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This stuff provokes a lot of debate on forums like on the Steve Hoffman site.
If they sound great, then they sound great regardless of format. I already have a lot of that stuff on CD anyway. Always best to get stuff released on the original label, however. Some things are licensed to third party labels, and the transfers can differ in quality. I bought what I thought was a 'bargain' Bill Evans 3 cd set, but the hiss on one of the discs was awful, like he was playing to a nest of vipers. Should have gone with the Original Jazz Classics label versions.
Will look up those versions. Cheers!
Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, but whose guiding spirit is truly Bill.
Sunday at the Village Vanguard- either the original single disc or the complete version. One of the best jazz albums ever.
I have none of his albums, but have watched quite a few videos of him playing on YouTube, since seeing that documentary.
I have a load of those DOL CD transfers and they sound great, clean and quiet. Used to be able to get them for a tenner
Sketches of Spain is kind of unique in that it's a fusion of jazz and classical and also Spanish flamenco
Miles Davis did a few albums with Gil Evans, to my ears they are all perfect from start to finish
My personal favourite is their version of Porgy and Bess. It's somewhere between Miles Ahead and Spain, having the ensemble and blues roots of the former, while being a tad more experimental like the latter. Standout tracks are a superb take on Summertime, and one of my favourite Miles Davids tracks of all, which is 'Gone' from the original P+B, which breaks into a seriously hot track called "Gone, Gone, Gone'. This is one they wrote themselves I think, and (ironically for an orchestral jazz album), there's a series of bars which is just a vamp, Miles playing some incredibly moving stuff over bass and drums.
Of the other stuff: Birth of the Cool from 49 is where their collaboration started and is worth a listen.
Quiet Nights is for completists only.
Live at Carnegie Hall from the early 60s (orange cover) is alright: It was a sort of gala Miles Davis performance, which featured tracks by his then group, and some stuff with orchestra conducted by Gil.
Also worth checking out on You Tube is a late 50s TV special, which features orchestra, Gil, Coltrane et al, doing selections from the above, plus an orchestral version of So What? Features a great moment where someone's soloing and Miles is having a fag and a chat to some other players. He looks good as well: casual jacket, sweater and a neckerchief.
Them were the days when real men wore neckerchiefs!