Product details
- Label Columbia
- Artist Miles Davis
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2019
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Miles In The Sky by Miles Davis.
There are records that mark a turning point, and "Miles In The Sky" is one of them. Released in 1968, it captures Miles Davis at a moment of quiet revolution, standing at the threshold between the acoustic language he had mastered and the electric territory he would soon claim as his own. This is the sound of an artist refusing to settle, listening forward rather than back.
The album opens with "Stuff," a track that stretches out and breathes, unhurried and hypnotic. It sets the tone for everything that follows, a groove that pulls you in slowly and holds you there. "Paraphernalia" closes the first side with a looser, more searching feel, the kind of piece that rewards repeat listening as new details rise to the surface each time.
Flip to the second side and the mood shifts again. "Black Comedy" carries a sly, restless energy, propulsive and alert, while "Country Son" brings the record to a close with a sprawling, dynamic performance that moves through several distinct passages. Together these four extended tracks give the album its shape, each one a world unto itself, none of them content to stay in one place for long.
What makes this record endure is the sense of transition running through every bar. You can hear the classic Davis sensibility, the space, the restraint, the trust in his musicians, beginning to open toward something new. The interplay is loose but never careless, deliberate but never stiff, a group of players thinking aloud together and finding the answers as they go.
This EU pressing, carrying both the original 1968 copyright and a 2019 date, brings that pivotal session back into circulation for a new generation of listeners. It is an essential piece for anyone tracing the arc of Miles Davis, and a rewarding listen in its own right, four tracks that reveal more with every spin.
For the collector and the curious alike, "Miles In The Sky" belongs on the shelf and, more importantly, on the turntable. Drop the needle, let "Stuff" unfold, and hear one of the great artists of the century step boldly into his next chapter.
Pressing Details:
Originally released 1968.
© 1968, 2019
Made in the EU.
Track Listing:
A1. Stuff
A2. Paraphernalia
B1. Black Comedy
B2. Country Son
Artist: Miles Davis
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Columbia
Catalog Number: CS 9628
Release Year: 2019
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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