Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennials

[jazzbo]

9 hours ago, jazzbo said:

I just got in from cdjapan the three hybrid SACDs of Miles that Universal just put out (Birth of Cool, Miles Davis Volume 1, Miles Davis Volume 2). Surprisingly they are plper sleeve lp facsimile editions. I'll listen to one or two in the morning.

I've listened to two of these so far and the sound is excellent. IF your system allows SACD to shine I would say these are worth pursuing. CD layer sounds great too, but on my system the SACD is better sounding still.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

7 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Curious about how many members caught either/both live.

I was way more into rock bands when Miles last toured and I was a kid when Coltrane died. My parents didn't even have any Brubeck LPs, much less Coltrane. We used to sing along with Mitch Miller.  

[Brad]

7 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Curious about how many members caught either/both live.

I was only a teenager in the 60s and wasn’t interested in jazz in those days, not until the late 90s, so never saw them. 

[medjuck]

Saw them both.  Trane only once with quartet. Miles with 2nd great quintet and once near the end of his life.  (Double bill with Gil Evans at Hollywood Bowl. I was hoping Miles would sit in with Gil's band but it never happened.) 

[felser]

I saw Miles at the Tower Theater in Philly, March 1973.  Pete Cosey for sure, Dave Liebman and Michael Henderson and Mtume I'm pretty sure.  Reggie Lucas and Al Foster I think?  53 years ago, and there were no stage anmouncements or musician ID's. Very daunting experience for an 18 year old only 6 months into to jazz, to be honest.  I was 12 when Trane passed, wouldn't discover his music for another 5 years.