Seven Steps - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1963-64 This is not a boxset Columbia was in a hurry to release - consider that it comes about a decade after the first set! It''s a transitional period, to say the least, but an important one as well and anyone who wonders how Miles moved from the Coltrane era to the Second Great Quintet, well - here you go. It starts in 1959, though, when Trane (and Cannonball Adderly) offically gave his walking papers. Trane wanted Wayne Shorter to replace him, and Miles was all about it. Then Hank Mobley was a no-show for an Art Blakey show one night and Lee Morgan gave Shorter a call. Blakey offered him not just the sax position but the head composer one as well. Shorter took it. Miles, meanwhile, snatched up Hank Mobley. Mobley''s short tenure was not a happy one. The one studio album he made - ''Someday My Prince Will Come'' - found him overshadowed by two guest appearances from Coltrane. Plus, Miles didn''t care much for his playing, and though there are two fine live recordings with the Mobley era group (The ''Live at the Blackhawk'' sets and ''Live at Carnegie Hall'') Davis gave Mobley his walking papers in early 62. At the same time, Davis was trying to get fires going with Gil Evans on a Brazilian project that was not working out for anybody and was discarded after several tries. These weren''t the only problems, either. Davis was the highest paid jazz instrumentalist in the world ($200,000 a year, not counting live revenues) but he was a notorious cheapskate. Paychecks often came late, and Davis had dental and hip problems all through 62 that kept him off the road. Wynton Kelly and Paul Chambers finally gave up right on the verge of a West Coast tour and Miles hired Ron Carter on bass and three Memphis musicians as replacements: George Coleman on tenor, Frank Strozier on alto sax and Harold Mabern on piano (Jimmy Cobb remained in the drummer''s seat). After a run at the Blackhawk, Miles decided to let Strozier and Mabern go and a disgruntled Cobb left to join Kelly and Chambers in the Wynton Kelly trio. Miles had some studio recording to do, so he hired Frank Butler on drums and Victor Feldman on piano. Feldman brought two stellar originals ("Seven Steps to Heaven" and "Joshua") and the April 63 sessions that this group cut form the entirety of disc one here. It''s a great disc, and I''m glad to hear this group on their own, separated from the bi-polar (but good) original ''Seven Steps'' albums. Curiously, Miles left Coleman off the ballads (Miles didn''t think he was subtle enough) and these form the best part of these sessions. After recording was done, Miles offered Feldman a permanent slot but Feldman turned it down, having too much lucrative Hollywood work on his plate. And we should thank Feldman for that. Returning home with only Coleman and Carter in tow, Miles got Jackie McLean''s permission to use seventeen year old Tony Williams on drums and gave Herbie Han**** a call. These two and Carter jammed at Miles'' brownstone for two days while Miles listened in the other room. Miles joined them and scheduled more studio time. The new quintet (with Coleman back) recorded only three songs (the two Feldman tracks and "So Near, So Far") but what a difference this group makes! Finally the pieces were falling into place and Miles headed with the group to Europe. Meanwhile, more misfortune. Columbia wanted more product and Teo Macero responded by piecing together (often with looped e***s) the surviving 20 minutes of material for the abandoned ''Quiet Nights'' project with Gil Evans and an outtake from the LA sessions, "Summer Nights." Miles flipped and refused to enter a studio with Macero for nearly three years. *****pplement his contract of 2 albums a year, Miles decided to release concert recordings. These are what make up the remainder of this box set. The second half of disc two and all of disc three are from an Antibes performance in July of 63. Mostly, it''s the usual warhorses as heard on the ''Blackhawk'' albums BUT the band makes all the difference. Williams, especially, is out of control, especially on an extended drum solo in the middle of "Walkin''." The best material on this set comes on discs four and five. This is the legendary Philharmonic concert from February of 64 released as ''My Funny Valentine'' and ''Four and More.'' Here it''s put in proper running order for the first time ever and it''s a wonder to hear. A benefit for the NAACP, Miles donated his and the band''s money to the charity WITHOUT asking the band members. Miles himself suggests that the tension made for an unusually great night, and everything here works. Williams, again, is key but Han**** and Carter have already bonded and Coleman has his best ever show. Still, Williams wanted to stretch out more than Coleman was willing and the sparks fly between the two whenever Coleman solos. Coleman tries to slow it down and Williams won''t let him. All the same, this is some of the best live Miles ever. It also resulted in Coleman''s exit (and briefly Carter''s as well). Williams suggested Sam Rivers to Miles and Miles hired Rivers for a tour of Japan. A Tokyo show from July of 64 comprises disc six of the set. It''s not as furious as you might think, though Rivers gets some good runs. Mostly, it sounds solid but out of joint - all members would do better. Miles handed Rivers his walking papers and finally convinced Shorter to join. Shorter was working on his compositions but Miles promised room for these new songs. Disc Seven finds the band live in Berlin for a September 65 show and everything works. The "So What" here is unbelievable - Shorter matches everything Williams throws at him and the right man has obviously been found for the job. From here, the band proper would record ''ESP'' and change jazz, but this is the story of how they got there and a fine story it is. Enjoy. Disc One Code: http://rapidshare.de/files/10759574/mdss1.rar Disc Two Code: http://rapidshare.de/files/10761970/mdss2.rar Disc Three Code: http://rapidshare.de/files/10766262/mdss3.rar Disc Four Code: http://rapidshare.de/files/10768506/mdss4.rar Disc Five Code: http://rapidshare.de/files/10790703/mdss5.rar Disc Six Code: http://rapidshare.de/files/10800743/mdss6.rar Disc Seven Code: http://rapidshare.de/files/10799648/mdss7.rar
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