Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings: The inaugural entry in The Miles Davis Series, this 6-CD box set (released in 1996) won three Grammy Awards, Best Historical Album, Best Album Notes, and Best Recording Package (Boxed), onlythe second time in Grammy history that was ever achieved. The partnership with Gil Evans spanned 1957 to 1968, and encompassed the music for the LPs Miles Ahead, Porgy And Bess, Sketches Of Spain, and Quiet Nights, but there is much more to be heard here.

Tracklist:

DISC 1

Springsville (master) 3:27
The Maids Of Cadiz (master) 3:53
The Duke (master) 3:35
My Ship 4:28
Miles Ahead (master) 3:29
Blues For Pablo (master) 5:18
New Rhumba (master) 4:37
The Meaning Of The Blues (master) 2:48
Lament (master) 2:14
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (master) 3:06
Springsville (remake take 7) 3:14
The Maids Of Cadiz (take 1) 3:54
The Duke (take 11) 3:30
My Ship (take 1) 4:22
Miles Ahead (take 4) 3:28
Blues For Pablo (take 1) 5:25
New Rhumba (take 5) 4:41
The Meaning Of The Blues (rehearsal take) 2:48
Lament (rehearsal take) 2:20
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (take 8) 3:12

CONTINUED BELOW...

DISC 2

Buzzard Song (from 'Porgy & Bess") (master) 4:07
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (from 'Porgy & Bess') (master) 5:10
Gone (master) 3:37
Gone, Gone, Gone (from 'Porgy & Bess') (master) 2:03
Summertime (From "Porgy & Bess") 3:17
Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess (from 'Porgy & Bess') (master) 4:28
Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (from 'Porgy & Bess') (master) 4:39
Fishermen, Strawberry And Devil Crab (master) 4:06
My Man's Gone Now (from 'Porgy & Bess') (master) 6:14
It Ain't Necessarily So (from 'Porgy & Bess') (master) 4:23
Here Come De Honey Man (from 'Porgy & Bess') (master) 1:18
I Loves You, Porgy (from 'Porgy & Bess') (Album Version) 3:39
There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York (from 'Porgy & Bess') (master) 3:23
Gone (take 3) 3:37
Summertime (from 'Porgy & Bess') (take 2) 3:16
Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (from 'Porgy & Bess') (take 2) 4:14
I Loves You, Porgy (from 'Porgy & Bess') (take 1, second version) 4:14
There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York (from 'Porgy & Bess') (take 2) 3:39
Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess (from 'Porgy & Bess') (take 5) 4:21
Gone (take 4) 3:40

DISC 3

Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (master) 16:19
Will O' The Wisp (master) 3:47
The Pan Piper (master) 3:52
Saeta 5:06
Solea 12:15
Song Of Our Country (issued take) 3:23
Saeta (Full Version of Master) 6:01
The Pan Piper (Take 1) 3:11
Concierto De Aranjuez, Pt. 1 (Adagio) (Alternate Take) 12:04
Concierto De Aranjuez, Pt. 2 (Adagio) (Alternate Take) 3:32
Song of Our Country (Take 14) 3:10

DISC 4

Song No. 2 (master) 1:36
Once Upon A Summertime (master) 3:24
Aos Pes Da Cruz (master) 4:15
Song No. 1 (master) 4:33
Wait Till You See Her (master) 4:03
Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) (master) 2:42
Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) 2:40
Nothing Like You 1:58
Devil May Care (Master) 3:27
The Time Of The Barracudas 12:45
Falling Water (take 4) 3:43
Falling Water (take 6) 4:22
Falling Water (take 8) 4:15
Falling Water (take 9) 4:18
Springsville (take 5) 3:32
The Maids Of Cadiz (take 11) 4:06
The Maids Of Cadiz (take 11, insert 1) 2:36
Lament (Medley: take 2) 2:35
The Duke (take 1) 3:27
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (53225 issued version) 3:07

DISC 5

Springsville (rehearsal sequence) 6:58
Springsville (rehearsal with piano) 2:30
The Maids Of Cadiz (take 9) 0:32
The Maids Of Cadiz (take 10) 4:11
The Maids Of Cadiz (rehearsal sequence) 1:26
Count Off For The Duke (take 3) 0:35
The Duke (take 8) 3:31
The Duke (piano take 3) 1:52
My Ship (take 6) 4:36
Miles Ahead (rehearsal sequence) 1:47
Miles Ahead (take 12) 3:30
Miles Ahead (take 15) 3:31
Studio Discussion 0:31
My Ship (take 7) 4:39
Miles Ahead (piano insert - mono) 3:06
Blues For Pablo (rehearsal sequence) 5:53
New Rhumba (take 2) 4:38
Lament (take 1) 2:21
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (rehearsal) 2:10
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (take 5) 2:57
Studio Discussion 0:33
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (piano take 4) 2:58

DISC 6

Studio Discussion 0:19
Springsville (take 8 without overdubs) 3:35
Studio Discussion 0:07
Miles Ahead (take 11 without overdubs) 3:33
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (take 3 without overdubs) 2:59
Springsville (overdub take 1) 2:08
Springsville (overdubbed solos 4 - 5) 2:20
Springsville (overdubbed solos 6-9) 2:32
Springsville (issued overdubbed solo) 0:27
Miles Ahead (issued overdubbed solo) 1:54
Miles Ahead (overdubbed solo) 1:35
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (overdubbed solo 1) 1:04
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (overdubbed solo 2) 1:26
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (overdubbed solo 4) 2:04
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (overdubbed solo 8) 3:05
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (overdubbed solo 19 & 19c) 2:57
Miles Ahead (Mono Version) 3:29
Gone (rehearsal sequence) 2:54
Gone, Gone, Gone (from 'Porgy & Bess') (rehearsal sequence) 2:57
Studio Discussion 0:53
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (from 'Porgy & Bess') (rehearsal take) 4:58
It Ain't Necessarily So (from 'Porgy & Bess') (take 1) 3:22
Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess (from 'Porgy & Bess') (take 3) 3:53
I Loves You, Porgy (from 'Porgy & Bess') (rehearsal sequence) 2:19
There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York (from 'Porgy & Bess') (remake) 2:24
My Man's Gone Now (from 'Porgy & Bess') (remake take) 6:13
Song of Our Country (Take 9) 2:59
Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) (Rehearsal) 7:21
Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (alternate ending) 1:23

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