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Seven Steps:The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964 is an anomaly among the retrospective sets that have been issued from the late artist's catalog. It does not focus on particular collaborations (Miles with Coltrane, Gil Evans, the second quintet), complete sessions of historic albums (Bitches Brew, In a Silent Way, and Jack Johnson), or live runs (Plugged Nickel and Montreux). Instead, it is a portrait of the artist in flux, in the space between legendary bands, when he was looking for a new mode of expression, trying to find the band that would help him get there. These seven CDs begin after the demise of bands that included John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, and Wynton Kelly, after his landmark Gil Evans period, and even after his attempts at creating a new band with everyone from Frank Strozier and Harold Mabern to Sonny Rollins and J.J. Johnson. The transition period depicted on recordings here is the one that would lead directly to the second great quintet, beginning with the addition of bassist Ron Carter and eventually Tony Williams in 1963 on Seven Steps to Heaven. That band also included pianist and composer Victor Feldman, drummer Frank Butler (before Williams), and saxophonist George Coleman. The album Seven Steps to Heaven is extended here with two previously unissued alternate takes of the title track and an amazing alternate of "Joshua" that opens the entire box, both of which were written by Feldman and added dimension to Miles' tried and true songbook. The track "Summer Nights" from this session is present here as part of these sessions even though it was originally released as part of Quiet Nights. Herbie Hancock enters the picture in July of 1963, replacing Feldman for the Live in Europe recording. The box includes unreleased performances of "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "The Theme" in addition to the original album.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Joshua previously unreleased 5:26
2 I Fall in Love Too Easily 6:47
3 Baby Won't You Please Come Home 8:27
4 So Near, So Far 5:14
5 Basin Street Blues 10:28
6 Seven Steps to Heaven previously unreleased / Take 3 5:31
7 Seven Steps to Heaven previously unreleased / Take 5 6:13
8 Summer Night 6:01
Disc 2
1 Seven Steps to Heaven previously unreleased / Rehearsal Take 6:59
2 Seven Steps to Heaven 6:24
3 So Near, So Far 6:58
4 Joshua 7:00
5 Introduction by Andre Francis previously unreleased / Radio Concert / Version 0:59
6 Autumn Leaves Radio Concert / Version 13:54
7 Milestones Radio Concert / Version 9:17
8 I Thought About You Radio Concert / Version 11:47
Disc 3
1 Joshua Radio Concert / Version 11:36
2 All of You Radio Concert / Version 16:54
3 Walkin' Radio Concert / Version 16:14
4 Bye Bye Blackbird previously unreleased / Radio Concert / Version 16:47
5 Bye Bye (Theme) previously unreleased / Radio Concert / Version 6:06
Disc 4
1 Introduction by Mort Fega 2:48
2 Autumn Leaves previously unreleased 10:39
3 So What 9:11
4 Stella by Starlight 12:53
5 Walkin' 8:07
6 All of You 14:40
7 Go-Go (Theme and Announcement) 1:43
Disc 5
1 Introduction by Billy Taylor 0:44
2 All Blues 8:52
3 My Funny Valentine 14:54
4 Joshua 9:32
5 I Thought About You 11:14
6 Four 6:16
7 Seven Steps to Heaven 7:44
8 There Is No Greater Love 10:02
9 Go-Go (Theme and Re-Introduction) 1:44
Disc 6
1 Introduction by Teruo Isono Radio Concert / Version 1:10
2 If I Were a Bell Radio Concert / Version 10:17
3 My Funny Valentine Radio Concert / Version 12:50
4 So What Radio Concert / Version 8:05
5 Walkin' Radio Concert / Version 9:15
6 All of You Radio Concert / Version 11:18
7 Go-Go (Theme) Radio Concert / Version 1:20
Disc 7
1 Milestones Radio Concert / Version 8:58
2 Autumn Leaves Radio Concert / Version 12:38
3 So What Radio Concert / Version 10:27
4 Stella by Starlight previously unreleased / Radio Concert / Version 12:53
5 Walkin' Radio Concert / Version 10:39
6 Go-Go (Theme) Radio Concert / Version 1:45
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