MILES DAVIS John Coltrane Complete Columbia Mosaic 9 LP

$

205

THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA RECORDINGS OF MILES DAVIS WITH JOHN COLTRANE

Limited edition 9 LP box set. Mosaic Records  MQ9-191. Mosaic limited edition hand-numbered box set # 2026 of  5000. Booklet & box are in excellent to near mint condition unless otherwise noted. All 9 discs are in NEAR MINT condition.

This set is out-of-print.

"For a complete study of the jazz musician, there is absolutely nothing in any record store that can compete with, or come close to, a Mosaic set."

- Jules Epstein, Philadelphia Tribune

It Was A New Home. A New Quintet. For Miles Davis, A Whole New Approach to Recording.

And when he joined forces with John Coltrane, it added up to nothing less than the beginning of a new era in music. Miles redefined himself with shimmering lyricism and Coltrane found and distilled his identity. Together, they changed the jazz world forever.

Now, for the first time, you can experience the Columbia recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane in their entirety. Listen to critical alternate takes that define how Miles patiently worked on tunes, sometimes stretching across years, until he had achieved the perfection that he heard in his mind.

Masterpieces

“’Round About Midnight,” "Milestones" and “Kind of Blue” are the air and water of any jazz collection. They are simply that essential. And while their haunting expressiveness has been widely appreciated, and the important role they played in breaking free of bop structures has been clearly documented, what is less well known is how differently these recordings were produced than those in the past.

An example? The first Columbia session was made on October 26,1955, while Miles was still under contract to Prestige. It marked the inaugural recording of the great quintet with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. Despite the session's artistic success, it only yielded four quintet tunes, two of which Miles would remake in 1958.

Compare that to how he worked at Prestige. Miles generated whole albums in a single or double session, often with personnel assembled only for the date. After signing with Columbia, he completed his Prestige obligations by recording 31 tunes -- five albums worth -- during three recording days.

Listening to the alternate takes from the Columbia sessions and throughout the Mosaic set, it is evident that Miles worked hard to achieve truly great and beautiful performances.

Through the Years

At Columbia, Miles Davis and John Coltrane joined forces during three different time frames. The first was during the great 1955-56 quintet sessions that produced “’Round About Midnight;” followed by the sextet sessions (with Cannonball Adderley) in 1958-59 that produced “Milestones,” half of the “Jazz Track” LP, “Kind of Blue;” and the Newport and Plaza Hotel concerts. As the band evolved, Bill Evans and Jimmy Cobb replaced Red Garland and Philly Joe. Later, Wynton Kelly took Evans' seat. Finally, a 1961 reunion that resulted in two performances on “Someday My Prince Will Come.”

Their recordings are all here in this collection, including nine tunes originally scattered across various compilations over many years that now have been restored to their proper chronological positions. Fourteen previously unissued alternate takes are included, as is a fascinating sequence with Leonard Bernstein coaching Miles on his performance of “Sweet Sue, Just You.” for Bernstein's "What Is Jazz?" LP.

This set charts the development of two of the most influential and ever-changing artists in American music. Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Their styles evolve and their music takes on new clarity with each brilliant performance.

If those aren’t the only words you need to hear to get you to order, we’ll add another one: limited. Order yours before they run out.

Includes photographs from the actual sessions, essays by George Avakian and Bob Blumenthal, and a time line of the group's activities by Bob Belden.

THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA RECORDINGS OF MILES DAVIS WITH JOHN COLTRANE
Mosaic MQ9-191

Record One - Side A:
1. Two Bass Hit (alternate take) (A) 3:18 (J. Lewis-D. Gillespie)
2. Two Bass Hit (A) 3:45 (J. Lewis-D. Gillespie)
3. Ah-Leu-Cha (alternate take) (A) 5:50 (Charlie Parker)
4. Ah-Leu-Cha (A) 5:53 (Charlie Parker)
5. Ah-Leu-Cha (take 5) (A) 5:23 (Charlie Parker)

Record One - Side B:
1. Little Melonae (A) 7:18 (Jackie McLean)
2. Budo (alternate take) (A) 5:02 (B. Powell-M. Davis)
3. Budo (A) 4:14 (B. Powell-M. Davis)
4. Dear Old Stockholm (B) 7:49 (traditional)

Record Two - Side A:
1. Bye Bye Blackbird (alternate take) (B) 7:54 (M. Dixon-R. Henderson)
2. Bye Bye Blackbird (B) 7:53 (M. Dixon-R. Henderson)
3. Tadd's Delight (B) 4:26 (Tadd Dameron)
4. Tadd's Delight (alternate take) (B) 4:17 (Tadd Dameron)

