Comments on: More Adventures . . . Or Just Misadventures?

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:01:07 +0000

….read ….Fortunately it has…

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 12:59:00 +0000

I cannot resist sharing with you Bill Coss’ review of Miles’ first quintet album PrLp 7014.
In Metronome July 1956:
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The cover reads “The New Miles Davis Quintet”. Fortunately, it as the same ‘old’ Miles Davis because everything else is much below par. There is too much echo on all the soloists, the ensembles are generally bad; the tenor, on the Rollins-Stitt kick, is even more out of tune; Paul Chambers plays well though still with some intonation trouble; Philly Joe Jones is often too busy; Red Garland’s piano is a nice ‘single’ line, though the two-handed bit is too close to Garner for comfort. Miles on the ballads is worth the price of the album. ‘Theme’ will be the track to receive most notice. But none of it would have any real value except for Miles who seems, almost in spite of himself, to be building to a new maturity.
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By: cellery

cellery — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 07:55:53 +0000

My Shades of Redd spine is red, as was the spine for my previous copy. Don’t know about other copies but the one up for auction definitely looks sun bleached; note that the transition from white to red is a gradual fade rather than a definite line, and that the top seam has the same discoloration to it. Guess this title’s just more susceptible to sun bleaching than others somehow, sort of like Coltrane’s Impressions on Impulse – almost every copy of that I’ve seen has the orange strip on the spine bleached to stark white.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:24:51 +0000

My Shades of Red spine is also whitish. No idea whether it was the sun or not.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:12:31 +0000

Regarding that Shades of Redd spine (and I only bring this up again for the purpose of knowledge) Looking at auctions where this version previously sold, it appears the spine is in fact white. So perhaps sun damage is not a factor with this copy.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 05:32:55 +0000

Joe L./Al: Coltrane indeed is the weak link. This becomes clear when comparing 7014 to 7007 ‘Musings of Miles’. Miles was ready, Trane wasn’t.
In Metronome 7014 got a review full of caveats. They did not use the max. 5 stars system like DB, but if I try to transpose what they say, I arrive at two stars. Philly too is loud and unpolished. The bonus is the first Golson composition to be made public. That is historical too. The record serves as an example how Miles has succeeded to make a tightly knit group out of five disparate individuals.
Regarding the cover picture, the question remains what the meaning is of the shady figure on the left. Is the shade there or is it imagination?

By: Al

Al — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 16:23:08 +0000

On the Redd, the consensus seems to be good idea in principle, but perhaps not this copy. Pretty good reasoning, I’d say. We’re all sick of me pining and bell-aching, I suppose. As for Joe L., I agree on the Coltrane, but it is an interesting historical record. For listening, yes, there are better examples of Trane with Miles. Here’s a link to a post I wrote about the subject six years ago.

https://jazzcollector.com/prestige/listening-again-to-the-new-miles-davis-quintet/

By: Joe L

Joe L — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 22:54:31 +0000

The issue with the Miles record is that it’s just not very good, especially compared to the later quintet records. Coltrane still feeling his way, is the weak link. Saying that as a Coltrane fanatic. I sold my copy, don’t miss it. Just put on Relaxin or Steamin instead.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 22:48:17 +0000

Black text wouldn’t be affected the same because red pigment absorbs more of the destructive high energy short wavelength UV light, resulting in it fading before the other pigments.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 19:50:20 +0000

Wow, if that spine is supposed to be red, that’s some serious sun bleaching. Wouldn’t the black text also be affected if its sun damage?