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Miles Davis Quintet: 2nd Session 1956 Revisited

Read "2nd Session 1956 Revisited" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
October 31, 2022

Rough round the edges some of the performances might be, but that is part of their real-time, first-take charm. The twelve tracks collected on 2nd Session 1956 Revisited are, nonetheless, arguably the most perfect Miles Davis ever recorded. Over the years they have been issued and reissued, anthologised and repackaged, almost as often as Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives and Hot Sevens. But never with as much attention to sonic detail as on this album, remastered by the ezz-thetics label's Michael ...

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Miles Davis Quintet: Live Europe 1960 Revisited

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by Chris May
August 5, 2022

A high proportion of the studio albums recorded by Miles Davis from the mid 1950s until Bitches Brew (Columbia) in 1970 are landmark ones, so frequent and so momentous were the occasions on which Davis adjusted his direction. With a few exceptions, notably My Funny Valentine (Columbia, 1964), this is less true of the live albums until the early 1970s, when Davis' live performances increasingly anticipated changes later heard on studio recordings, especially as regards his choices of repertoire.

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John Coltrane: Favorites Revisited

Read "Favorites Revisited" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 19, 2022

Besides “Giant Steps," the songs that every Coltrane fan, er fanatic, has probably committed to memory note-for-note are the three presented here, “Naima," “My Favorite Things" and the four-part suite “A Love Supreme." It is as if those sounds had existed even before John Coltrane penned them. Forgive the hyperbole, but listeners of the great man's music, even newcomers, undoubtedly recognize the treasure these are. Proof certain were the audiences' requests for Coltrane and his quartet of pianist McCoy Tyner, ...

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John Coltrane: A Liturgical Discography

by Steve Cook
June 16, 2022

So much to hear and so little time. The immensity of the recording legacy of John Coltrane as leader, co-leader and side player can be daunting for newcomers and long-time fans alike. Without needing to argue for the place of Coltrane's oeuvre in history, the following proposes a year-long calendar by which to experience and enjoy the tremendous volume of music he gifted us. To take the approach here, based on the liturgical calendar used by many Christian ...

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John Coltrane: Song Of Praise: New York 1965 Revisited

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by Maurizio Comandini
May 23, 2022

John Coltrane è uno dei pilastri centrali attorno ai quali si è strutturato il jazz moderno. Un suo concerto newyorkese del 1965, al Half Note, era uscito dopo 40 anni sul CD doppio One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note (Impulse!) nel 2005. In quel caso si era mantenuto l'ordine strettamente cronologico partendo con i due brani tratti dal concerto del 26 marzo ("One Down, One Up" e “Afro-Blue") per poi procedere con i due brani tratti dal ...

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John Coltrane: Favorites Revisited

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by Chris May
May 19, 2022

A major event for connoisseurs of John Coltrane's classic quartet, Favorites Revisited delivers one and a quarter hours of landmark live recordings in state-of-the-art 21st century audio. Professionally recorded, and therefore sounding pretty good even on original release, the material now benefits from remastering by the ezz-thetics label's sonic jedi Michael Brändli. At times, it almost feels like one is hearing the music for the first time. A three-track disc, the first two tracks are “Naima" and ...

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John Coltrane: My Favorite Things: 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

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by Chris May
May 6, 2022

Sonically improved reissues—strikingly improved reissues—of classic John Coltrane albums are becoming regular events. Rhino/Atlantic kicked things off in 2020 with the 2 CD Giant Steps (Atlantic, 1960). Switzerland's ezz-thetics followed through in 2021 with Chasin' The Trane, a reissue of Live At The Village Vanguard: The Master Takes (Impulse, 1998), and Song Of Praise, a reissue of One Down, One Up (Impulse, 2005). The good times continue to roll in 2022 with ezz-thetics' Favorites Revisited, a compilation ...