Various Artists – Hi-Res Masters Bebop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop [24Bit-FLAC] [PMEDIA] ⭐️

Various Artists - Hi-Res Masters Bebop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop [24Bit-FLAC] [PMEDIA] ⭐️ Download

Various Artists – Hi-Res Masters Bebop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop [24Bit-FLAC] [PMEDIA] ⭐️
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 04:48:42 minutes | 7,90 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover

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Miles Davis Quintet – Miles Smiles (1967) [MFSL 2018] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Miles Davis Quintet – Miles Smiles (1967) [MFSL 2018]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 41:33 minutes | Scans included | 1,17 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,03 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 997 MB
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Miles Smiles is an album by jazz musician Miles Davis, released in January 1967 on Columbia Records. It was recorded by Davis and his second quintet at Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City on October 24 and October 25, 1966. It is the second of six albums recorded by Davis’s second great quintet, which featured saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams.

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Miles Davis Quintet – The First Great Quintet (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Miles Davis Quintet – The First Great Quintet (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 03:51:16 minutes | 2,51 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Pristine Classical

In the summer of 1955, after Davis performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, he was approached by Columbia Records executive George Avakian, who offered him a contract if he could form a regular band. Davis assembled his first regular quintet to meet a commitment at the Café Bohemia in July with Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. By the autumn, Rollins had left to deal with his heroin addiction, and later in the year joined the hard bop quintet led by Clifford Brown and Max Roach.

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Miles Davis Quintet – The 1960 German Concerts (2010/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Miles Davis Quintet – The 1960 German Concerts (2010/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:00:23 minutes | 605 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

The Miles Davis Quintet was an American jazz band from 1955 to early 1969 led by Miles Davis. The quintet underwent frequent personnel changes toward its metamorphosis into a different ensemble in 1969. Most references pertain to two distinct and relatively stable bands: the First Great Quintet from 1955 to 1959; and the Second Great Quintet from late 1964 to early 1969, Davis being the only constant throughout.

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Miles Davis Quintet – Relaxin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (1956/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Miles Davis Quintet – Relaxin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (1956/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 36:52 minutes | 791 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Prestige

This is one of four highly-acclaimed albums Miles Davis made during two days of marathon sessions in May and October 1956 to fulfill a contractual obligation. Davis recorded 26 tracks over the two days, all live off the floor and all first takes, with his superb first great quintet that includes John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums.

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Miles Davis Quintet – Cookin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (1957/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Miles Davis Quintet – Cookin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (1957/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 33:24 minutes | 697 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Prestige

Cookin’ was the first album to be released of the famed extended recording sessions of the Miles Davis Quintet, wherein they taped the band’s basic repertoire (and what a marvelous mixture of jazz originals and standards) in the manner of nightclub sets rather than the repetition of the usual studio takes. The album excited listeners not only with its contents but with its promise of more to come. Davis, Coltrane, Garland, Chambers and Philly Joe Jones; one of the classic groups in the history of jazz. It established a level of excellence that was to foster a long, successive line of outstanding Davis quintets and sextets through the 50s and 60s.

From the muted eloquence of ‘My Funny Valentine’, through the finger-poppin’ ‘Blues By Five’, to the urgent swing of ‘Airegin’ and ‘Tune Up’, Cookin’ has the ability to thrill the listener no matter how many times it is played—the mark of an all-time great performance.

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Miles Davis Quintet – Workin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (1960) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2014] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Miles Davis Quintet – Workin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (1960) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2014]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 41:48 minutes | Scans included | 1,76 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 480 MB

Workin’ is the third in a series of four featuring the classic Miles Davis Quintet: Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Red Garland (piano), and Philly Joe Jones (drums). Like its predecessors Cookin’ and Relaxin’, Workin’ is the product of not one — as mythology would claim — but two massively productive recording sessions in May and October of 1956, respectively. Contradicting the standard methodology of preparing fresh material for upcoming albums, Davis and company used their far more intimate knowledge of the tunes the quintet was performing live to inform their studio recordings. As was often the case with Davis, the antithesis of the norm is the rule. Armed with some staggering original compositions, pop standards, show tunes, and the occasional jazz cover, Workin’ is the quintessence of group participation. Davis, as well as Coltrane, actually contributes compositions as well as mesmerizing performances to the album. The band’s interaction on “Four” extends the assertion that suggests this quintet plays with the consistency of a single, albeit ten-armed, musician. One needs listen no further than the stream of solos from Davis, Coltrane, Garland, and Jones, with Paul Chambers chasing along with his rhythmic metronome. Beneath the smouldering bop of “Trane’s Blues” are some challenging chord progressions that are tossed from musician to musician with deceptive ease. Chambers’ solo stands as one of his defining contributions to this band. In sly acknowledgement to the live shows from which these studio recording sessions were inspired, Davis concludes both sets (read: album sides) with “The Theme” — a brief and mostly improvised tune — indicating to patrons that the tab must be settled. In this case, settling the tab might include checking out Steamin’, the final Miles Davis Quintet recording to have been culled from these historic sessions.

