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Miles Davis (1926-1991) was the only musician of the 20th Century to shape eight, clearly defined movements over the history of an art form. During a 30-year tenure for Columbia Records, he released over 50 extraordinary albums which were at the very vanguard of the music world. This incredibly fertile period on Columbia Records (1955-1985) would constitute the core of his life's work and come to embody The Genius of Miles Davis.

Between 1996-2007, Sony Music Entertainment released 8 deluxe Miles Davis box sets documenting in detail each of these very distinct musical movements. Each box came fitted with a custom-etched metal spine and a substantial book full of sweeping essays, testimonials from musicians, insightful analysis, discographical data, powerful, rarely-seen imagery, and endless amounts of previously unreleased music--all of which was meticulously remastered by Sony's leading engineers. This unparalleled series of box sets has been called the most ambitious reissue campaign in the history of the music industry, and received no less than 8 Grammy Awards.

The Genius of Miles Davis presents all of these collections, which are no longer available.

Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961

Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961
Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961

Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961

Miles Davis had just signed to Columbia Records and his star was fast on the rise. Assembling groups which would feature John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, and Jimmy Cobb among others, it was during this period that Miles would create "the greatest jazz album of all time" - the epochal Kind Of Blue.

  • 116 page book
  • Winner of 2 Grammy Awards
  1. Disc One
    Disc One

    Disc One

    Track Listing

    1. Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take)

    2. Two Bass Hit

    3. Ah-Leu-Cha (Alternate Take)

    4. Ah-Leu-Cha

    5. Ah-Leu-Cha (Take 5)

    6. Little Melonae

    7. Budo (Alternate Take)

    8. Budo

    9. Dear Old Stockholm

    10. Bye Bye Blackbird (Alternate Take)

    11. Bye Bye Blackbird

    12. Tadd’s Delight

    13. Tadd’s Delight (Alternative Take)

  2. Disc Two
    Disc Two

    Disc Two

    Track Listing

    1. Dear Old Stockholm (Alternate Take)

    2. All Of You (Alternate Take)

    3. All Of You

    4. Sweet Sue, Just You (First Version)

    5. Sweet Sue, Just You (False Start with discussion by Leonard Bernstein and Miles Davis)

    6. Sweet Sue, Just You (Alternate Take)

    7. Sweet Sue, Just You

    8. Miles Davis Comments

    9. ‘Round Midnight

    10. Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take)

    11. Two Bass Hit

    12. Billy Boy

    13. Straight, No Chaser (Alternate Take)

  3. Disc Three
    Disc Three

    Disc Three

    Track Listing

    1. Straight, No Chaser

    2. Milestones (Alternate Take)

    3. Milestones

    4. Sid’s Ahead

    5. Little Melonae

    6. Dr. Jackle

    7. On Green Dolphin

    8. Fran-Dance (Alternate Take)

    9. Fran-Dance

    10. Stella By Starlight

  4. Disc Four
    Disc Four

    Disc Four

    Track Listing

    1. Love For Sale

    2. Freddie Freeloader (False Start)

    3. Freddie Freeloader

    4. So What

    5. Blue Green

    6. Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take)

    7. Miles Davis Comments

    8. Flamenco Sketches

    9. All Blues

  5. Disc Five
    Disc Five

    Disc Five

    Track Listing

    1. Someday My Prince Will Come

    2. Teo

    3. Introduction By Willis Conover

    4. Ah-Leu-Cha

    5. Straight, No Chaser

    6. Fran-Dance

    7. Two Bass

    8. Bye Bye Blackbird

    9. The Theme

  6. Disc Six
    Disc Six

    Disc Six

    Track Listing

    1. If I Were A Bell

    2. Oleo

    3. My Funny Valentine

    4. Straight, No Chaser

Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

Gil Evans, the great arranger, had fallen in love with Miles Davis's haunting and melancholy, yet terribly seductive sound. He would craft a series of impeccable arrangements which were tailored to this unique sound. These recordings would take their place among the most important collaborations in all of music. Among them, the timeless masterpieces Sketches Of Spain, Porgy & Bess, and Miles Ahead.

