Miles Davis - Porgy & Bess - Sony Japan (SME) SRGS 4518 (1999) SACD rip via PS3 to iso (2.16GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | Only 2ch (1.04GB) DR12 (+6dB gain) | Jazz Recorded 1958. This remaster by Mark Wilder ----------------------------------------------------------- Tomes are available annotating the importance of this recording. The musical & social impact of Miles Davis, his collaborative efforts with Gil Evans, & in particular their reinvention of George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess are indeed profound. However, the most efficient method of extricating the rhetoric & opining is to experience the recording. Few other musical teams would have had the ability to remain true to the undiluted spirit & multifaceted nuance of this epic work. However, no other musical teams were Miles Davis & Gil Evans. It was Evans' intimate knowledge of the composition as well as the performer that allowed him to so definitively capture the essence of both. The 4 dates needed to complete work on Porgy & Bess include contributions from several members of his most recent musical aggregate: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto sax), Paul Chambers (bass), & Jimmy Cobb (drums). Although the focus & emphasis is squarely on Davis throughout, the contributions of the quartet on "Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)," "I Loves You, Porgy," & "There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York" are immeasurable. They provide a delicate balance in style &, under the direction of Evans, incorporate much of the same energy & intonation here as they did to their post-bop recordings. There is infinitely more happening on Porgy & Bess, however, with much of the evidence existing in the subtle significance of the hauntingly lyrical passages from Danny Banks' (alto flute) solos, which commence on "Fishermen, Strawberry & Devil Crab." Or the emotive bass & tuba duet that runs throughout "Buzzard Song." The impeccable digital remastering & subsequent reissue -- which likewise applies to the Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings box set -- only magnifies the refulgence of Porgy & Bess. Likewise, 2 previously unissued performances have been appended to the original baker's dozen. No observation or collection of American jazz can be deemed complete without this recording. Tracks: 01. The Buzzard Song 02. Bess, You Is My Woman Now 03. Gone (Gil Evans) 04. Gone, Gone, Gone 05. Summertime 06. Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? 07. Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) 08. Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab 09. My Man's Gone Now 10. It Ain't Necessarily So 11. Here Come De Honey Man 12. I Wants to Stay Here (a.k.a. I Loves You, Porgy) 13.There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York Producers Cal Lampley & Teo Macero Musicians: Miles Davis Bernie Glow Ernie Royal, Louis Mucci Jonny Coles Joe Bennette Dick Hixon Willie Ruff Julius Watkins Gunther Schuller Bill Barber Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley Jerome Richardson Phil Bodner Romeo Penque Danny Bank Paul Chambers Philly Joe Jones Jimmy Cobb Gill Evans (arr./cond..) ----------------------------------------------------------- Checksum for iso: 763cf65f51de720f655af905ca5a7c93 *MILES DAVIS - PORGY AND BESS.iso Checksums for flac tracks 2ch: fda122a1e46d2fe65ffcb295a177e58d *01 - THE BUZZARD SONG.flac aea09877f8eded3400cbb91ed94c29a9 *02 - BESS, YOU IS MY WOMAN NOW.flac f2bed3f0217078f3f275b908ca940217 *03 - GONE.flac d03222c86bacea9b21d0c0bee96c1893 *04 - GONE, GONE, GONE.flac bf88a277e9e6e934ee99809e621a6827 *05 - SUMMERTIME.flac e01ed2b0af55bf900bbadefa8b5689b0 *06 - BESS, OH WHERE'S MY BESS.flac cde03617c8c87377b715bc9d78d0fd2a *07 - PRAYER (Oh Doctor Jesus).flac ca371090b4e9d3c18ae05d2950dfdce4 *08 - FISHERMEN, STRAWBERRY AND DEVIL CRAB.flac cddcc4c964912a16f59e79cf7ba12b64 *09 - MY MAN'S GONE NOW.flac 0108d03eedcbb6cc51eb707ec8969725 *10 - IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO.flac 494dd73ab63a301808c6a50c34a25c2c *11 - HERE COME DE HONEY MAN.flac 30b0243cf12eebc36ec6ca54a5066ccf *12 - I LOVES YOU, PORGY.flac f626ffa0e8cb20ddcd383b0122fdc6d8 *13 - THERE'S A BOAT THAT'S LEAVING SOON FOR NEW YORK.flac
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