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

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

Complex yet elemental, exquisitely arranged yet intimate and relaxed, the sound that Miles Davis created with arranger Gil Evans on these 1949 and 1950 sessions was, indeed, the birth of cool jazz.... more

The two medleys played by Davis's 1971 quintet (with altoist Gary Bartz, keyboardist Keith Jarrett, electric bassist Mike Henderson and drummer Jack Dejohnette) combines some of his better groove... more

Four previously unreleased performances from the Blue Note vaults finally see the light of day—and on 10" vinyl, too (in the same style as Miles' original Blue Note discs)! Dating from '52 and '53,... more

Every song on this 1952 mono LP was originally issued as a single—except one: How Deep Is the Ocean. That standard plus Dear Old Stockholm; Yesterdays; Chance It; Wouldn't You, and Donna return now... 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