  • 198 page book
  • Winner of 3 Grammy Awards
  1. Disc One
    Disc One

    Disc One

    Track Listing

    1. Springsville

    2. The Maids of Cadiz

    3. My Duke

    4. My Ship

    5. Miles Ahead

    6. Blues For Pablo

    7. New Rhumba

    8. The Meaning of Blues

    9. Lament

    10. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)

    11. Springsville (Remake Take 7)

    12. The Maids Of Cadiz (Take 2)

    13. The Duke (Take 11)

    14. My Ship (Take 1)

    15. Miles Ahead (Take 4)

    16. Blues For Pablo (Take 1)

    17. New Rhumba (Take 5)

    18. The Meaning Of Blues

    19. Lament (rehearsal take)

    20. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)

    21. Pause Track*

  2. Disc Two
    Disc Two

    Disc Two

    Track Listing

    1. Buzzard Song

    2. Bess, You Is My Woman Now

    3. Gone

    4. Gone, Gone, Gone

    5. Summertime

    6. Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess

    7. Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)

    8. Fishermen, Strawberry And Devil Crab

    9. My Man’s Gone Now

    10. It Ain’t Necessarily So

    11. Here Come De Honey Man

    12. I Love You, Porgy

    13. There’s A Boat That’s Leaving Soon For New York

    14. Gone

    15. Summertime (Take 2)

    16. Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)

    17. I Love You, Porgy

    18. There’s A Boat That’s Leaving Soon For New York (Take 2)

    19. Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (Take 5)

    20. Gone (Take 4)

    21. Pause Track

  3. Disc Three
    Disc Three

    Disc Three

    Track Listing

    1. Conceirto De Aranjuez (Adagio)

    2. Will O’ Wisp

    3. The Pan Piper

    4. Saeta

    5. Solea

    6. Song Of Our Country

    7. Saeta (Full Version)

    8. The Pan Piper (Take 1)

    9. Conceirto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (Part One, Alternate Take)

    10. Conceirto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (Part Two, Alternate Take)

    11. Song Of Our Country (Take 14)

    12. Pause Track

  4. Disc Four
    Disc Four

    Disc Four

    Track Listing

    1. Song No. 2

    2. Once Upon A Summertime

    3. Aos Pes Da Cruz

    4. Song No.1

    5. Wait Till You See Her

    6. Corcovado

    7. Blue Xmas

    8. Nothing Like You

    9. Devil May Care

    10. The Time Of The Barracudas

    11. Falling Water (Take 4)

    12. Falling Water (Take 6)

    13. Falling Water (Take 8)

    14. Falling Water (Take 9)

    15. Springsville (Take 5)

    16. The Maids Of Cadiz (Take 11)

    17. The Maids Of Cadiz (Take 11, Insert 1)

    18. Lament (Medley Take 2)

    19. The Duke (Take 1)

    20. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)

  5. Disc Five
    Disc Five

    Disc Five

    Track Listing

    1. Springsville (Rehearsal Sequence)

    2. Springsville (Rehearsal With Piano)

    3. The Maids Of Cadiz (Take 9)

    4. The Maids Of Cadiz (Take 10)

    5. The Maids Of Cadiz (Rehearsal Sequence)

    6. Count Off For Duke (Take 3)

    7. The Duke (Take 8)

    8. The Duke (Piano Take 3)

    9. My Ship (Take 6)

    10. Miles Ahead (Rehearsal Sequence)

    11. Miles Ahead (Take 12)

    12. Miles Ahead (Take 15) Studio Discussion

    13. Studio Discussion

    14. My Ship (Take 7)

    15. Blues For Pablo (Rehearsal Sequence)

    16. Miles Ahead (Piano Insert-Mono)

    17. Lament (Take 1)

    18. New Rhumba (Take 2)

    19. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (Piano Take 4)

    20. Pause Track

  6. Disc Six
    Disc Six

    Disc Six

    Track Listing

    1. Studio Discussions

    2. Springsville (Take 8 Without Overdubs)

    3. Studio Discussions

    4. Miles Ahead (Take 11 Without Overdubs)

    5. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (Take 3 without overdubs)

