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Young Man With A Horn

US exclusive limited edition 6-track 2-disc set pressed on 200gram QUIEX SUPER VINYL, comprising a 33rpm 10" plus 45rpm 12"

In Person,
Saturday Night At The Blackhawk


1988 US issue of the 1961 6-track LP also featuring Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb

Water Babies

US limited edition 5-track LP pressed on 180gram High Definition Virgin Vinyl, originally released in 1976
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Dick Swings...
After a long, tense, period of personal reassessment, Miles' personal life took a turn for the better & his crippling drug dependancy became a thing of the past.

Sessions for 'The Man With The Horn' began in 1979 & it was eventually finished in 1981. As he had not played trumpet for the better part of three years, regaining his famed embouchure [lip callous for want of a better term!] took time. With this album he returned to a younger electric band, keeping Al Foster from his earlier 70s lineup & now including saxophonist Bill Evans and bass player Marcus Miller.

The album initially left people undecided but in May the new band played two dates as part of the Newport Jazz Festival & the concerts, as well as the live recording 'We Want Miles' from the following tour, received positive reviews. Miles was back!

The following year, the awesome 'Star People' was released, drenched in electronic blues & featuring both Mike Stern and John Scofield on guitar. His next album, Decoy, saw a 'heavier' approach, yet with 'You're Under Arrest' in 1985 he took another brief stylistic detour. Included on the album were his interpretations of Cyndi Lauper's ballad 'Time After Time', and 'Human Nature' from Michael Jackson! Miles had noted that many of today's accepted jazz 'standards' were in fact pop songs from Broadway theatre, so he saw this departure as simply updating the old 'standards' with new material. Can't argue with that.

His last album for Columbia completed, Miles (never one to stand still) then collaborated with a number of figures from the British new wave movement, including Scritti Politti. At the invitation of producer Bill Laswell, Miles also recorded some trumpet parts during sessions for Public Image Ltd.'s 'Album'.

According to John Lydon in the liner notes of their Plastic Box box set, 'strangely enough, we didn't use (his contributions)' & also Miles favourably compared Lydon's singing voice to his trumpet sound!! With brief input into the Artists United Against Apartheid recording, Miles then signed for Warner Brothers. That's where we'll pick up the story next time ...
Star People
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US limited edition 6-track LP pressed on 180gram High Definition Virgin Vinyl, originally released in 1983, this was Davis' 3rd album following his return to the studio in 1981, and saw him expanding his sonic palette with keyboard contributions [on an Oberheim synthesizer] as well as his trademark trumpet, sealed picture sleeve


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Jazz By The Book
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Miles' Diary

2006 UK 174-page softback book, a chronological account of Miles Davis' life, detailed in photographs, newspaper extracts, reviews, and other memorabilia

Running The Voodoo Down

2005 UK 256-page softback book by Philip Freeman, this digs deep into Davis's electric music from '67 until his death in '91, examining 25 years of music in detail



Dark Magus

2006 UK 176-page hardback book which wipes away the public perception of Davis & gets down to the realities of his personality, his relationships & his many quirks

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What's On...
Simon H Fell Friday 14 December 2007 23:30-1:00
Jez Nelson presents the premiere of a new work by bassist/composer/improviser Simon H Fell, featuring saxophonist Tim Berne and guitarist Joe Morris.

Tyft Friday 21 December 2007 23:30-1:00 Jez Nelson presents a gig from the trio Tyft, led by Icelandic guitarist Hilmar Jensson and featuring New York reeds player Andrew D'Angelo and drummer Jim Black. Recorded at the Wardrobe in Leeds, the gig features material from the band's acclaimed album Meg Nem Sa, which draws on what has come to be known as the downtown New York scene's distinctive soundworld.
The Man With The Horn



Classic 1981 UK 6-track LP, picture sleeve.
The sleeve shows few signs of age with minimal edge scuffing & the
vinyl is flawless!


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1979 US Passport label issue 9-track vinyl LP, housed in a full colour picture sleeve which is in excellent condition; the vinyl looks unplayed!

Temperance Seven
The Temperance Seven 1961


Scarce 1961 UK 14-track MONO LP on the legendary black & gold Parlophone label, front laminated flipback picture sleeve
Enrico Rava
Katcharpari


Rare 1973 German 7-track LP, great front laminated gatefold picture sleeve
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John Scofield This Meets That

2007 UK 11-track CD album - The originals on 'This Meets That' are tunes that Scofield and his 'A-Team' [bassist Steve Swallow & drummer Bill Stewart] first performed as a trio


Mike Stern
Neesh


2004 Japanese edition 7-track CD album from the jazz/fusion gutiarist, picture sleeve + obi-strip
Bill Evans
Moon Beams


2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition 8-track 'K2 High Definition Coding' CD album

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