Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess w/ Gil Evans (w/ 2 bonus tracks)

Miles Davis 
Porgy and Bess 
Columbia 65141

The classic interpretation of Gershwin by Miles Davis (performing with a large ensemble) and Gil Evans (arranger and conductor). The great new sound heard here was retrieved from the 3-time Grammy nominated 6-CD set Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Studio Recordings, as well as 2 very rare bonus tracks (only available on the deluxe box set release). Packaging features great new liner notes (in addition to the original), plus commentary and lots of rare session photos.

Take George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, add Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans, and what do you get? A classic jazz album that--despite the fact that the material has been rendered almost overly familiar due to countless interpretations--still sounds remarkably fresh four decades after its initial release. Miles' soft yet piercing trumpet style is perfectly suited to Gershwin's melancholy melodies, Evans' musical direction of his 18-piece orchestra is impeccable, and their version of "Summertime" may well be the finest ever waxed. Davis and Evans teamed up for several recordings after this one (including the landmark Sketches of Spain), but Porgy & Bess still stands as one of their most successful collaborations. --Dan Epstein

     Tunes are: 
Buzzard Song 
Bess, You Is My Woman Now 
Gone
Gone, Gone, Gone 
Summertime 
Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess 
Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) 
Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab 
My Man's Gone Now 
It Ain't Necessarily So 
Here Come De Honey Man 
I Loves You, Porgy 
There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York 
I Loves You Porgy (Take 1, Second Version) **
Gone (Take 4) **

** = bonus tracks not on the original LP

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