THE
PRESTIGE 10-INCH LP COLLECTION, VOLS. 1 AND 2. DUE OUT NOVEMBER
28, 2014 AND APRIL 18, 2015
Concord Music Group hasto announced the release of The
Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection, Vols. 1 and 2, which, in total, comprise all
ten of the 10” LPs on which Miles Davis appeared as a leader for Prestige
Records in the early ’50s. Miles Davis is one of the most musically influential
and most popular artists in the history of jazz, and his legendary Prestige
recordings are amongst the all-time classics in the genre. Painstakingly
reproduced on 10-inch vinyl, with the original LP cover artwork and liner notes
included, these box sets will be sold in very limited quantities, available
only at participating Record Store Day retailers. The Prestige 10-Inch LP
Collection, Vol. 1 [5-LP set] streets November 28th, exclusively for Record
Store Day Black Friday, while Vol. 2 [5-LP set] will be released exclusively
for Record Store Day 2015, in April. Says Nick Phillips, Concord Music Group’s
VP of Catalog Development and the collections’ compilation/reissue
producer, “Here’s a rare opportunity to
time-travel back to the early ’50s and experience these iconic recordings in
the historical context of their original LP album releases—on 10” vinyl, in
their original 10” LP sequences, with the details and nuances of the original
10” LP artwork faithfully reproduced right down to the original typographical
errors.”
The
Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection, Vol. 1 presents the first five 10-inch albums
on which Miles Davis appeared as a leader for Prestige Records (1951 – 1954).
Included are Modern Jazz Trumpets, which also features tracks by fellow jazz
trumpet giants Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, and Kenny Dorham; The New Sounds,
about which Ira Gitler wrote in the original LP liner notes, “This album gives
Miles more freedom than he has ever had on record for time limits were not
strictly enforced. There is opportunity to build ideas into a definite
cumulative effect…Upon the wonderful rhythmic foundation of Art Blakey’s drums,
Tommy Potter’s bass, and Walter Bishop’s piano, tenorman Sonny Rollins and
altoman Jackie McLean are able to enjoy some of the unlimited time for their
solo efforts.”
Following
in the box is Blue Period. In his liner notes for this second LP, Gitler
exclaimed, “BLUING, the high spot of this set, is over nine minutes of freedom
of expression on modern blues chord changes. At the very end, Art Blakey
continues playing after everyone else has stopped. If you listen closely, you will
hear Miles say something like, ‘You know that ending man, let’s do it again,’
but why do it again when you've captured the feeling in the solos of Walter
Bishop, Miles, Sonny Rollins, Jack McLean, and the inventive drumming of Art
Blakey.” Miles Davis Plays the Compositions of Al Cohn follows in the
collection, and finally, Miles Davis Quartet, where Davis is joined by the
likes of Horace Silver, Max Roach and Art Blakey.
The
Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection, Vol. 2, which will be released on April 18, 2015,
presents the final five 10-inch vinyl LP albums on which Miles Davis appeared
as a leader for Prestige, all recorded during 1954. Included in the box are
Miles Davis All Star Sextet; Miles Davis Quintet; Miles Davis with Sonny
Rollins; as well as Miles Davis All Stars, Vol. 1 and Miles Davis All Stars,
Vol. 2, about which Gitler wrote, “With Thelonious Monk adding his wry
witticisms and rhythmic fillips and the All-American rhythm team of Kenny
Clarke and Percy Heath supplying the power, Miles and Milt create an atmosphere
rich in idea and warmth.”
For a
list of participating Record Store Day vendors, please go to
www.recordstoreday.com.
