The Columbia Years (1955-1985) [Box set]

Miles Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: December 6, 1988
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000026QQ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,212 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Générique

2. All Blues

3. Eighty-One

4. Blue for Pablo

5. Summertime

See all 10 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Bye Bye Blackbird

2. My Funny Valentine

3. Love for Sale

4. Budo

5. Miles

See all 8 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Flamenco Sketches [Alternate Take]

2. So What [Live]

3. Water Babies

4. Saeta

5. Masqualero

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Sivad [Live]

2. What It Is

3. Ms. Morrisine

4. Shout

5. Honky Tonk

See all 8 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good Start, December 29, 1999

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Luis C. Diaz (Mason, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Columbia Years (1955-1985) (Audio CD)

This boxed set gives any person interested in learning about Miles Davis a good start. These 4 cd's will take you through each "phase" of Miles Davis recording history with Columbia. The notes on the booklet are good and simple. Both the music and reading material will be useful as a blueprint in order to learn more about this artist music... If you like this set get ready to spend a lot more as it will almost imposible to stay away from Miles music.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CD is awesome, July 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Columbia Years (1955-1985) (Audio CD)

This CD is a essential for all jazz lovers because it gives us a chance to hear music from about four different generations from be-bop, opera scores(Porgy&Bess) to electric to Mr.Davis coolest stuff. This is the CD to get!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any jazz collection, March 20, 2011

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Neil The Unreel (MD) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Columbia Years (1955-1985) (Audio CD)

I got this used and there are not many collections that are worth buying new, this one is. Miles' latter day stuff isn't as good as what he did in the 1950's and 60', but it still is great. Disc #1 contains: Generique, Eighty-One, Summertime and Straight, No Chaser. Disc #2 contains: Bye Bye Blackbird, My Funny Valentine ... well, do I need to go on from there? If you are looking to start your Jazz collection begin here with this purchase. If you are a Jazz fan and don't have this, you better buy it now. No one had more of an impact on Jazz than Miles Davis and his best years were when he recorded at Columbia. This 4-CD set is the best of the best Jazz musician.