    6. Springsville (Overdub Take 1)

    7. Springsville (Overdubbed solos 4-5)

    8. Springsville (Overdubbed solos 6-9)

    9. Springsville (Issued Overdubbed Solo)

    10. Miles Ahead (Issued Overdubbed Solo)

    11. Miles Ahead (Issued Overdubbed Solo)

    12. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (Overdubbed Solo 1)

    13. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (Overdubbed Solo 2)

    14. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) ( Overdubbed Solo 4)

    15. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (Overdubbed Solo 8)

    16. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) ( Overdubbed Solo 19 & 19C)

    17. Miles Ahead (mono master)

    18. Gone (Rehearsal Sequence)

    19. Gone, Gone, Gone (Rehearsal Sequence)

    20. Studio Discussion

    21. Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Rehearsal Take)

    22. It Ain’t Necessarily So (Take 1)

    23. Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (Take 3)

    24. I Love You, Porgy (Rehearsal Sequence)

    25. There’s A Boat That’s Leaving Soon For New York (Remake)

    26. My Man’s Gone Now (Remake Take)

    27. Song Of Our Country (Take 9)

    28. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (Rehearsal)

    29. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (Alternate ending)

    30. Pause Track

Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Miles Davis 1963-1964

Seven Steps:  The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Miles Davis 1963-1964
Seven Steps:  The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Miles Davis 1963-1964

Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Miles Davis 1963-1964

[92 page book, Grammy nominated]

  1. Disc One
    Disc One

    Disc One

    Track Listing

    1. Joshua

    2. I Fall In Love Too Easily

    3. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home

    4. So Near, So Far

    5. Basin Street Blues

    6. Seven Steps To Heaven (Take 3)

    7. Seven Steps To Heaven (Take 5)

    8. Summer Night

  2. Disc Two
    Disc Two

    Disc Two

    Track Listing

    1. Seven Steps To Heaven (Rehearsal Take)

    2. Seven Steps To Heaven

    3. So Near, So Far

    4. Joshua

    5. Introduction by Andrew Francis

    6. Autumn Leaves

    7. Milestones

    8. I Thought About You

  3. Disc Three
    Disc Three

    Disc Three

    Track Listing

    1. Joshua

    2. All Of You

    3. Walkin’

    4. Bye Bye Blackbird

    5. Bye Bye (Theme)

  4. Disc Four
    Disc Four

    Disc Four

    Track Listing

    1. Introduction by Mort Fega

    2. Autumn Leaves

    3. So What

    4. Stella By Starlight

    5. Walkin’

    6. All Of You

    7. Go-Go (Theme And Annoucement)

  5. Disc Five
    Disc Five

    Disc Five

    Track Listing

    1. Introduction By Billy Taylor

    2. All Blues

    3. My Funny Valentine

    4. Joshua

    5. I Thought About You

    6. Four

    7. Seven Steps To Heaven

    8. There Is No Greater Love

    9. Go-Go (Theme and Re-Introduction)

  6. Disc Six
    Disc Six

    Disc Six

    Track Listing

    1. Introduction by Teruso Isono

    2. If I Were A Bell

    3. My Funny Valentine

    4. So What

    5. Walkin’

    6. All Of You

    7. Go-Go (Theme)

The Complete On The Corner Sessions

The Complete On The Corner Sessions
The Complete On The Corner Sessions

The Complete On The Corner Sessions

The final and eighth box set in this collection finds Miles shifting his musical direction yet again. Miles plunges into the world of deep, hard, grooves and constantly shifting rhythms, taking his funk right to the streets. With distorted guitar lines, percolating, complex rhythms, and two-note bass riffs, On The Corner has been called "the most street album ever recorded by a jazz musician."

