monkboughtlunch Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 (edited) Miles Davis late 50s French soundtrack masterpiece is apparently being reissued on CD by Verve on Sept. 18. Apparently they will put all the bonus tracks at the tail end of the original Lp sequence. This should me a major improvement as the current import CD published in the late 80s suffers from the poor sequencing decision of bunching all song takes together. Edited September 1, 2007 by monkboughtlunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregK Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Great! I've never bought this one, so now's my chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I'm quite happy with the Fontana edition from the late 80's, and it includes a number of bonus tracks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I'm quite happy with the Fontana edition from the late 80's, and it includes a number of bonus tracks! Yes, I have the Fontana edition too, and it presents the original LP first. That is indeed important. I love the soundtrack itself, but don't like listening through the multiple out takes for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I think french Universal put out what seemed to be sort of a "definitive edition" (in their Anniversary or Heritage or whatever series of high-gloss digipacks, that series has great sound). Definitely no need for yet another version... (I myself also have the old Fontana CD so far, only). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 (edited) I have the old Fontana CD for all of the music and a Speakers Corner LP for better sonics. I'm sticking with what I have. Edited September 2, 2007 by paul secor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Storer Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I just saw René Urtreger last week. He's still swinging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Is this new reissue different from the 2003 Universal France digipak CD? http://www.amazon.fr/Ascenseur-pour-léchaf...p;sr=1-1#disc_1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 The version I have has the LP sequence followed by the same tracks minus the reverb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 I thought the Fontana CD reissue has the orginal album (with reverb) together at the end of the CD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Is this new reissue different from the 2003 Universal France digipak CD? http://www.amazon.fr/Ascenseur-pour-léchaf...p;sr=1-1#disc_1 The copy of the new reissue I saw doesn't have bonus tracks listed on the back, just the original 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBlutarski Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 so what's the story about the reverb? JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 The studio recording sounds completely dry, but for the film version a lot of reverb was added to the recording to create a different atmosphere. The CD reissues usually have both the film soundtrack and the raw studio recording. http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Disco.aspx?id=AscenseurNew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I actually prefer it with the reverb... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I actually prefer it with the reverb... I do too, it gives it more of a creepy, noir quality. That said, it's nice to have the option to listen to the tracks dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Anyone actually pick this up yet? I've heard that there are just the original 10 tracks, no alternates. The listing at Amazon shows all 26 tracks, but a couple of reviews said there were only 10. So what's the deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Anyone actually pick this up yet? I've heard that there are just the original 10 tracks, no alternates. The listing at Amazon shows all 26 tracks, but a couple of reviews said there were only 10. So what's the deal? To answer my own question, I did see a copy of this, and there are indeed only the 10 cuts from the original soundtrack. No alternates or extra anything at the end. Which comes to under 30 minutes of music on this CD. Seems like a big waste to not even include the extras at all. I guess we should be glad to see these titles get re-released, but I'm very disappointed in Verve. Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 I have all 10 tracks on a Miles "Compact Jazz" (Phillips), along with the Miles led session with Bird, and 4 tracks from "LeGrand Jazz". It's out of print, but it's pretty easy to find in used shops and online. The audio is more than acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 That's it! I'm just going to buy the effin movie. Seriously, though, The Criterion DVD apparently has a documentary about the making of the soundtrack as an extra. Anyone seen it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD45 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 I like the original cover, but I also dig the Columbia LP version, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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