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Upcoming 4 cd box from MIles Davis WARNER BROS. OFFERS THE LAST WORD ON MILES
DAVIS 4-CD Boxed Set Due August 20 Features Complete Albums, Plus Unreleased Live and Studio Performances Warner Bros. celebrates one of jazz music's most innovative talents with the August 20 release of THE LAST WORD-THE WARNER BROS. YEARS, a 4-CD boxed set examining the latter period of Miles Davis' legendary career. The collection features all of the legendary trumpeter's Warner Bros. albums, plus previously unreleased studio and live recordings, guest spots and soundtrack work. Taken as a whole, this material from late 1985 up until his final recordings in 1991-- his Warner Bros. years -- reveals that the maestro was still in a remarkably productive phase well into his sixties, proving he was still hungry, still searching for the fresh thing, still moving forward. THE LAST WORD stands as an important part of the Davis legacy, a testament to an artist who continually blazed new trails, embracing change rather than fearing it. "The only person in any artistic endeavor you can compare him to is Picasso," says LAST WORD producer Matt Pierson, Executive Vice President/GM of Warner Bros. Jazz. "I can't think of anyone else who had a life like this, who, up until the end, continued to challenge himself in new artistic directions." In addition to Davis' inspired work with bassist-producer and collaborator Marcus Miller on a triumvirate of beautifully crafted albums in the '80s -- the Grammy Award-winning Tutu in 1986 (Disc One), the dramatic, Spanish-tinged Music From "Siesta" soundtrack in 1987 (Disc Two), and the dynamic zouk and go-go influenced Amandla in 1989 (Disc Three) -- each disc also contains additional recordings. Disc One also features previously unreleased studio recordings of "Maze," "Rubber Band," "See I See," and "Digg That." "Street Smart Cues: 1M1/1M2/7M4" is previously unissued material from the film Street Smart. Disc Two includes additional soundtrack work from the films The Hot Spot, Scrooged, and Dingo. Bonus material on Disc Three includes some of Davis' studio guest appearances, such as "The Struggle Continues" by Artists United Against Apartheid (from Little Steven Van Zandt's Sun City various artists project), Toto's "Don't Stop Me Now," and Shirley Horn's "You Won't Forget Me." Near the end of his life, Davis collaborated with Easy Mo Bee. Davis' bold experiments with the hip-hop producer resulted in the posthumously released Doo-Bop, which appears on Disc Four along with several previously unreleased live performances, including "Portia," "Tutu," and "Mr. Pastorius." Davis, an eight-time Grammy winner, earned a posthumous award -- and his only Grammy in the R&B category -- for Doo-Bop, which was recognized in 1992 for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. THE LAST WORD boxed set cover is a striking image of Davis shot by photographer Anton Corbijn. With an opaque frosted-plastic O-card and four individual CD wallets, the brick-sized packaging is 5 1/4" wide x 5 3/8" high x 1 1/2" deep. The 80-page silver metallic-covered book includes an introduction by Matt Pierson and an extensive essay by jazz writer Bill Milkowski. Additionally, the liner notes feature tributes to Davis' career by an all-star cast of his colleagues, including Chick Corea, George Duke, Jack DeJohnette, Easy Mo Bee, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Quincy Jones, Tommy LiPuma, Joseph "Foley" McCreary, John McLaughlin, Marcus Miller, Wallace Roney, David Sanborn, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Vince Wilburn Jr., and the late Tony Williams. During his Warner Bros. years, Davis was intrigued by sampling and the possibilities it offered him -- new sounds, new rhythms, new textures, new ways of composing. He not only easily integrated himself into that new technology, he put his own stamp of personality on the hip-hop aesthetic. An American genius and true original whose creative contributions span six decades, Davis' work represents some of the high marks of music in the 20th century. With a recording career that began in the 1940s, Davis' contributions to jazz are well documented, and he was one of the genre's most prolific figures, always finding new ways to express his limitless creativity. test | |
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PFunkjazz said: WARNER BROS. OFFERS THE LAST WORD ON MILES
DAVIS 4-CD Boxed Set Due August 20 Features Complete Albums, Plus Unreleased Live and Studio Performances Warner Bros. celebrates one of jazz music's most innovative talents with the August 20 release of THE LAST WORD-THE WARNER BROS. YEARS, a 4-CD boxed set examining the latter period of Miles Davis' legendary career. The collection features all of the legendary trumpeter's Warner Bros. albums, plus previously unreleased studio and live recordings, guest spots and soundtrack work. Taken as a whole, this material from late 1985 up until his final recordings in 1991-- his Warner Bros. years -- reveals that the maestro was still in a remarkably productive phase well into his sixties, proving he was still hungry, still searching for the fresh thing, still moving forward. THE LAST WORD stands as an important part of the Davis legacy, a testament to an