One of the great watershed moments in jazz, "Birth of the Cool" compiled 11 tracks Miles recorded with his nonet in 1949 and 1950. Complex yet elemental, exquisitely arranged yet intimate and... more

The classic! Tracks: "Move," "Jeru," "Moon Dreams" "Venus de Milo," "Budo," "Deception," "Godchild," "Boplicity," "Rocker," "Israel," "Rouge" and "Darn That Dream."

These pivotal, way-ahead-of-their-time 1949–1950 nonet recordings (with Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Gil Evans et al) remain jazz classics—though their sonic quality's always been a bit lacking. But... more