Mono 180g Vinyl! Pressed at RTI!
On their second conceptual album together, Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans offered up a profound reinterpretation of George Gershwin's famed opera Porgy and Bess. A landmark release in orchestral jazz and arguably the best of their many collaborations, Evans adaptation of Gershwins score here is a veritable tour de force and although the outing features strong performances from Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), Paul Chambers (bass) and Jimmy Cobb (drums), Davis' poignant trumpet playing is the unequivocal star. Transcendent material like "Summertime" and "I Love You Porgy" display the true beauty of Miles Davis and Gil Evans' collective genius, their ability to reach the listener on not only a musical level but an emotional one as well.
Features:
180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
Pressed at RTI
Mono
Musicians:
Miles Davis, trumpet, flugelhorn
Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles and Louis Mucci, trumpet
Dick Hixson, Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland and Joe Bennett, trombone
Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins and Gunther Schuller, horn
Bill Barber, tuba
Phil Bodner, Jerome Richardson and Romeo Penque, flute, alto flute & clarinet
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, alto saxophone
Danny Bank, alto flute & bass clarinet
Paul Chambers, bass
Jimmy Cobb, drums
Philly Joe Jones, drums
Gil Evans, arranger & conductor
Selections:
1. The Buzzard Song
2. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
3. Gone
4. Gone, Gone, Gone
5. Summertime
6. Bess, Oh, Where's My Bess
7. Prayer (Oh, Doctor Jesus)
8. Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab
9. My Man's Gone Now
10. It Ain't Necessarily So
11. Here Come De Honey Man
12. I Loves You, Porgy
13. There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York
Recorded in New York, July-August, 1958
On their second conceptual album together, Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans offered up a profound reinterpretation of George Gershwin's famed opera Porgy and Bess. A landmark release in orchestral jazz and arguably the best of their many collaborations, Evans adaptation of Gershwins score here is a veritable tour de force and although the outing features strong performances from Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), Paul Chambers (bass) and Jimmy Cobb (drums), Davis' poignant trumpet playing is the unequivocal star. Transcendent material like "Summertime" and "I Love You Porgy" display the true beauty of Miles Davis and Gil Evans' collective genius, their ability to reach the listener on not only a musical level but an emotional one as well.
Features:
180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
Pressed at RTI
Mono
Musicians:
Miles Davis, trumpet, flugelhorn
Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles and Louis Mucci, trumpet
Dick Hixson, Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland and Joe Bennett, trombone
Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins and Gunther Schuller, horn
Bill Barber, tuba
Phil Bodner, Jerome Richardson and Romeo Penque, flute, alto flute & clarinet
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, alto saxophone
Danny Bank, alto flute & bass clarinet
Paul Chambers, bass
Jimmy Cobb, drums
Philly Joe Jones, drums
Gil Evans, arranger & conductor
Selections:
1. The Buzzard Song
2. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
3. Gone
4. Gone, Gone, Gone
5. Summertime
6. Bess, Oh, Where's My Bess
7. Prayer (Oh, Doctor Jesus)
8. Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab
9. My Man's Gone Now
10. It Ain't Necessarily So
11. Here Come De Honey Man
12. I Loves You, Porgy
13. There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York
Recorded in New York, July-August, 1958
