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| Artist: | Miles Davis |
| Title: | Miles Davis Porgy And Bess Vinyl 2 LP |
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| Released: | 24/01/2020 |
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Please note this release date may be subject to change and also stock arrival can be subject to delays, in particular if this is an overseas release. |
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| Format: | 2 LP |
| Country | US |
| Barcode: | 0821797248518 |
| SKU: | WB-X65361 |
| Condition: | BRAND NEW & SEALED |
| The items we sell are brand new and unused official releases supplied to us by record companies, unless stated otherwise in the listing. Generally all items are sealed (this will be stated in the listing title). Occasionally we may open an LP to confirm any colour variant. We sometimes sell used items, this will be shown in the listing. | |
| Genre: | Big Band , Big Band , Modal |
Miles Davis And Gil Evans' Porgy And Bess Is A Landmark Of Arrangement, Performance, And Emotion: 1959 Adaptation Of George Gershwin Opera Advances Jazz Idioms And Modal Playing Mastered From The Original Master Tapes, Mobile Fidelity Reissues Play With Reference-Level Tonality, Depth, And Openness: Strictly Limited To 4,000 Numbered Copies On 180G 45Rpm 2Lp Davis' First Great Quintet Delivers Soul, Sweetness, Spirituality, And Intensity: Unsurpassed Jazz Dance Includes The Eternal ''Summertime'' And Harmonic ''Prayer'' If A More Significant, Influential, And Lasting Result Of A Creative Musical Partnership Exists Than That Of Miles Davis And Gil Evans' Porgy And Bess, Society Hasn'T Seen It. It'S Impossible To Overstate The Importance Of The Pair'S Collaboration On The Landmark 1959 Update Of George Gershwin'S Opera. Transcending Genre, Time, And Place, The Profound Statement Finds Evans And Davis Implementing Modal Approaches In A Mainstream Context And Advancing Jazz Idioms That Would Become The Foundation Of The Form'S Still-Classic Era. Davis And Evans' Adaptation Of Porgy And Bess Remains Of A Piece, An American Touchstone That Immediately Separated Itself From The Multiple Other Versions Released During The Same Period. And That'S Saying Nothing Of The Soulful Playing-Legendary Performances By Davis' First Great Quintet That Can Now Be Heard In Pristine Detail Courtesy Of These Definitive Editions. Mastered From The Original Tapes And Strictly Limited To 4,000 Numbered Copies On 180G 45Rpm 2Lp, Porgy And Bess Attains Previously Unheard Degrees Of Clarity, Openness, Immediacy, And Depth On Mobile Fidelity'S Meticulous Reissues. Here, The Arrangements Unfold Amidst Practically Limitless Soundstages And Burst With Multi-Dimensional Images. Davis' Iconic Solo Passages Take On Borderline-Surreal Qualities Of Realism And Shape. The Magisterial Scope Of The Evansconducted Orchestra Emerges With Room-Filling Bloom, Color, And Dynamics. At Once Sweet And Spiritual, Sure And Steady, Graceful And Exuberant, Happy And Sad, Porgy And Bess Is A Phenomenal Jazz Dance That Has Never Been Equaled. You Can'T Afford Not To Hear It In The Finest-Possible Fidelity. Track List Side One 1. The Buzzard Song 2. Bess, You Is My Woman Now 3. Gone Side Two 1. Gone, Gone, Gone 2. Summertime 3. Oh Bess, Where'S My Bess? Side Three 1. Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) 2. Fisherman, Strawberry And Devil Crab 3. My Man'S Gone Now Side Four 1. It Ain'T Necessarily So 2. Here Come De Honey Man 3. I Wants To Stay Here (A.K.A. I Loves You, Porgy) 4. There'S A Boat That'S Leaving Soon For New York
| A1 | The Buzzard Song | |
| A2 | Bess, You Is My Woman Now | |
| A3 | Gone | |
| B1 | Gone, Gone, Gone | |
| B2 | Summertime | |
| B3 | Bess, Oh Where's My Bess | |
| C1 | Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) | |
| C2 | Fishermen, Strawberry And Devil Crab | |
| C3 | My Man's Gone Now | 6:21 |
| D1 | It Ain't Necessarily So | |
| D2 | Here Come De Honey Man | |
| D3 | I Loves You, Porgy | |
| D4 | There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York |
| format | vinyl | CD
| Recently In Stock | Yes |
| Forthcoming | No |
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