Miles Davis & John Coltrane's Complete Columbia Recordings Get Reissue

A reissue of Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 has been announced in celebration of the musicians’ centennial year. The collection is scheduled to be released November 6th via Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings.

Available for pre-order as 9xLP and 6xCD sets, the collection, originally put out in 2000, contains 58 tracks from Davis albums such as ‘Round About Midnight , Milestones , Jazz at the Plaza , Someday My Prince Will Come , and Kind of Blue . Also included are the Davis and Coltrane collaborations that appeared on Miles and Monk at Newport , Birth of The Blue , Basic Miles , and Circle in the Round . Additionally, the set has 18 tracks that hadn’t been released before the original 2000 edition, which aren’t available anywhere else.

The vinyl set contains individually-designed jackets in a slipcase with a 60-page adaptation of the original book with photographs and essays by original producer George Avakian and Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb, liner notes by critic Bob Blumenthal, and the original liner notes to Kind of Blue by pianist Bill Evans. The CD edition contains a 116 page book and six individually designed minijackets housed in a slipcase. The set, which won best boxset and best liner notes at the 2001 Grammy Awards, was produced by Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden.

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Additionally, a double LP set of highlights from the boxset, The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961) , will be coming out.

Davis and Coltrane were born in 1926, and the collections mark 100 years since their birth.

In January, Miles Davis — The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 was reissued .

Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 Artwork:

Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 9xLP Set Packaging:

Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 9xLP Set Tracklist:

LP ONE SIDE A

01. Two Bass Hit (alternate take)

02. Two Bass Hit

03. Ah-Leu-Cha (alternate take)

04. Ah-Leu-Cha

05. Ah-Leu-Cha (take 5)

LP ONE SIDE B

01. Little Melonae

02. Budo (alternate take)

03. Budo

04. Dear Old Stockholm

LP TWO SIDE C

01. Bye Bye Blackbird (alternate take)

02. Bye Bye Blackbird

03. Tadd’s Delight

04. Tadd’s Delight (alternate take)

LP TWO SIDE D

01. Dear Old Stockholm (alternate take)

02. All Of You (alternate take)

03. All Of You

LP THREE SIDE E

01. Sweet Sue, Just You (first version)

02. Sweet Sue, Just You (false start with discussion by Leonard Bernstein & Miles Davis)

03. Sweet Sue, Just You (alternate take)

04. Sweet Sue, Just You

05. Miles Davis comments

06. ‘Round Midnight

07. Two Bass Hit (alternate take)

LP THREE SIDE F

01. Two Bass Hit

02. Billy Boy

03. Straight, No Chaser (alternate take)

LP FOUR SIDE G

01. Straight, No Chaser

02. Milestones (alternate take)

03. Milestones

LP FOUR SIDE H

01. Sid’s Ahead

02. Little Melonae

LP FIVE SIDE I

01. Dr. Jackle

02. On Green Dolphin Street

03. Fran-Dance (alternate take)

LP FIVE SIDE J

01. Fran-Dance

02. Stella By Starlight

03. Love For Sale

LP SIX SIDE K

01. Freddie Freeloader (false start)

02. Freddie Freeloader

03. So What

LP SIX SIDE L

01. Blue In Green

02. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)

03. Miles Davis comments

LP SEVEN SIDE M

01. Flamenco Sketches

02. All Blues

LP SEVEN SIDE N

01. Someday My Prince Will Come

02. Teo

LP EIGHT SIDE O

01. Introduction by Willis Conover

02. Ah-Leu-Cha

03. Straight, No Chaser

04. Fran-Dance

LP EIGHT SIDE P

01. Two Bass Hit

02. Bye Bye Blackbird

03. The Theme

LP NINE SIDE Q

01. If I Were A Bell

02. Oleo

LP NINE SIDE R

01. My Funny Valentine

02. Straight, No Chaser

Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 6xCD Set Packaging:

Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 6XCD Set Tracklist:

CD ONE

01. Two Bass Hit (alternate take)

02. Two Bass Hit

03. Ah-Leu-Cha (alternate take)

04. Ah-Leu-Cha

05. Ah-Leu-Cha (take 5)

06. Little Melonae

07. Budo (alternate take)

08. Budo

09. Dear Old Stockholm

10. Bye Bye Blackbird (alternate take)

11. Bye Bye Blackbird

12. Tadd’s Delight

13. Tadd’s Delight (alternate take)

CD TWO

01. Dear Old Stockholm (alternate take)

02. All Of You (alternate take)

03. All Of You

04. Sweet Sue, Just You (first version)

05. Sweet Sue, Just You (false start with discussion by Leonard Bernstein & Miles Davis)

06. Sweet Sue, Just You (alternate take)

07. Sweet Sue, Just You

08. Miles Davis comments

09. ‘Round Midnight

10. Two Bass Hit (alternate take)

11. Two Bass Hit

12. Billy Boy

13. Straight, No Chaser (alternate take)

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CD THREE

01. Straight, No Chaser

02. Milestones (alternate take)

03. Milestones

04. Sid’s Ahead

05. Little Melonae

06. Dr. Jackle

07. On Green Dolphin Street

08. Fran-Dance (alternate take)

09. Fran-Dance

10. Stella By Starlight

CD FOUR

01. Love For Sale

02. Freddie Freeloader (false start)

03. Freddie Freeloader

04. So What

05. Blue In Green

06. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)

07. Miles Davis comments

08. Flamenco Sketches

09. All Blues

CD FIVE

01. Someday My Prince Will Come

02. Teo

03. Introduction by Willis Conover

04. Ah-Leu-Cha

05. Straight, No Chaser

06. Fran-Dance

07. Two Bass Hit

08. Bye Bye Blackbird

09. The Theme

CD SIX

01. If I Were A Bell

02. Oleo

03. My Funny Valentine

04. Straight, No Chaser

The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961) 2xLP Artwork:

The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961) 2xLP Tracklist:

LP ONE SIDE A

01. Two Bass Hit

02. Dear Old Stockholm

03. Bye Bye Blackbird

LP ONE SIDE B

01. ‘Round Midnight

02. Straight, No Chaser (alternate take)

LP TWO SIDE C

01. Milestones

02. So What

LP TWO SIDE D

01. Blue In Green

02. Someday My Prince Will Come

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