Genre: Jazz
Label: Impex
Size: 12"
Format: 33RPM,

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Miles Davis E.S.P. Numbered Limited Edition 180g LP Scratch & Dent

Miles Davis

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IMXLP6018SD
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All covers have a major corner bend and a minor corner bend. Disc inside is undamaged.

Available for the First Time on 180 Gram Vinyl!

All-Tube/All-Analog Mastering from the Analog Master Tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering!


Limited To 3000 Numbered Copies!

This item not eligible for any further discount offers!

Unlike the majority of previous Davis albums, E.S.P. consisted entirely of new compositions written by members of the group. Despite the profusion of new material, only one tune ("Agitation") is known to have appeared in the group's live performances. "Little One" might be best known for being revisited on Hancock's landmark album, Maiden Voyage, recorded a few weeks later. This version is somewhat more embryonic; Carter's bass is halting, and Davis and Shorter state the theme with winding, interlocking contrapuntal lines that evoke Davis and Coltrane's version of "Round Midnight". Hancock's solo on Carter's composition, "Eighty-One", also presages his work on that LP - particularly its title track.

The title track is reminiscent of Jackie McLean's "Little Melonae", which Davis had recorded with John Coltrane in 1956. "Iris", by contrast, is another Coltrane-like ballad, not too dissimilar to "Infant Eyes" on Shorter's Speak No Evil album. Shortly thereafter, Shorter's compositions would begin to dominate the Quintet's recordings, though here he contributes only two of the seven songs.

This was the first time Wayne Shorter recorded with Miles, and the band - in this configuration - had been together for less than a year. As you will hear, the connection between the musicians is uncanny, as if they had been playing together for decades. Especially notice Wayne Shorter's brilliant interplay with Miles on the closing track "Mood," the haunting ballad written by bassist Ron Carter. At over forty-eight minutes, E.S.P. is one of the longest jazz albums of its period.

"ESP marks the beginning of a revitalization for Miles Davis, as his second classic quintet -- saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams -- gels, establishing what would become their signature adventurous hard bop. Miles had been moving toward this direction in the two years preceding the release of ESP and he had recorded with everyone outside of Shorter prior to this record, but his addition galvanizes the group, pushing them toward music that was recognizably bop but as adventurous as jazz's avant-garde... [With] a de-emphasis of composition in favor of sheer improvisation, elastic definitions of tonality -- they created a unique sound that came to define the very sound of modern jazz. Certainly, many musicians have returned to this group for inspiration, but their recordings remain fresh, because they exist at this fine dividing line between standard bop and avant." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com, Rated 4.5/5 Stars

Features:
• 180 Gram Vinyl
• Individually Numbered
• Limited To 3000 Numbered Copies!
• All-Tube/All-Analog Mastering from the Analog Master Tapes by by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Faithfully Reproduced Jacket and Labels
• Resealable outer sleeve

Musicians:
Miles Davis, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
Herb Hancock, piano
Ronald Carter, bass
Tony Williams, drums

Selections:
Side 1:

1. E.S.P.
2. Eighty-One
3. Little One
4. R.J.
Side 2:
1. Agitation
2. Iris
3. Mood

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