MILES DAVIS Birth Of The Cool (Blue Note Tone Poet Series 2026 limited edition 11-track mono LP pressed on 180-gram vinyl, mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, plated and pressed at RTI. Recorded across three seminal Capitol sessions in 1949-50, Birth Of The Cool documents the Miles Davis Nonet at the point where bebop was being reshaped into something more spacious, arranged and texturally refined. Working with a remarkable cast including Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, John Lewis, Max Roach and Kenny Clarke, Davis helped define a new language for modern jazz, with French horn and tuba expanding the ensemble's tonal range. Curated as part of the Tone Poet audiophile reissue programme, this mono edition brings one of Davis' earliest landmark recordings back to vinyl with all-analogue mastering and high-spec pressing credentials. Gatefold picture sleeve with original cover artwork and liner notes, factory sealed. Recommended).