  • 120 page book
  1. Disc One
    Disc One

    Disc One

    Track Listing

    1. On The Corner (Unedited Master)

    2. On The Corner (Take 4)

    3. One And One (Unedited Master)

    4. Helen Butte/Mr. Freedom X (Unedited Master)

    5. Jabali

  2. Disc Two
    Disc Two

    Disc Two

    Track Listing

    1. Ife

    2. Chieftain

    3. Rated X

    4. Turnaround

    5. U-Turnaround

  3. Disc Three
    Disc Three

    Disc Three

    Track Listing

    1. Billy Preston

    2. The Hen 12:55

    3. Big Fun/Holly-Wuud (Take 2)

    4. Big Fun/Holly-Wuud (Take 3)

    5. Peace

    6. Mr. Foster

  4. Disc Four
    Disc Four

    Disc Four

    Track Listing

    1. Calypso

    2. He Loved Him Madly

  5. Disc Five
    Disc Five

    Disc Five

    Track Listing

    1. Maiysha

    2. Mtume

    3. Mtume (Take 11)

    4. Hip-Skip

    5. What They Do

    6. Minnie

  6. Disc Six
    Disc Six

    Disc Six

    Track Listing

    1. Red China Blues

    2. On the Corner/New York Girl/Thinkin’ Of One Thing And Doin’ Another/Vote For Miles

    3. Black Satin

    4. One And One

    5. Helen Butte/Mr Freedom X

    6. Big Fun

    7. Holly-Wuud

The Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

The Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
The Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

The Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

Miles and the Young Lions! The Second Great Quintet. In 1965, Miles Davis, for the first time in his life, assembled a band in which he was surrounded by younger musicians who he would propel into stardom, and who would push Miles into new musical frontiers. Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams would fast become stars, and write the future of jazz from this point forward. Considered one of the greatest bands to ever exist, they would create the modern masterpieces, E.S.P., Miles Smiles, Nefertiti, and Sorcerer, among others.

  • 116 page book
  • Grammy Award Winner
  1. Disc One
    Disc One

    Disc One

    Track Listing

    1. E.S.P.

    2. R.J.

    3. Eighty-One

    4. Little One

    5. Iris

    6. Agitation

    7. Mood

    8. Circle

    9. Orbits

    10. Dolores

    11. Freedom Jazz Dance

  2. Disc Two
    Disc Two

    Disc Two

    Track Listing

    1. Gingerbread Boy

    2. Footprints

    3. Limbo (Alternate Take)

    4. Limbo

    5. Vonetta

    6. Masqualero (Alternate Take)

    7. Masqualero

    8. The Sorcerer

    9. Prince Of Darkness

    10. Pee Wee

    11. Water Babies

  3. Disc Three
    Disc Three

    Disc Three

    Track Listing

    1. Nefertiti

    2. Capricorn

    3. Madness (rehearsal)

    4. Hand Jive (First Alternative Take)

    5. Hand Jive (Second Alternative Take)

    6. Hand Jive

    7. Madness (Alternate Take)

    8. Madness

    9. Sweet Pea

    10. Fall

    11. Pinocchio (Alternate Take)

  4. Disc Four
    Disc Four

    Disc Four

    Track Listing

    1. Pinocchio

    2. Riot

    3. Thisness

    4. Circle In The Round

    5. Water On The Pond

    6. Fun

    7. Teo’s Bag (Alternate Take)

    8. Teo’s Bag

  5. Disc Five
    Disc Five

    Disc Five

    Track Listing

    1. Paraphernalia

    2. I Have A Dream (rehearsal)

    3. Speak Like A Child (rehearsal)

    4. Sanctuary

    5. Side Car I

    6. Side Car II

    7. Country Son (Alternate Take)

    8. Black Comedy (Alternate Take)

  6. Disc Six
    Disc Six

    Disc Six

    Track Listing

    1. Black Comedy

    2. Stuff

    3. Petits Machins

    4. Tout De Suite (Alternate Take)

    5. Tout De Suite

    6. Filles De Kilimanjaro

The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions

The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions

The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions

Miles Davis was asked to write the soundtrack to a documentary film on the first African American heavyweight champion - the proud and flamboyant Jack Johnson--a figure who much like Miles, was outspoken, defiant, loved women and fast cars, and was simply the greatest. If Bitches Brew incorporated the rock and funk of the time, Jack Johnson put it front and center. Miles Davis, a boxer himself, created an album of ferocious, unrelenting power which perfectly captured the fighting style of the champion. This box set documents the creation of this masterpiece.

