Milestones (SuperVinyl) Miles Davis SKU: LMF528SV Barcode: 196588233517 67.00 £67.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mobile Fidelity Released Date: 25th December 2023 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Milestones (SuperVinyl) quantity Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info SUPERVINYL: SOURCED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES: SUPERVINYL LP PRESENTS THE 1958 STANDARD IN DEFINITIVE STEREO SOUND 1/4″ / 15 IPS Dolby SR analogue master to DSD 256 to analogue console to lathe Miles Davis created just one studio album with his original sextet: Milestones. And he made every moment count. Pairing with Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, Davis not only laid the groundwork for the modalism that immediately followed but tailored a genuine modern-jazz masterwork laden with performances among the most explosive of his distinguished career. Sandwiched between the more famous ‘Round About Midnight and the epochal Kind of Blue, Milestones remains a seminal work of art. Sourced from the original master tapes and pressed on dead-quiet SuperVinyl, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition 180g LP grants each musician their own space amid broad soundstages. Afforded the benefits of a nearly non-existent noise floor and supreme groove definition, this vinyl reissue doubles as a time machine back to the February-March 1958 recording sessions. Colors, shapes, and dimensions appear in the manner that resembles what you’d glean from behind a studio control room’s window. Davis’ burnished trumpet is rendered in three-dimensional perspective and seemingly coaxes the band to play with unburdened zest. Coltrane’s trademark saxophone teems with lifelike tonality and images with specificity; his solos work in tandem with and against the driving rhythms. Garland’s swaggering piano lines? Visualize the keys as he hits full stride, the chords and fills slithering around skeletal frameworks. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and selected as a “Core Collection” record by the Penguin Guide to Jazz, Milestones is as famous for its title track – widely considered ground zero for modalism and bolstered by Jones’ hallmark “Philly Lick” rim shot – as the players that produced it. The launching pad for many of Davis’ improvisational flights, the album teases the explorations Coltrane would soon chase. Davis’ own solo work broaches territories that far exceed what he had done in his bop-rooted past. Every song is a highlight. Take the bravado “Dr. Jackle,” featuring a hot-foot pace and bebop strains, or “Sid’s Ahead,” which continues the album’s blues theme while juggling edgy harmonics and inside-out structures. On “Billy Boy,” distinguished with an arco bass solo from Chambers, Garland gets a turn in the spotlight and channels the openness practised by one of his heroes, Ahmad Jamal. Even more instructive is the band’s reading of Dizzy Gillespie’s “Two Bass Hit.” Three years removed from the version Davis and company recorded for the trumpeter’s Columbia debut, this interpretation demonstrates the extent to which the group had jelled in a relatively short amount of time. Then there’s “Straight, No Chaser,” the definitive rendition of Thelonious Monk’s signature piece. Coltrane’s marbled playing pulls at the tune’s borders, Adderley takes liberty with solos, and Davis dances around his mates, at one point quoting “When the Saints Go Marching In” while demonstrating his knowledge of tradition and casting an eye towards the future. About that future. Garland already had one foot out the door during the Milestones sessions to the extent Davis spells him on “Sid’s Ahead.” Jones would stick around for a bit longer but soon plot his exit. History proves Davis navigated the changes with visionary aplomb. Yet the chemistry, excitement, and beauty the sextet achieves on Milestones cannot be overstated. This reissue helps put the album in proper perspective – and presents the music the fidelity it deserves. Artist Miles Davis Genre Jazz Label Mobile Fidelity Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country USA Track Listings Dr. Jekyll Sid's Ahead Two Bass Hit Milestones Billy Boy Straight, No Chaser Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Miles Davis Nearly New View Product Quick View Miles Davis Someday My Prince Will Come Jazz | CBS Jazz Masterpieces | 1LP Released 3rd April 2024 £14.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Miles Davis Someday My Prince Will Come £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: CBS Jazz Masterpieces SKU: nn283848 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd April 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Miles Davis ‘Round About Midnight (SuperVinyl) Jazz | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, 1LP Released 30th September 2024 £67.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis ‘Round About Midnight (SuperVinyl) £67.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: LMF1517 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th September 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis On The Corner (SuperVinyl) Jazz | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, 1LP Released 30th September 2024 £67.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis On The Corner (SuperVinyl) £67.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: LMF518SV Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th September 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis Volume 2 – Classic Vinyl Series Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 15th March 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis Volume 2 – Classic Vinyl Series £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note SKU: 5831995 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis A Tribute To Jack Johnson (SuperVinyl) Jazz | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, 1LP Released 30th September 2024 £67.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis A Tribute To Jack Johnson (SuperVinyl) £67.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: LMF516SV Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th September 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis Sorcerer Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 16th February 2024 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis Sorcerer £28.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1865 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 16th February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis Ascenseur Pour L’échafaud Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Decca Records | 180g, 1LP Released 9th February 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis Ascenseur Pour L’échafaud £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Decca Records SKU: 5830942 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 9th February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Miles Davis The Man With The Horn Jazz | Colombia | 1LP Released 30th November 2023 £30.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Miles Davis The Man With The Horn £30.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Colombia SKU: nn276999 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th November 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Miles Davis Bags’ Groove Jazz | Craft Recordings | 1LP Released 1st December 2023 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Miles Davis Bags’ Groove £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Craft Recordings SKU: 1802451 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st December 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Miles Davis Quiet Nights Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 22nd September 2023 £31.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Miles Davis Quiet Nights £31.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2675 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 22nd September 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more from Miles Davis Start again More from Jazz View Product Quick View Dave Brubeck & Gerry Mulligan Compadres Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 16th December 2014 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dave Brubeck & Gerry Mulligan Compadres £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: CS9704 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 16th December 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Grachan Moncur III Evolution Jazz | Heavenly Sweetness | 180g, 1LP Released 19th April 2023 £60.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Grachan Moncur III Evolution £60.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Heavenly Sweetness SKU: nn261971 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 19th April 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Kiefer When There’s Love Around Jazz | Stones Throw | 2LP, 45rpm, Coloured Vinyl Released 8th October 2021 £22.00 - 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