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Miles Davis - Milestones (1958) [Remastered 2001] Genre: Jazz

Amazon.com:

This 1958 date finds Davis with his first super group: alto and tenor saxophonists Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane, drummer Philly Joe Jones, bassist Paul Chambers, and pianist Red Garland. It looks to the past with the bebop and blues likes of Jackie McLean's "Dr. Jackle," John Lewis and Dizzy Gillespie's "Two Bass Hit," and Thelonious Monk's "Straight No Chaser." The band points solidly to the future with the modal masterpiece "Milestones," which set the stage for the historic Kind of Blue. Davis's own tune, "Sid's Ahead" has a melodic line like Benny Golson's "Killer Joe," and "Billy Boy" features Garland, Chambers, and Jones and is a stylistic shout to Ahmad Jamal. This superbly remastered edition of Milestones contains three alternate takes. "Two Bass Hit" snaps, crackles, and pops with Jones's rope-a-dope rhythms. The title track rings with an even more lyrical statement by Davis, and on "Straight, No Chaser" Coltrane delivers an even more harmonically daring solo, while Adderley takes on Trane's supersonic scalar style, capped by Chambers's grooving solo. A classic recording from a classic group. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Allmusic.com:

Kind of Blue might have received most of the acclaim but Milestones, the recorded debut of the Miles Davis Sextet, is in the same league. This remarkable super group (featuring Davis's trumpet, tenor-saxophonist John Coltrane, altoist Cannonball Adderley, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones) was arguably the greatest one Miles Davis ever led. "Two Bass Hit" features the two saxes trading off with fire and "Billy Boy" showcases the Red Garland trio (showing what they learned from Ahmad Jamal), but "Straight No Chaser" really demonstrates what a powerhouse band this was.



Cduniverse.com:

The title does not refer to the trumpeter's composition from his first recording date but is an acknowledgement of this session's visceral impact. Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane had left the trumpeter in the spring of 1957 to join Thelonious Monk for his engagement at New York's Five Spot, and was replaced by a rising star on alto saxophone, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. When he returned, Davis had a formidable three-horn front line to go with "The Rhythm Section."

MILESTONES is a bracing rhythmic tonic, coming after the refined ballad moods and lush orchestral pastels of MILES AHEAD. And from the furious, adults-only hyper-drive of the opening "Dr. Jekyll" (with its thrilling tenor/alto battle and daredevil drum breaks), through a dazzling Dizzy Gillespie/John Lewis bebop anthem ("Two Bass Hit") to the bright dancing groove of "Straight, No Chaser," MILESTONES is an epic historical event--even by Miles' standards.

The slow, bluesy "Sid's Ahead" first appeared as "Weirdo" on Miles' March 1954 Blue Note session, and offers tantalizing portraits of the horns. Coltrane attacks his line like a blues guitarist, in short bursts of vocal cries and loping syncopated tangents; Miles comes out jabbing, slow and purposeful, feinting and fading behind the beat with lovely long tones and bends; Cannonball comes out all agitated and excitable, with little quicksilver runs and sing-songy asides (such as "Skip to my lou my darling"). Pianist Red Garland's famous feature on the traditional "Billy Boy" highlights his mastery of a two handed orchestral style, his brilliant use of space in blues phrasing, and his interplay with the driving young Paul Chambers (with his enormous beat and impeccable bow work) and the fiery Philly Joe Jones (whose complex melodic variations transcend the technical limitations of the drums).

Popmatters.com:

For jazz geeks and people who measure an album’s value in running time, there are alternate takes of three numbers, “Two Bass Hit”, “Milestones”, and “Straight No Chaser”. Casual listeners won’t hear much difference, although it is interesting to note that on the alternate version of “Milestones”. Davis plays the chorus cleanly just before the fadeout, whereas on the standard take, which features stronger solos from Coltrane and Adderley, he clearly flubs a note. Apparently this was pretty typical of Davis the bandleader; despite his reputation as something of an egomaniac, he would often preserve the better performances of his bandmates at the expense of his own. No wonder everyone on Milestones delivers such a great performance, and no wonder Miles Davis, in addition to redefining jazz trumpet and creating some of the most memorable albums in history, also helped to develop some of the most talented musicians jazz has ever seen.

Milestones may not be Davis’ most definitive work—there’s not one wistful ballad or muted solo in the whole set, for one thing—but it still ranks as one of his best, and this gorgeously repackaged and remastered version is a must for any serious jazz collector.



Personnel:

Paul Chambers,

John Coltrane,

Philly Joe Jones,

Red Garland,

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley

Tracks:

1 Dr. Jackle ~ McLean 5:50

2 Sid's Ahead ~ Davis 13:02

3 Two Bass Hit ~ Gillespie, Lewis 5:14

4 Milestones ~ Davis 5:46

5 Billy Boy ~ Traditional 7:14

6 Straight, No Chaser ~ Monk 10:40

7 Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take)

8 Milestones (Alternate Take)

9 Straight, No Chaser (Alternate take)

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