The Birth Of The Cool Vinyl

This is where the elasticity of bop was married with skillful big band arrangements and a relaxed subdued mood that made it all seem easy even at its most intricate.

The birth of the cool vinyl.

Remastered for vinyl for. Birth of the cool 1957 was actually recorded from 1949 50 by a very young miles davis and his band featuring cool numbers that are smooth subtle relaxing yet still mildly grooving in tempo. With previously unreleased live material from 1948. I ve held off on getting this album for quite some time but i m glad that my jazz collection now features some post wwii cool jazz.

The record features miles davis classic birth of the cool as well as a second lp of live material from 1948 previously unreleased on vinyl. This lp is so dubbed because these three sessions two from early 1949 one from march 1950 are where the sound known as cool jazz essentially formed the birth of the cool remains one of the defining pivotal moments in jazz. In honor of the 70th anniversary of its original singles in 1949 the complete birth of the cool by miles davis is being released on 2lp. Davis seminal birth of the cool was recorded in 1949 1950 with a group including gerry mulligan lee konitz max roach john lewis and arranger gil evans.

The package features a wrapped gatefold jacket with laminated coating as well as a brand new retrospective essay. Birth of the cool 1957 was actually recorded from 1949 50 by a very young miles davis and his band featuring cool numbers that are smooth subtle relaxing yet still mildly grooving in tempo. I ve held off on getting this album for quite some time but i m glad that my jazz collection now features some post wwii cool jazz.