The Miles Davis and Gil Evans: Complete Columbia Studio Recordings | 
| Artists: Miles Davis, Gil Evans
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 38478
Format: Box Set, Extra Tracks, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 5.8 x 1
MPN: 90923
UPC: 827969092323
EAN: 0827969092323
ASIN: B0002199H2
Release Date: May 11, 2004
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Disc 1
| | Springsville - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny | | | The Maids of Cadiz - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo | | | The Duke - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave | | | My Ship - Miles Davis, Gershwin, Ira | | | Miles Ahead - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles | | | Blues for Pablo - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | New Rhumba - Miles Davis, Jamal, Ahmad | | | The Meaning of the Blues - Miles Davis, Troup, Bobby | | | Lament - Miles Davis, Johnson, J.J. [Trom | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack | | | Springsville - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny | | | The Maids of Cadiz - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo | | | The Duke - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave | | | My Ship - Miles Davis, Gershwin, Ira | | | Miles Ahead - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles | | | Blues for Pablo - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | New Rhumba - Miles Davis, Jamal, Ahmad | | | The Meaning of the Blues - Miles Davis, Troup, Bobby | | | Lament - Miles Davis, Johnson, J.J. [Trom | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack |
Disc 2
| | Buzzard Song - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Gone - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Gone, Gone, Gone - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Summertime - Miles Davis, Gershwin, Ira | | | Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | My Man's Gone Now - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | It Ain't Necessarily So - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Here Come de Honey Man - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | I Loves You, Porgy - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Gone - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Summertime - Miles Davis, Gershwin, Ira | | | Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | I Loves You, Porgy - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Gone - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George |
Disc 3
| | Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin | | | Will O' the Wisp - Miles Davis, DeFalla, Manuel | | | The Pan Piper - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Saeta - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Solea - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Song of Our Country - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Saeta - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | The Pan Piper - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio), Pt. 1 - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin | | | Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio), Pt. 2 - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin | | | Song of Our Country - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil |
Disc 4
| | Song No. 2 - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Once upon a Summertime - Miles Davis, Barclay, Eddie | | | Aos Pes da Cruz - Miles Davis, Pinto, Marino | | | Song No. 1 - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles | | | Wait Till You See Her - Miles Davis, Rodgers, Richard | | | Corcovado - Miles Davis, Jobim, Antonio Carl | | | Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) - Miles Davis, Dorough, Bob | | | Nothing Like You - Miles Davis, Dorough, Bob | | | Devil May Care - Miles Davis, Dorough, Bob | | | The Time of the Barracudas - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Falling Water - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Falling Water - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Falling Water - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Falling Water - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Springsville - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny | | | The Maids of Cadiz - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo | | | The Maids of Cadiz - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo | | | Lament - Miles Davis, Johnson, J.J. [Trom | | | The Duke - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack |
Disc 5
| | Springsville - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny | | | Springsville - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny | | | The Maids of Cadiz - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo | | | The Maids of Cadiz - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo | | | The Maids of Cadiz - Miles Davis, Delibes, Leo | | | Count off for the Duke - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave | | | The Duke - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave | | | The Duke - Miles Davis, Brubeck, Dave | | | My Ship - Miles Davis, Gershwin, Ira | | | Miles Ahead - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles | | | Miles Ahead - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles | | | Miles Ahead - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles | | | Studio Discussion - Miles Davis, | | | My Ship - Miles Davis, Gershwin, Ira | | | Miles Ahead - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles | | | Blues for Pablo - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | New Rhumba - Miles Davis, Jamal, Ahmad | | | Lament - Miles Davis, Johnson, J.J. [Trom | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack | | | Studio Discussion - Miles Davis, | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack |
Disc 6
| | Springsville - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny | | | Miles Ahead - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack | | | Springsville - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny | | | Springsville - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny | | | Springsville - Miles Davis, Carisi, Johnny | | | Miles Ahead - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles | | | Miles Ahead - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack | | | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) - Miles Davis, Elliott, Jack | | | Miles Ahead - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles | | | Gone - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Gone, Gone, Gone - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Studio Discussion - Miles Davis, | | | Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | It Ain't Necessarily So - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | I Loves You, Porgy - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | My Man's Gone Now - Miles Davis, Gershwin, George | | | Song of Our Country - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil | | | Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin | | | Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin |
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From their first work together on the Birth of the Cool sessions in 1949, Miles Davis and Gil Evans forged a unique relationship as great soloist and brilliant arranger. The real opportunity to explore their shared vision didn't come until 1957, however, when Davis had forged a relationship with a major record label able to support it. Though a product of the big-band tradition, Evans was never limited by sectional voicings and riffs. He had an interest in unusual instrumentation and a talent for creating subtle mixes of distinct voices, adding French horns, oboe, bassoon, and harp to the conventional big band and thinning its saxophone, trumpet, and trombone sections. His arrangements for Davis are like settings for the finest jewels, whether he's creating rich, brass chords or adding only light percussion to the trumpeter's solitary lament. Together Davis and Evans produced three orchestral masterpieces: Miles Ahead (1957), Porgy and Bess (1958), and Sketches of Spain (1960). They're all here, along with less-inspired, later projects like the Quiet Nights bossa nova album. What most distinguishes the box set is the archival work of Phil Schaap, who has compiled a wealth of alternate takes. They reveal much about the processes that went into these works, including extensive editing and even some overdubbing. As early as 1957, Evans and Davis were already beginning to use the studio itself as an integral part of their music. --Stuart Broomer
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 The Miles Davis and Gil Evans Box Set - Great Remasters And Incredible Scope For The Completist September 4, 2008
Mark (East Coast)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
The Miles Davis and Gil Evans: Complete Columbia Studio Recordings box set is a treasure trove for those who must have every recording. Less serious fans may want to start with less expensive issues of the individual albums.