Record Two - Side B:
1. Dear Old Stockholm (alternate take) (B) 6:38 (traditional)
2. All Of You (alternate take) (C) 7:30 (Cole Porter)
3. All Of You (C) 7:01 (Cole Porter)

Record Three - Side A:
1. Sweet Sue, Just You (first version) (C) 4:20 (W.J. Harris-V. Young)
2. Sweet Sue, Just You (false start with discussion by Leonard Bernstein & Miles Davis) (C) 2:00 (W.J. Harris-V. Young)
3. Sweet Sue, Just You (alternate take) (C) 3:29 (W.J. Harris-V. Young)
4. Sweet Sue, Just You (C) 3:39 (W.J. Harris-V. Young)
5. Miles Davis comments (C) 0:28
6. 'Round Midnight (C) 5:55 (Thelonious Monk)
7. Two Bass Hit (alternate take) (D) 4:28 (J. Lewis-D. Gillespie)

Record Three - Side B:
1. Two Bass Hit (D) 5:11 (J. Lewis-D. Gillespie)
2. Billy Boy (D) 7:10 (traditional)
3. Straight No Chaser (alternate take) (D) 10:26 (Thelonious Monk)

Record Four - Side A:
1. Straight No Chaser (D) 10:33 (Thelonious Monk)
2. Milestones (alternate take) (D) 5:59 (Miles Davis)
3. Milestones (D) 5:47 (Miles Davis)

Record Four - Side B:
1. Sid's Ahead (E) 13:07 (Miles Davis)
2. Little Melonae (E) 7:50 (Jackie McLean)

Record Five - Side A:
1. Dr. Jackle (E) 5:45 (Jackie McLean)
2. On Green Dolphin Street (F) 9:46 (B. Kaper-N. Washington)
3. Fran-Dance (alternate take) (F) 5:50 (Miles Davis)

Record Five - Side B:
1. Fran-Dance (F) 5:48 (Miles Davis)
2. Stella By Starlight (F) 5:04 (V. Young-N. Washington)
3. Love For Sale (F) 11:45 (Cole Porter)

Record Six - Side A:
1. Freddie Freeloader (falss start) (I) 1:25 (Miles Davis)
2. Freddie Freeloader (I) 9:46 (Miles Davis)
3. So What (I) 9:22 (Miles Davis)

Record Six - Side B:
1. Blue In Green (I) 5:37 (Miles Davis-Bill Evans)
2. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) (J) 9:32 (Miles Davis)
3. Miles Davis comments(J) 0:41

Record Seven - Side A:
1. Flamenco Sketches (J) 9:26 (Miles Davis)
2. All Blues (J) 11:33 (Miles Davis)

Record Seven - Side B:
1. Someday My Prince Will Come (K) 9:03 (F.E. Churchill-L. Morey)
2. Teo (L) 9:32 (Miles Davis)

Record Eight - Side A:
1. Introduction by Willis Connover (G) 1:55
2. Ah-Leu-Cha (G) 5:45 (Charlie Parker)
3. Straight No Chaser (G) 8:45 (Thelonious Monk)
4. Fran-Dance (G) 7:04 (Miles Davis)

Record Eight - Side B:
1. Two Bass Hit (G) 4:09 (J. Lewis-D. Gillespie)
2. Bye Bye Blackbird (G) 9:12 (M. Dixon-R. Henderson)
3. The Theme (G) 2:41 (Miles Davis)

Record Nine - Side A:
1. If I Were A Bell (H) 8:14 (Frank Loesser)
2. Oleo (H) 10:37 (Sonny Rollins)

