Product details
- Label Destination Moon (3)
- Artist Miles Davis
- Format 1LP
- Country Import
- Released Date 2024
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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At Newport 1958 by Miles Davis.
There are live recordings, and then there are documents of a moment when everything aligned. "At Newport 1958" is unmistakably the latter, a capture of Miles Davis and his group stepping onto the festival stage and delivering a set that has since become part of the shared vocabulary of jazz. From the very first moments, this record carries the electric charge of a room full of listeners waiting to hear where the music will go.
The set opens fittingly with an introduction by Willis Conover, the broadcaster whose voice was known to jazz audiences across the world. His words set the stage before the band launches into "Ah-Leu-Cha," a piece of contrapuntal fire that immediately establishes the intensity and interplay this group could summon. From there the momentum carries straight into "Straight, No Chaser," a blues that unwinds with the kind of relaxed authority only a working band can bring to the bandstand.
Side B opens with "Fran-Dance," a lyrical showcase that lets the group breathe and shift the emotional register, drawing out a more reflective and melodic side of the performance. It is a reminder that this was music of range, capable of turning from hard-charging swing to something tender and searching within the span of a single evening.
The energy climbs again with "Two Bass Hit," a burst of propulsion that pushes the ensemble forward, before the group settles into one of the most beloved readings in the Davis repertoire, "Bye Bye Blackbird." Here the familiar melody becomes a vehicle for phrasing and space, the kind of interpretation that shows why this material stayed at the heart of the band's live sets. The performance closes with "The Theme," the customary sign-off that brings the evening to its natural conclusion.
What makes this album endure is the way it preserves the feeling of being present. This is not a studio construction assembled in pieces; it is a live sequence, introduction and all, that lets you follow the arc of a real performance from its opening announcement to its final notes. The pacing, the shifts in mood, and the interplay between musicians unfold in real time, exactly as an audience at Newport experienced them.
For collectors and listeners alike, "At Newport 1958" holds a special place in the shelf of essential live jazz. It is a record to put on from the first groove and let run to the last, a window onto a night when the music was very much alive. Add it to your collection at Miles Waxey and hear the festival stage for yourself.
Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. Introduction By Willis Connover
A2. Ah-Leu-Cha
A3. Straight, No Chaser
B1. Fran-Dance
B2. Two Bass Hit
B3. Bye Bye Blackbird
B4. The Theme
Artist: Miles Davis
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Destination Moon (3)
Catalog Number: DMOO 064LP
Release Year: 2024
Country: Import
Condition: Sealed (New)
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