artist who continually blazed new trails, embracing change rather than fearing it. "The only person in any artistic endeavor you can compare him to is Picasso," says LAST WORD producer Matt Pierson, Executive Vice President/GM of Warner Bros. Jazz. "I can't think of anyone else who had a life like this, who, up until the end, continued to challenge himself in new artistic directions." In addition to Davis' inspired work with bassist-producer and collaborator Marcus Miller on a triumvirate of beautifully crafted albums in the '80s -- the Grammy Award-winning Tutu in 1986 (Disc One), the dramatic, Spanish-tinged Music From "Siesta" soundtrack in 1987 (Disc Two), and the dynamic zouk and go-go influenced Amandla in 1989 (Disc Three) -- each disc also contains additional recordings. Disc One also features previously unreleased studio recordings of "Maze," "Rubber Band," "See I See," and "Digg That." "Street Smart Cues: 1M1/1M2/7M4" is previously unissued material from the film Street Smart. Disc Two includes additional soundtrack work from the films The Hot Spot, Scrooged, and Dingo. Bonus material on Disc Three includes some of Davis' studio guest appearances, such as "The Struggle Continues" by Artists United Against Apartheid (from Little Steven Van Zandt's Sun City various artists project), Toto's "Don't Stop Me Now," and Shirley Horn's "You Won't Forget Me." Near the end of his life, Davis collaborated with Easy Mo Bee. Davis' bold experiments with the hip-hop producer resulted in the posthumously released Doo-Bop, which appears on Disc Four along with several previously unreleased live performances, including "Portia," "Tutu," and "Mr. Pastorius." Davis, an eight-time Grammy winner, earned a posthumous award -- and his only Grammy in the R&B category -- for Doo-Bop, which was recognized in 1992 for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. THE LAST WORD boxed set cover is a striking image of Davis shot by photographer Anton Corbijn. With an opaque frosted-plastic O-card and four individual CD wallets, the brick-sized packaging is 5 1/4" wide x 5 3/8" high x 1 1/2" deep. The 80-page silver metallic-covered book includes an introduction by Matt Pierson and an extensive essay by jazz writer Bill Milkowski. Additionally, the liner notes feature tributes to Davis' career by an all-star cast of his colleagues, including Chick Corea, George Duke, Jack DeJohnette, Easy Mo Bee, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Quincy Jones, Tommy LiPuma, Joseph "Foley" McCreary, John McLaughlin, Marcus Miller, Wallace Roney, David Sanborn, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Vince Wilburn Jr., and the late Tony Williams. During his Warner Bros. years, Davis was intrigued by sampling and the possibilities it offered him -- new sounds, new rhythms, new textures, new ways of composing. He not only easily integrated himself into that new technology, he put his own stamp of personality on the hip-hop aesthetic. An American genius and true original whose creative contributions span six decades, Davis' work represents some of the high marks of music in the 20th century. With a recording career that began in the 1940s, Davis' contributions to jazz are well documented, and he was one of the genre's most prolific figures, always finding new ways to express his limitless creativity. WB will pimp Miles forever. At least they do a good job with new material and well thought out packages. I have nearly every M | |
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BLACKMF said: PFunkjazz said: WARNER BROS. OFFERS THE LAST WORD ON MILES
DAVIS 4-CD Boxed Set Due August 20 Features Complete Albums, Plus Unreleased Live and Studio Performances Warner Bros. celebrates one of jazz music's most innovative talents with the August 20 release of THE LAST WORD-THE WARNER BROS. YEARS, a 4-CD boxed set examining the latter period of Miles Davis' legendary career. The collection features all of the legendary trumpeter's Warner Bros. albums, plus previously unreleased studio and live recordings, guest spots and soundtrack work. Taken as a whole, this material from late 1985 up until his final recordings in 1991-- his Warner Bros. years -- reveals that the maestro was still in a remarkably productive phase well into his sixties, proving he was still hungry, still searching for the fresh thing, still moving forward. THE LAST WORD stands as an important part of the Davis legacy, a testament to an artist who continually blazed new trails, embracing change rather than fearing it. "The only person in any artistic endeavor you can compare him to is Picasso," says LAST WORD producer Matt Pierson, Executive Vice President/GM of Warner Bros. Jazz. "I can't think of anyone else who had a life like this, who, up until the end, continued to challenge himself in new artistic directions." In addition to Davis' inspired work with bassist-producer and collaborator Marcus Miller on a triumvirate of beautifully crafted albums in the '80s -- the Grammy Award-winning Tutu in 1986 (Disc One), the dramatic, Spanish-tinged Music From "Siesta" soundtrack in 1987 (Disc Two), and the dynamic zouk and go-go influenced Amandla in 1989 (Disc Three) -- each disc also contains additional recordings. Disc One also features previously unreleased studio recordings of "Maze," "Rubber Band," "See I See," and "Digg That." "Street Smart Cues: 1M1/1M2/7M4" is previously unissued material from the film Street Smart. Disc Two includes additional soundtrack work from the films The Hot Spot, Scrooged, and Dingo. Bonus material on Disc Three includes some of Davis' studio guest appearances, such as "The Struggle Continues" by Artists United Against Apartheid (from Little Steven Van Zandt's Sun City various artists project), Toto's "Don't Stop Me Now," and Shirley Horn's "You Won't Forget Me." Near the end of his life, Davis collaborated with Easy Mo Bee. Davis' bold experiments with the hip-hop producer resulted in the posthumously released Doo-Bop, which appears on Disc Four along with several previously unreleased live performances, including "Portia," "Tutu," and "Mr. Pastorius." Davis, an eight-time Grammy winner, earned a posthumous award -- and his only Grammy in the R&B category -- for Doo-Bop, which was recognized in 1992 for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. THE LAST WORD boxed set cover is a striking image of Davis shot by photographer Anton Corbijn. With an opaque frosted-plastic O-card and four individual CD wallets, the brick-sized packaging is 5 1/4" wide x 5 3/8" high x 1 1/2" deep. The 80-page silver metallic-covered book includes an introduction by Matt Pierson and an extensive essay by jazz writer Bill Milkowski. Additionally, the liner notes feature tributes to Davis' career by an all-star cast of his colleagues, including Chick Corea, George Duke, Jack DeJohnette, Easy Mo Bee, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Quincy Jones, Tommy LiPuma, Joseph "Foley" McCreary, John McLaughlin, Marcus Miller, Wallace Roney, David Sanborn, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Vince Wilburn Jr., and the late Tony Williams. During his Warner Bros. years, Davis was intrigued by sampling and the possibilities it offered him -- new sounds, new rhythms, new textures, new ways of composing. He not only easily integrated himself into that new technology, he put his own stamp of personality on the hip-hop aesthetic. An American genius and true original whose creative contributions span six decades, Davis' work represents some of the high marks of music in the 20th century. With a recording career that began in the 1940s, Davis' contributions to jazz are well documented, and he was one of the genre's most prolific figures, always finding new ways to express his limitless creativity. WB will pimp Miles forever. At least they do a good job with new material and well thought out packages. I have nearly every M mistermaxxx | |
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As much as I hate box sets, this seems like a cool package. Plus, u know they gotta tempt u with the unreleased material.
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mistermaxxx said: He truly is on His Own Island when it comes to MUSIC
U know what's great about Miles? People think any Joe Schmo can pick up a trumpet and play. But the soul KNOWS a Miles creation when the ears hear it on any local jazz station. He was, and still is, outstanding. ONE | |
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aspera773 said: mistermaxxx said: He truly is on His Own Island when it comes to MUSIC
U know what's great about Miles? People think any Joe Schmo can pick up a trumpet and play. But the soul KNOWS a Miles creation when the ears hear it on any local jazz station. He was, and still is, outstanding. ONE mistermaxxx | |
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mistermaxxx said: BLACKMF said: WB will pimp Miles forever. At least they do a good job with new material and well thought out packages. I have nearly every Miles Box set there is. I wonmder if they will treat Prince with as much respect. I would say he has had the same level of impact on pop music that Miles had on jazz I have alot of Miles Material.He truly is on His Own Island when it comes to MUSIC Imho.for me Prince hasn't touched the full surface that Miles has.just the Cats He had in His Bands alone there is no Comparrison IMHO.not to mention two Decade's of Albums that are Must have.I can't think of another Artist that can touch Miles in that department alone IMHO.He was Baddd on so many Levels.the Scary Part though Dizzy G&Clifford Brown were neck&Neck with Him as a Artist&Louis Armstrong is still Huge but Miles made His Own Bag. You're comparing apples and oranges. BLACKMF said: I would say he has had the same level of impact on pop music that Miles had on jazz
That's the truth. And who the artists in question have in their bands isn't a measurement, the music is the measurement. And BLACKMF is on the money. | |
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Yes, I will be buying this one as well. This past weekend, I came across a brand new MINT never before opened copy of Nefertiti. On the cover, the sticker said "limited edition vinyl from the analog master". So apparently, Columbia released limited editions of Miles classic Columbia albms on vinyl. And let me tell you it SOUNDS GREAT. I prefer vinyl sound over digital CD anyday. I gonna treasue this record. I'm gonna see can I get some more of Miles' 60's and 70's stuff on high quality vinyl. | |
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