Record Nine - Side B:
1. My Funny Valtentine (H) 10:05 (R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
2. Straight No Chaser (H) 10:46 (Thelonious Monk) DISCOGRAPHY Because of the voluminous amount of reissues and compilations using this material, only the first issue of each master is given. ________________________________________________________________ (A) Miles Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums). Wednesday, October 26, 1955 (3:30 to 8:30 pm) Columbia Studio D, NYC Producer: George Avakian. Recording engineer: Frank Laico co54129-1 Two Bass Hit (alternate take) previously unissued co54129-2/5 Two Bass Hit KC2-36278 (take 2 through most of tenor solo, then take 5) co54130-1 Ah-Leu-Cha previously unissued co54130-5/4 Ah-Leu-Cha CL 949 (take 5 to middle of trumpet solo, then take 4) co54130-5 Ah-Leu-Cha previously unissued co54132-2/3 Little Melonae C 32025 (take 2 to middle of trumpet solo, then take 3 to end co54133-1 Budo (alternate take) C5X-45000 co54133-8 Budo CL 1020 (take 8 includes some theme ensemble edits from take 1 or 2) Note: Most discographies and album credits date this session as October 27, but it took place the day before. An unissued version of "Billy Boy" (co54131) from this session does not include Davis or Coltrane and is not included here. ________________________________________________________________ (B) Miles Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums). Tuesday, June 5, 1956 (5 to 9 pm) Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC Producer: George Avakian. Recording engineer: Frank Laico co56090-1 Dear Old Stockholm CL 949 co56091-1 Bye Bye Blackbird (alternate take) previously unissued co56091-3 Bye Bye Blackbird CL 949 co56092-2 Tadd's Delight CL 949 co56092-5 Tadd's Delight (alternate take) previously unissued co56090-5 Dear Old Stockholm (alternate take) previously unissued _________________________________________________________________ (C) Miles Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums). Monday, September 10, 1956 (5 to 8 pm) Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC Producer: George Avakian. Recording engineer: Frank Laico co56584-1 All Of You (alternate take) previously unissued co56584-2 All Of You CL 949 co56585-1 Sweet Sue, Just You (first version) previously unissued co56585-3 Sweet Sue, Just You (false start with discussion between Leonard Bernstein and Miles Davis) previously unissued co56585-5 Sweet Sue, Just You (alternate take) previously unissued co56585-8 Sweet Sue, Just You CL 919 Miles Davis comments previously unissued co56586-1 'Round Midnight CL 949 note: The introduction to "Sweet Sue, Just You" was arranged by Teo Macero. "'Round Midnight" was most likely arranged by Gil Evans. __________________________________________________________________ (D) Miles Davis (trumpet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums). Tuesday, February 4, 1958 (2 to 6:30 pm) Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC Producer: George Avakian. Recording engineer: Harold Chapman co60199-1 Two Bass Hit (alternate take) previously unissued co60199-2 Two Bass Hit CL 1193 co60200-1 Billy Boy (trio only) CL 1193 co60201-1 Straight No Chaser (alternate take) previously unissued co60201-2 Straight No Chaser CL 1193 cl60202-2 Milestones (alternate take) previously unissued co60202-3 Milestones CL 1193 note: "Milestones" appeared as "Miles" on CL 1193. __________________________________________________________________ (E) Miles Davis (trumpet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums). Tuesday, March 4, 1958 (7 to 10 pm) Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC Producer: George Avakian. Recording engineer: Harold Chapman co60204-1 Sid's Ahead CL 1193 remake-3 Little Melonae (omit Adderley) previously unissued co60203-2 Dr. Jackle CL 1193 note: Davis plays piano on portions of "Sid's Ahead". Red Garland who arrived late appears only on "Dr. Jackle" which was misidentified as "Dr. Jeckyll" on its original release. The Japanese album "1958-Miles" includes the 1955 version of "Little Melonae". ________________________________________________________________ (F) Miles Davis (trumpet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums). Monday, May 26, 1958 (7 to 10 pm) Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC Producer: Cal Lampley. Recording engineer: Harold Chapman co61165-3 On Green Dolphin Street CL 1268 co61166-1 Fran-Dance (alternate take) previously unissued co61166-2 Fran-Dance CL 1268 co61167-3/7 Stella By Starlight (omit Adderley) CL 1268 (take 3 up to tenor solo, then take 7) co61168-1 Love For Sale PG 33402 note: "Fran-Dance" is Miles's arrangement of the traditional "Put Your Little Foot Right Out". On the original release (CL 1268), the tune bore Miles's title on the LP label and the original title on the album jacket. ________________________________________________________________ (G) Miles Davis (trumpet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums). Thursday, July 3, 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island Recording supervised by George Avakian. Original release produced by Teo Macero. Recording engineers: Adjutor Theroux and Buddy Graham co81844 Ah-Leu-Cha CL 2178 co81845 Straight No Chaser CL 2178 co81846 Fran-Dance CL 2178 co81847 Two Bass Hit CL 2178 Bye Bye Blackbird (omit Adderley) C2-38262 The Theme faded on C2-38262 note: The original LP issue misidentifies the pianist as Wynton Kelly. ________________________________________________________________ (H) Miles Davis (trumpet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass),Jimmy Cobb (drums). Tuesday, September 9, 1958 (6 to 7 pm) Persian Room, Plaza Hotel, New York City Produced by Teo Macero and Irving Townsend. Recording engineer: George Kneurr co93314 If I Were A Bell (omit Adderley) PC32470 co93317 Oleo PC32470 My Funny Valentine (omit saxes) PC32470 Straight No Chaser PC32470 note: The original LP misidentifies the tune "Straight No Chaser" as "Jazz At The Plaza", the drummer as Philly Joe Jones and the location as The Edwardian Room. _________________________________________________________________ (I) Miles Davis (trumpet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Wynton Kelly-1, Bill Evans-2 (piano), Paul Chambers (bass),Jimmy Cobb (drums). Monday, March 2, 1959 (2:30 to 5:30 and 7 to 10 pm) Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC Producer: Irving Townsend. Recording engineer: Fred Plaut co62290-3 Freddie Freeloader-1 (false start) previously unissued co62290-4 Freddie Freeloader-1 CL1355 co62291-3 So What-2 CL1355 co62292-5 Blue In Green-2 (omit Adderley) CL1355 note: One of the three-track machines at this session was running slightly slow. The original album was mixed from the tape on that machine causing the originally issued masters to be slightly sharp. This was first corrected for the gold Mastersound CD edition of this album. _________________________________________________________________ (J) Miles Davis (trumpet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass),Jimmy Cobb (drums). Wednesday, April 22, 1959 (2:30 to 5:30 pm) Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC Producer: Irving Townsend. Recording engineer: Fred Plaut co62293-1 Flamenco Sketches (alt) C5X45000 Miles Davis comments previously unissued co62293-6 Flamenco Sketches CL1355 co62294-1 All Blues CL1355 _________________________________________________________________ (K) Miles Davis (trumpet), Hank Mobley, John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass),Jimmy Cobb (drums). Monday, March 20, 1961 (3 to 5:30 pm) Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC Producer: Teo Macero. Recording engineer: Frank Laico. co66500-15 Someday My Prince Will Come CL 1656 note: John Coltrane does not appear on any other tunes from this session. __________________________________________________________________ (L) Miles Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass),Jimmy Cobb (drums). Tuesday, March 21, 1961 (2:30 to 5:30 pm) Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC Producer: Teo Macero. Recording engineer: Frank Laico. co66505-9 Teo CL 1656 note: John Coltrane does not appear on any other tunes from this session. __________________________________________________________________

