It's been called a landmark session, the best jazz album of all time, one of the greatest musical works of the 20th century… and with good reason. This is Miles Davis as the king of the straight jazz album. The sound floats without any bumps, no challenges to your intellect, just baby food for your brain. Or maybe it's like an aged-porterhouse with 2 side dishes ordered from a menu with no other choices. Recorded late in 1959, the lineup is the strongest of his career with a young dueling John Coltrane on tenor sax, a complimentary Cannonball Adderly on alto sax, Bill Evans on piano, James Cobb drums, and Paul Chambers bass. This numbered 180 gram boxset version is pressed at 45 RPM on double LP for absolutely stunning sound quality. Quite possibly the best sounding pressing of this classic. Includes 8 page booklet. Essential and recommended.

• double 180 gram vinyl
• pressed at 45 RPM
• limited, numbered edition
• 8 page booklet included
• music label: Mobile Fidelity 2015

reviewed by the mgmnt 05/2013