Collector’s Field Guide #1: Miles Davis – Ascenseur Pour L’échafaud (Fontana 660.213 MR)

Many 10-inch jazz LPs have an aura about them but Ascenseur Pour L’échafaud seems to possess an even greater degree of je ne sais quoi. This tiny jewel of a collector’s item combines the hipness of New York’s pre-eminent modern jazz personality with the chic of French New Wave cinema.

Miles Davis – Workin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige PRLP 7166)

Discographical Details Artist: Miles Davis. Title: Workin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet. Label and Catalogue Number: Prestige PRLP 7166. Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet); John Coltrane (tenor sax); Red Garland (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); “Philly” Joe Jones (drums). Side 1: It Never Entered My Mind; Four; In Your Own Sweet Way; The Theme (Take 1). SideContinue reading “Miles Davis – Workin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige PRLP 7166)”

Miles Davis – Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige PRLP 7200)

Discographical Details Artist: Miles Davis. Title: Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet. Label and Catalogue Number: Prestige PRLP 7200. Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet); John Coltrane (tenor sax); Red Garland (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); “Philly” Joe Jones (drums). Side 1: Surrey with the Fringe on Top; Salt Peanuts; Something I Dreamed Last Night. Side 2: Diane;Continue reading “Miles Davis – Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige PRLP 7200)”

Miles Davis – In Person: Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco (Columbia CS 8470)

Discographical Details Artist: Miles Davis. Title: In Person: Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco. Label and Catalogue Number: Columbia CS 8470. Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums). Side 1: Well You Needn’t; Fran-Dance, So What. Side 2: Oleo; If I Were A Bell;Continue reading “Miles Davis – In Person: Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco (Columbia CS 8470)”

Miles Davis – In Person: Friday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco (Columbia CS 8469)

Discographical Details Artist: Miles Davis. Title: In Person: Friday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco. Label and Catalogue Number: Columbia CS 8469. Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums). Side 1: Walkin’; Bye Bye Blackbird. Side 2: All of You; No Blues; Bye Bye; Love,Continue reading “Miles Davis – In Person: Friday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco (Columbia CS 8469)”