PLEASE READ:  Insurance is not required but is strongly recommended for all orders of Mosaic Limited Edition Box Sets shipped within the USA.  We take NO responsibility for loss or damage to these rare items. If you are not paying for insurance, order at your own risk.

***Because of the size and weight of the Mosaic Limited Edition Box Sets, shipping prices for international orders will be significantly higher than average. ALL overseas orders will be shipped via Priority Mail International and are insured against loss or damage.***

GRADING. Grading is visual only unless otherwise stated. I go by Goldmine standards and try to be conservative. I will play grade on certain items only - it is just impossible for me to play grade everything I put on EBay. MINT means factory sealed, never opened or played. NM is opened but in visually brand new, out-of-the-packaging clean condition. NM- is not NM! Its a grade above VG++ and below Near Mint - it does not imply perfect. In my terminolgy Scratches are feeler type and Scuffs are just cosmetic and usually inaudible.

DISCLAIMER. Due to the number of frivolous returms which were unwarranted, and due to the nature of sound recorded products that can be easily copied, there will no longer be a free return policy. I will charge a $10.00 return fee for all returns - this amount will be deducted from the Paypal refund of the returned item.  If item is truly defective the entire purchase amount will be refunded as long as the item is in the same condition as it was sent.  ***BUYER PAYS FOR ALL RETURN SHIPPING FEES.***

                                                                                    ATTENTION!!

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: USPS has done away with Surface and Air mail. Replaced with First Class International (FCI) which is supposed to be Air Mail.  Also, FCI cannot be tracked.  Bidders must agree to take full responsibilty if they select FCI. We can NOT bear responsibility for packages lost or damaged by the Postal System.   If you do not agree with this Please DO NOT purchase or bid! If you want protection it is availalable using Priority Mail. Any package over 4 pounds (4 or more LPs) it is automatically sent Priority.  Please wait for an invoice when purchasing 5 or more LPs so that we may get an exact shipping quote from the Post Office.  Media and Priority still in effect in US..  

                                                                                                       SHIPPING FEES:

 US MEDIA (USA customers only):$ 4.00 plus $1.00 per each additional item purchased: US PRIORITY (USA customers only): $25.00 plus $1.00 per each additional item purchased.  CANADA ONLY: $35.00 plus $2.00 per additional item purchased.–PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL: $80.00 plus $5.00 per each additional item purchased. This shipping method will be used on ALL Mosaic Box Sets. All other combinations are actual weight and can only be provided after packing. ***SHIPPING & HANDLING COSTS ARE INCLUDED IN THESE PRICES.   NOTE: I combine shipping! So buy more and save on shipping!!     WE ACCEPT PAYPAL ONLY!!