Product details
- Label Blue Note
- Artist Miles Davis
- Series Classic Vinyl Series
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2023
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Volume 1 by Miles Davis.
Miles Davis "Volume 1" arrives as an audiophile vinyl reissue mastered from the original analog tapes, a pressing built for listeners who want to hear this music with all its warmth and immediacy intact. The etched runouts speak to the care taken in its production, a quiet signal that this is a record made to be lived with rather than filed away.
The A-side opens with "Tempus Fugit," a title that sets the tone for a program preoccupied with motion and momentum. From there the sequence moves through "Kelo" and "Enigma," each carrying its own weight before "Ray's Idea" brings a brisk, bop-minded energy to the middle of the side. The tender ballad "How Deep Is The Ocean" offers a moment of stillness, a chance to hear Davis leaning into space and restraint before the side closes with an alternate master of "C.T.A."
That alternate master is one of the real treasures here. Rather than treating these takes as afterthoughts, the sequencing folds them into the listening experience, letting you hear the music breathe and shift across different attempts. It rewards close attention, the kind of detail that collectors return to again and again.
The B-side begins with "Dear Old Stockholm," a piece whose melody has long held a special place for Davis and his listeners, its folk-rooted line unfolding with a gentle gravity. "Chance It" follows, and then the standard "Yesterdays" brings its familiar ache into the room. The pacing keeps things varied, moving between original compositions and interpretations without ever losing its center.
What makes the second half especially compelling is how it stacks its alternate masters. An alternate take of "Donna" gives way eventually to a straight reading of "C.T.A.," so that the same composition appears in two forms across the record, inviting direct comparison. The side rounds out with an alternate master of "Would'n You," a final glimpse into the working process behind the session.
Taken as a whole, this is a record that honors both the polish of finished performances and the fascination of the road not fully traveled. With its analog-sourced mastering and its thoughtfully arranged mix of standards, originals, and alternate takes, "Volume 1" stands as a rewarding document of Miles Davis at work, ready for the turntable of anyone who values the music at its source.
Pressing Details:
[On hype sticker]
Audiophile vinyl reissues mastered from the original analog tapes
Runouts are etched.
Track Listing:
A1. Tempus Fugit
A2. Kelo
A3. Enigma
A4. Ray's Idea
A5. How Deep Is The Ocean
A6. C.T.A. (Alternate Master)
B1. Dear Old Stockholm
B2. Chance It
B3. Yesterdays
B4. Donna (Alternate Master)
B5. C.T.A.
B6. Would'n You (Alternate Master)
Artist: Miles Davis
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Catalog Number: 5507705
Series: Classic Vinyl Series
Release Year: 2023
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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