  • 120 page book
  • Grammy Winner
  1. Disc One
    Disc One

    Disc One

    Track Listing

    1. Willie Nelson (Take 2)

    2. Willie Nelson (Take 3)

    3. Willie Nelson (Insert 1)

    4. Willie Nelson (Insert 2)

    5. Willie Nelson (Remake Take 1)

    6. Willie Nelson (Remake Take 2)

    7. Johnny Bratton (Take 4)

    8. Johnny Bratton (Insert 1)

    9. Johnny Bratton (Insert 1)

    10. Archie Moore

  2. Disc Two
    Disc Two

    Disc Two

    Track Listing

    1. Go Ahead John (Part One)

    2. Go Ahead John (Part Two A)

    3. Go Ahead John (Part Two B)

    4. Go Ahead John (Part Two C)

    5. Go Ahead John (Part One Remake)

    6. Duran (Take 4)

    7. Duran (Take 6)

    8. Sugar Ray

  3. Disc Three
    Disc Three

    Disc Three

    Track Listing

    1. Right Off (Take 10)

    2. Right Off (Take 10A)

    3. Right Off (Take 11)

    4. Right Off (Take 12)

    5. Yesternow (Take 16)

    6. Yesternow (New Take 4)

    7. Honky Tonk (Take 2)

    8. Honky Tonk (Take 5)

  4. Disc Four
    Disc Four

    Disc Four

    Track Listing

    1. Ali (Take 3)

    2. Ali (Take 4)

    3. Konda

    4. Nem Um Talvez (Take 17)

    5. Nem Um Talvez (Take 19)

    6. Little High People (Take 7)

    7. Little High People (Take 8)

    8. Nem Um Talvez (Take 3)

    9. Nem Um Talvez (Take 4A)

    10. Selim (Take 4B)

    11. Little Church (Take 7)

    12. Little Church (Take 10)

The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions

The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions

The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions

There was nothing ever created like Bitches Brew before it or after it. Bitches Brew featured new, young stars and the provocative, fiery, and passionate playing of Miles Davis. Another masterpiece far beyond category, it established Miles Davis as an artist who could assimilate the sounds of jazz, Sly Stone, Carlos Santana, and Karlheinz Stockhausen in creating something wholly new. And, it appealed to the masses of young rockers who were hearing something vaguely familiar, yet completely unique and powerful.

  • 148 page book
  • Grammy Winner
  1. Disc One
    Disc One

    Disc One

    Track Listing

    1. Pharaoh’s Dance

    2. Bitches Brew

    3. Spanish Key

    4. John McLaughlin

  2. Disc Two
    Disc Two

    Disc Two

    Track Listing

    1. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down

    2. Sanctuary

    3. Great Expectations

    4. Orange Lady

    5. Yaphet

    6. Corrado

  3. Disc Three
    Disc Three

    Disc Three

    Track Listing

    1. Trevere

    2. The Big Green Serpent

    3. The Little Blue Frog (alt)

    4. The Little Blue Frog (mst)

    5. Lonely Fire

    6. Guinnevere

  4. Disc Four
    Disc Four

    Disc Four

    Track Listing

    1. Feio

    2. Double Image

    3. Recollections

    4. Take It Or Leave It

    5. Double Image

The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions

The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions
The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions

The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions

In 1969, Miles Davis recorded yet another masterpiece. With a completely new sound, concept, and band, In A Silent Way was an ethereal, mysterious, and shimmeringly beautiful album, and would point Miles in a new direction--a direction he would follow until the end of his life--The Electric Miles! This box set shines light on the musical process and methodology involved in the making of this masterpiece.

  • 96 page book
  1. Disc One
    Disc One

    Disc One

    Track Listing

    1. Mademoiselle Mabry

    2. Frelon Brun

    3. Two Faced

    4. Dual Mr. Anthony Tillmon Williams Process

    5. Splash

    6. Splashdown

  2. Disc Two
    Disc Two

    Disc Two

    Track Listing

    1. Ascent

    2. Directions I

    3. Directions II

    4. Shhh/Peaceful

    5. In A Silent Way (Rehearsal)

    6. In A Silent Way

    7. It’s About That Time

  3. Disc Three
    Disc Three

    Disc Three

    Track Listing

    1. The Ghetto Walk

    2. Early Minor

    3. Shhh/Peaceful (LP Version)

    4. In A Silent Way/It’s About That Time (LP Version)

    5. In A Silent Way

    6. It’s About That Time

    7. In A Silent Way