Miles Davis-Seven Steps 1963-64-D7~7-2004[EAC - FLAC](oan)

Miles Davis-Seven Steps Complete 1963-64-D7~7-2004[EAC - FLAC](oan)



By John Kelman


Miles Davis

Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Miles Davis, 1963-1964
Columbia Legacy 2004


Miles may have expressed distaste at the free music of artists like Ornette
Coleman, but he clearly had his own conception of freedom, and so did his
bandmates, which was one of controlled freedom. Structure would exist as a point
of reference, and as a bare roadmap, but other than that caution would be thrown
to the wind as the group explored and innovated within these loose frameworks.


As is the case with all of the Miles reissue series, Seven Steps: The Complete
Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964 has been painstakingly
remastered. Some shows are better than others—the monaural Miles in Berlin has,
most likely, been made to sound as good as possible given what is on the original
tapes, but it doesn't have the crystalline clarity of the '64 New York Philharmonic
recordings. But that is a minor quibble. Across the seven discs, even where the
recording quality is less-than even, the performances sparkle. And the listener
finally has the opportunity to put these years in perspective and follow the
emergence of a group that, while not properly acclaimed during its existence, has
gone on to be considered the most inventive band of Miles Davis' long career.



Personnel


Miles Davis (trumpet), Ron Carter (bass), George Coleman (tenor saxophone on
discs 1-5), Victor Feldman (piano on disc 1), Frank Butler (drums on disc 1), Herbie
Hancock (piano on discs 2-7), Tony Williams (drums on discs 2-7), Sam Rivers
(tenor saxophone on disc 6), Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone on disc 7)






1. (08:58) - Milestones
2. (12:38) - Autumn Leaves
3. (10:27) - So What
4. (12:54) - Stella By Starlight
5. (10:40) - Walkin'
6. (01:46) - Go-Go (Theme)


Playing Time.........: 00:57:23
Total Size...........: 165.65 MB







Included.............: LOG,CUE,MD5
Artwork..............: @ 600dpi