mikeweil Posted February 10, 2004 Report Posted February 10, 2004 What puzzles me a bit is that Jazzmatazz announces the Cellar Door Box for spring and the Steps box for fall, and here it's the other way 'round ... Quote
Z-Man Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 How about a cardboard spine? They sound a lot better... Quote
GregK Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 What puzzles me a bit is that Jazzmatazz announces the Cellar Door Box for spring and the Steps box for fall, and here it's the other way 'round ... My email says the 60's box is this fall. I believe the Cellar Door stuff isn't going to be a box but a series of double CDs Quote
jazzbo Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 (edited) That was my understanding as well. Maybe they'll slipcase the two cd sets together in a "limited edition." I'm gonna buy 'em all one way or another. Edited February 11, 2004 by jazzbo Quote
John L Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 You all are posting as if you have already seen the content of this box. Is it just Carnegie, Lincoln Center, Antibes, Tokyo, Berlin, Seven Steps to Heaven, and Someday My Prince Will Come (without Coltrane) and no newly discovered material? If so, it will be a hard sell for me. Quote
dave9199 Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 Someday won't be on the set. It's just 1963 & 64. Someday was 1961. Quote
medjuck Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 Which would make it the only 50's-60's Miles Columbia stuff not in a box set. Quote
BFrank Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 I got that email, too. I hope that they stay on schedule with that release. I'm looking forward to it. I never picked up a CD of "Four & More" or "In Europe" just waiting to get the whole thing in this box. Quote
Quincy Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 Back to the only thing we really care about, the metal spine, I believe the reason why In A Silent Way didn't have one was because there were only 3 discs, so it didn't require that extra solid metally construction. You think they slap those on as decoration? Hell no! If Jack Johnson didn't have a metal spine it would explode, sending shrapnel everywhere. It'd be a bloody mess. But actually, this is a good thing - the Silent Way not having a metal spine that is. For if lightning ever strikes your CD collection in the "D" section, In A Silent Way might be spared! The one Columbia I don't have is 7 Steps To Heaven. I've put it off as I knew it would be reissued eventually and I thought I should save it for the day when I really needed a "new" (or unheard) Miles studio album. I'm not sure I can imagine how My Funny Valentine/Four & More could sound better, but if it can I'd love to hear it! Quote
brownie Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 yet there will be a box with the complete Live-Evil material... The Cellar Door box is the only one I will buy as soon as it hits the shops! I'll be right behind you Quote
rockefeller center Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 For if lightning ever strikes your CD collection in the "D" section, In A Silent Way might be spared! Quote
Gary Posted February 11, 2004 Author Report Posted February 11, 2004 surprise for me will be the Tokyo concert with Sam Rivers. Never heard it! likewise. I'm really loking forward to hearing this set. I've never heard Seven Steps to Heaven, either, but that's not exciting me as much, for some reason. I played both of the these this morning - the Sam Rivers CD is most enjoyable & it makes you wonder how the band would have deveoped if Sam had stayed for longer. The Seven Steps to Heaven CD, although not classic Miles, except for the title track its not a Cd I've played a lot of, was a lot better than I remember . Quote
mikeweil Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 Which would make it the only 50's-60's Miles Columbia stuff not in a box set. I always thought that box would include everything between Coltrane and Shorter, except for the Live Blackhawk, i.e. the remainder of Someday my Prince Will Come not in the Miles/Trane box. Quote
mikeweil Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 My email says the 60's box is this fall. I believe the Cellar Door stuff isn't going to be a box but a series of double CDs I too suspect they will put the double CDs into a slipcase like they did with the two Blackhawk doubles. Quote
mikeweil Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 If the remainder of "Someday" really will not be in the fall box set, Mobley again is the looser: 1 CD Someday 2 CD Carnegie Hall Live 4 CD Blackhawk live then only the quintets with Coleman and Rivers would be in that box. Miles' curse over Hank still seems to work ... Quote
JSngry Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 I think SEVEN STEPS might be a "sleeper" of an album for some, based on some of the comments here. But I've always enjoyed it immensely - the very beginning of the Second Quintet coupled with some gorgeous ballads w/Victor Feldman (what they do to and with "Basin Street Blues" is nothing short of miraculous, imo). I've been burnt out on "Joshua" (the tune) for a while now, but this version still works for me, and I can't imagine how the title tune & "So Near, So Far" must have sounded the first time out of the box to contemporaneous ears (TONY!!!!!). Maybe not as "important" an album as what was to come, but deeply rewarding nevertheless, at least for me. Quote
jazzbo Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 It's always been a favorite of mine too. I really like the L.A. stuff, and the famous drum solo Tony does on the title track always floors me from a performance standpoint. It's just so perfect in its way. Quote
king ubu Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 If the remainder of "Someday" really will not be in the fall box set, Mobley again is the looser: 1 CD Someday 2 CD Carnegie Hall Live 4 CD Blackhawk live then only the quintets with Coleman and Rivers would be in that box. Miles' curse over Hank still seems to work ... Hey, Shorter will be in there, too, won't he? The Berlin concert will be part of the box, as far as I know! And that's a GREAT concert! For me, the 1964 recordings (Four&More and My Funny Valentine) have always been some sort of sentimental favorites. I got them very early in my jazz "career", and ever since loved them. The band was sooo good that night! And Coleman... By the way, the liners mention some music being played not on the two LPs/CDs - hope we'll get some additional material! On the Mobley thing - yes, this really sucks! I never really understood why they couldn't just include "Someday" as sort of a bonus in the Miles/Trane box. ubu Quote
J.A.W. Posted February 11, 2004 Report Posted February 11, 2004 On the Mobley thing - yes, this really sucks! I never really understood why they couldn't just include "Someday" as sort of a bonus in the Miles/Trane box. ubu Well, maybe they didn't include the Coltrane-less tracks because it was the "Miles with Coltrane" box Seriously, I seem to remember someone on the "old board" posted something about a disc or set that would include those Coltrane-less Mobley tracks from Someday, but I'm not sure. Quote
Parkertown Posted February 12, 2004 Report Posted February 12, 2004 And I don't believe Carnegie Hall will be included either... Quote
Parkertown Posted February 12, 2004 Report Posted February 12, 2004 But it would be a travesty not to include the Trane-less tracks from SMPWC. Quote
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