The Bebop Shop : Miles Ahead: Miles Davis & John Coltrane : Miles Davis: Radio Broadcasts & Other Concerts
The sessions on this disc took place at : Café Bohemia, New York, May 17, 1958; Spotlight Lounge, Washington D.C., June 30, 1958, and November 1, 1958; and Birdland, New York, January 3, 1959. Other musicians involved were : Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones & Jimmy Cobb. The two later sessions occurred immediately prior to the sessions for the classic album Kind of Blue. (Discovery Records) Price: £9.99
This release also contains 4 bonus tracks of Davis and Coltrane accompanied by another star trio : Bill Evans, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones - at New Yorks Café Bohemia on May 17, 1958. This phenomenally rare performance is a bonus gem worthy of this edition. (Discovery Records) Price: £10.99
This concert was part of a European Tour covering France, Germany, Denmark, Finland and finally Italy. The show featured a typical Miles program for the period : extended versions of 3 standards, 2 originals from the early years, and Victor Feldmans Joshua, which they had recorded on Seven Steps. The electric era still seems distant, but the experimental feeling is already there. (Discovery Records) Price: £9.99
This exact line-up had only been together for a year at this time (Ron Carter was the last one to be added) and these outstanding concerts marked the turning point between acoustic & electric Miles - with old favourites like Around Midnight and Walkin sitting side by side with newer pieces like Agitation (from the ESP album) and Footprints & Gingerbread Boy from Miles Smiles, recorded the year before. (Discovery Records) Price: £10.99