Stars Allen, Carl Allen, Carl Artists, Various Endless Miles: A Tribute To Miles Davis ~ Artists, Various Baker, Chet Baker, Chet Baker, Chet Baker, Chet (Trumpet/Vocals/Com Baker, Chet (Trumpet/Vocals/Com Baker, Chet (Trumpet/Vocals/Com The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961 ~ Coltrane, John Coltrane, John Coltrane, John I Remember Miles ~ Golson, Benny So Near, So Far (Musings For Miles) ~ Henderson, Joe Henderson, Joe So Near, So Far (Musings For Miles) ~ Henderson, Joe (Saxophone) Hubbard, Freddie Hubbard, Freddie Jacquet, Illinois Jacquet, Illinois Olson, Byron Original Soundtrack Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud (Sdtk) ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud: Lift To The Scaffold ~ Original Soundtrack Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Birdsong: A Series of Classic Performances of Park ~ Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, Charlie Ramirez, Humberto Rowland, Dennis Various Artists Endless Miles: A Tribute To Miles Davis ~ Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 09/27/2005 Original Release Date : 2001 Catalog ID : 96484 Label : Legacy Recordings Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Mixed SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00827969648421   Professional Reviews Q (9/01, p.130) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...Mind-blowing..."    Related Videos Randy Jackson: Randy Jack...