Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 (Exp) [Box set, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 11, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 6
• Format: Box set, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• 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: B0002199HM
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,064 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #72 in Music > Jazz > Bebop > Hard Bop

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40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the all-time best Miles Davis box sets, June 3, 2005

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This review is from: Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 (Exp) (Audio CD)

"Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-1968" features nothing less than some of Miles' best music. This box set showcases many of Davis' most innovative albums including "E.S.P.," "Miles Smiles," "Sorcerer," "Nefertiti" and "Miles in the Sky." While the music leans towards psychedelia and the impending fusion movement, this is still jazz by any stretch of the imagination. The mood is cool, intelligent and laid back. While the box set documents the inevitable introduction of electric instruments, it is a gentle preamble. The electric piano is a mere suggestion and the plugged in guitar seems light years away from squealing Jimi Hendrix type power chords. While [...] Brew would eventually pass the point of no return, these six discs suggest mind expansion, but never cross the line. With this 2004 reissue, the listener gets the same music as on the original box set release but for about $30.00 less. Considering that this reissue also comes with a handsome full-color booklet, it is a mystery as to why anyone would pay an additional thirty dollars for the original. The Amazon description claims that this contains additional tracks. While this has tracks not found on the 60's releases, this reissue has the same music found on the 1998 box set. If you've always wanted Miles' 'light trip' music in one place, the "Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-1968" is the perfect box set.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Second Great Quintet, December 26, 2010

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Dennis G. Voss Jr. (Lexington, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 (Exp) (Audio CD)

There are already solid Amazon reviews singing the praises of this great music, as well as evaluating the quality of the product itself (in general and in comparison with earlier releases of the same set). But I tried to put together a clean list of what it contained, and thought it might help others considering a purchase:

It has the following Miles albums, including alternate tracks when available:

1) E.S.P.

2) Miles Smiles

3) Miles in the Sky

It has a majority of two other albums

4) Sorcerer (minus a track recorded much earlier with Gil Evans)

5) 3/5 of Filles de Kilimanjaro (the rest is in the Silent Way box)

From the later Columbia compilations it has:

6) From Water Babies: "Water Babies," "Capricorn," & "Sweet Pea"

7) From Directions: "Water on the Pond"

8) From Circle in the Round: "Sanctuary," "Side Car I" & "Side Car II"

Finally, it includes the following unique tracks:

9) "Thisness", a previously unissued mono rehearsal

10) the full 33:32 of "Circle in the Round" (edited on Circle album)

11) "Fun," which appeared in slightly edited form on Directions

12) "Teo's Bag," which appeared on Circle with a spliced ending

13) rehearsals of "I Have a Dream" and "Speak Like a Child"

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ARGUABLY THE MOST INTERESTING PERIOD OF MILES' CAREER, March 17, 2006

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Thomas D. Ryan "American Hit Network" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 (Exp) (Audio CD)

This remarkable box set focuses on a period of Miles Davis' career that many jazz neophytes tend to overlook. A great deal of attention is spent on Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain and Bitches Brew - all deservedly so - but each of them represent only a portion of Davis' musical scope. Of all the stylistic changes that Miles Davis undertook, few had been as adventurous and rewarding as the work he created with his second `classic' quintet lineup, featuring Wayne Shorter on saxophone, Herbie Hancock on keyboard, Ron Carter on bass and the explosive Tony Williams on drums.

Unlike the most popular works of Miles Davis, this is not easy listening music, not by any means. The music created by this quintet is challenging and demanding, which is precisely why it is so extraordinary. Repeated listening continues to pay dividends, in spades. Difficult, angular arrangements constantly veer off into ingenious, mind-boggling directions. Following the supple movements of this rhythm section is about as difficult as chasing a kitten, but soloists Davis and Shorter (and Hancock, too, who is a major component of the rhythm section and a startling soloist as well) never seem to lose their footing. It is jazz music as an intricate game of prodding and suggestion, able to go in virtually any direction, with all five members listening to each other with an intensity that most musicians could only aspire to.