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Miles Davis Quintet, Miles Davis – All That Jazz, Vol. 64: Miles Ahead in a Blue Haze (2016 Remaster) (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

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Miles Davis Quintet, Miles Davis – All That Jazz, Vol. 64: Miles Ahead in a Blue Haze (2016 Remaster) (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:13:39 minutes | 411 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jube Legends

The Miles Davis Quintet was an American jazz band from 1955 to early 1969 led by Miles Davis. The quintet underwent frequent personnel changes toward its metamorphosis into a different ensemble in 1969. Most references pertain to two distinct and relatively stable bands: the First Great Quintet from 1955 to 1959; and the Second Great Quintet from late 1964 to early 1969, Davis being the only constant throughout.
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Miles Davis Quintet – Relaxin’ With Miles (1957) [Hybrid Mono SACD 2004] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Miles Davis Quintet – Relaxin’ With Miles (1957) [Hybrid Mono SACD 2004]
PS3 Rip | ISO | SACD DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 36:51 minutes | Scans included | 1,15 GB
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Relaxin’ features the Miles Davis Quintet in a pair of legendary recording dates — from May and October of 1956 — which would generate enough music to produce four separate long-players: Cookin’, Relaxin’, Workin’, and Steamin’. Each of these is considered not only to be among the pinnacle of Davis’ work, but of the entire bop subgenre as well. As with the other titles, Relaxin’ contains a variety of material which the band had concurrently been performing in their concert appearances. In a brilliant stroke of time conservation, the scheme was hatched for the quintet — who includes: Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Philly Joe Jones (drums), and Red Garland (piano) — to perform the equivalent of their live repertoire in the studio for eventual release. The results are consistently superior both in terms of song selection as well as performance. The solid nature of the unit as a singular musical force is immediately apparent. “If I Were a Bell” — from the play Guys and Dolls — includes some remarkable soloing via Coltrane and Garland. Davis’ solos are additionally impressive, as they’re derived from the same four-note motive as the melody. Hearing the many variations that he comes up with throughout the song conveys how intrigued Davis must have been by the tune, as it stayed in his performance repertoire for decades. Tracks such as “You’re My Everything” and “Oleo” highlight the synchronic nature of Davis and Coltrane as they carry each other’s melodies while trading off solos. The steady syncopation of Philly Joe Jones keeps the rhythms tight and the delicate interplay all the more conspicuous. Relaxin’ offers something for every degree of jazz enthusiast. Likewise, the quintet’s recordings provide a tremendous introduction for the curious jazz consumer.

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Miles Davis Quintet – Miles Smiles (1967) [Reissue 2000] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Miles Davis Quintet – Miles Smiles (1967) [Reissue 2000]
PS3 Rip | ISO | SACD DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 41:28 minutes | Scans included | 1,99 GB
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With their second album, Miles Smiles, the second Miles Davis Quintet really began to hit their stride, delving deeper into the more adventurous, exploratory side of their signature sound. This is clear as soon as “Orbits” comes crashing out the gate, but it’s not just the fast, manic material that has an edge — slower, quieter numbers are mercurial, not just in how they shift melodies and chords, but how the voicing and phrasing never settles into a comfortable groove. This is music that demands attention, never taking predictable paths or easy choices. Its greatest triumph is that it masks this adventurousness within music that is warm and accessible — it just never acts that way. No matter how accessible this is, what’s so utterly brilliant about it is that the group never brings it forth to the audience. They’re playing for each other, pushing and prodding each other in an effort to discover new territory. As such, this crackles with vitality, sounding fresh decades after its release. And, like its predecessor, ESP, this freshness informs the writing as well, as the originals are memorable, yet open-ended and nervy, setting (and creating) standards for modern bop that were emulated well into the new century. Arguably, this quintet was never better than they are here, when all their strengths are in full bloom.

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Miles Davis Quintet – Workin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Miles Davis Quintet – Workin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 42:17 minutes | 1,05 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Craft Recordings

Contractual obligations never sounded so good. When Miles Davis signed his first contract with Prestige Records in 1951, he was a heroin-addicted pariah of the New York jazz scene, barely able to get enough work to fund his habits. That first deal produced a couple of sessions with only one album,The New Sound, which was Davis’ debut as a leader, released during that time. The next few years found Davis scrounging for pickup work on the road and in his hometown of St. Louis as his addiction worsened. While he would record for Prestige here and there during this time, the output was inconsistent in both quality and quantity. However, when he returned to New York in 1954 he was sober and his next stint with Prestige would produce a number of incredible records. The final four of those albums—Workin’, Steamin’, Relaxin’, and Cookin’—were recorded over two breakneck sessions in May and October 1956 in order for Davis to fulfill his obligation to the label and move on to Columbia Records, which had signed him after his triumphant comeback performance at the 1955 Newport Jazz festival. To be sure, Davis was wholly unconcerned with the quality of these sessions, and had directed his group to basically just improvise their way through them as quickly as possible, as if they were playing live. But here’s the thing: This group was Davis’ first classic quintet, with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, and while he was in triumphant comeback mode, the other four players were absolutely hungry and on fire. Combine that with new LP technology that allowed the group’s riffing to expand and contract naturally, without the three-minute time constraints of a 78 side, and, well, you accidentally end up with some classic albums. And, even though it was released four years after it was recorded, Workin’ may have been the most consequential, standing alongside the contemporaneous work of Art Blakey and Clifford Brown as one of the foundational documents of the hard bop sound that defined mainstream jazz from the mid-’50s through the mid-’60s.

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