Miles Davis has many box sets devoted to him, and this one is by far the most unique. After purchasing several of the Miles Davis box sets that have been re-released by Columbia, I have to say that I am very pleased. Eventually I will get them all, but my love of Gil Evans in addition to Miles is what made me pull the trigger on this set.
For starters, what comes through this set even with a casual listen is the incredible influence that Gil had on the arrangements and approach taken during their greatest collaborations. On many of the tracks, the horn arrangements and solos are pushed center stage, with Gil's play only providing a subtle backdrop. That's typical Gil, though I do wonder what the outcome might have been if he had allowed himself to step forward more in those early years.
Still, the tracks manage to be both incredibly traditional and daring at the same time, and this especially true of the alternate takes. Once you hear the alternate takes, rehearsal tracks, and overdubs it's clear that the sound has to be in large part to Gil's credit. In fact, the only way to describe the sound on some of these tracks is *large*. The encyclopedic inclusion of various alternate takes and rehearsal takes provides tremendous insight and could easily be used by students of this music and history who want to get inside the minds of these recording artists and compare against the final product.
That's another reason why this reissue is so worth getting. While I have no complaints about the original recordings, several of the tracks are so greatly improved by the remastering to almost make the listening experience completely new for me. I am slowly being converted to the remastering camp. If all the reissued box sets sound this good, I may start to purchase multiple copies of each of them. :)
I was somewhat confused by the *placement* of many of the tracks, especially the way certain retakes are split between different disks. At times they correspond to the original albums and at other times they don't. I don't know why Mr. Schaap chose to do it this way, but I am pretty certain there were very good reasons. It does make you wonder, but it doesn't change the fact that these are very listenable disks.
Now because this is a set of the complete studio recordings, there are some tracks here that I am not particularly crazy about. Among them are "Blue Xmas" and "Nothing Like You." Those tracks made me glad that not every song on here has alternate and rehearsal takes included.
The box is certainly attractive, though understated. It is certainly more durable and functional than other recent boxes I have purchased.
As with all Miles Davis sessions under Columbia, these recordings showcase fantastic musicians. Miles Ahead and Porgy and Bess are clearly the most highly regarded albums that resulted from Gil's work with Miles, but Sketches of Spain will probably always be my personal favorite of the group. I am also a fond of Quiet Nights, which has probably been over-criticized IMHO. Yet the extra takes means that even if you own those albums you still have a very good reason to purchase this set.
If you haven't yet purchased this set, take this opportunity to add it to your collection.
Enjoy!
The first of 8 deluxe boxes December 18, 2007
Jim Z
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
Shame you can barely find this is in the metal encased box as it was originally released. Glad I snatched it up when it came out in 1997. This is the first RELEASED Columbia boxes that took from 1997 until 2007 to complete. Chronologically , it would be the 2nd box. Fabulous sound on this reissue. The people who put this entire series together did so with extreme care and meticulous detail.The music ? C'mon , it's MILES...put it in your shopping cart !
1st timer September 13, 2008
Christopher R. Dudzinski (SoCal)
I took a chance and bought this as a gold box item. I have heard of Miles Davis but never listened to a complete song, just bits and pieces played in movies. This is great to sit back and close your eyes, except if driving, and let the music paint images in your mind. If you like Jazz then buy it, now!
Great CD November 3, 2008
A. Callis (Seattle, WA USA)
I purchased this based on my previous experience with some other assorted Miles Davis CD's. I'm on the third disc and honestly I have it on repeat and it is not tiring or fatiguing - both my wife and I (we are in our 20's) love it! There is so much music in this set that its a new experience everytime. If you like Miles Davis you will love this disc set!
LEGEND August 21, 2008
Ian W. Kerr (GEORGIA USA)
2 out of 14 found this review helpful
MILES DAVIS, WHAT CAN I SAY BUT MILES AHEAD OF HIS TIME AT HIS TIME AT ANY TIME
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