— Miles Davis Blue Note 5022

Los Angeles: Blue Note : Capitol Records, 2001. Audio CD. Modern Jazz Series Series; Vol. 2; Disc in excellent condition. Jewel box like new. Full liner notes. 11 tracks. Recorded on April 20, 1953 at WOR Studios, New York City. This collection, the second of two that features all of the music Davis recorded under his own name for Blue Note. 'Miles Davis had an unparalleled track record for setting musical styles, often defining what jazz would sound like for years to come. Along with his sheer inventiveness, he also had special talents for synthesis and for putting together remarkable bands. It's all apparent in this 1953 sextet session, with Davis foreshadowing hard bop with a mix of complex charts, forceful sidemen, and an intensely pointed focus all his own. More remarkable still, he managed to do it without writing any of the music himself. J. J. Johnson brought two tunes to the session, as well as his consummate trombone playing: the up-tempo \"Kelo\" and \"Enigma,\" a gorgeous ballad in the style of Tadd Dameron, while tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath brought his \"C. T. A,\" which was en route to becoming a jazz standard...'. Fine .