Miles Davis and John Coltrane’s Complete Columbia Recordings Box Set Gets Centennial Reissue

A reissue of Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 has been announced in celebration of the musicians’ centennial year. The collection is scheduled to be released November 6th via Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings.

Available for pre-order as 9xLP and 6xCD sets, the collection, originally put out in 2000, contains 58 tracks from Davis albums such as ‘Round About Midnight, Milestones, Jazz at the Plaza, Someday My Prince Will Come, and Kind of Blue. Also included are the Davis and Coltrane collaborations that appeared on Miles and Monk at Newport, Birth of The Blue, Basic Miles, and Circle in the Round. Additionally, the set has 18 tracks that hadn’t been released before the original 2000 edition, which aren’t available anywhere else.

The vinyl set contains individually-designed jackets in a slipcase with a 60-page adaptation of the original book with photographs and essays by original producer George Avakian and Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb, liner notes by critic Bob Blumenthal, and the original liner notes to Kind of Blue by pianist Bill Evans. The CD edition contains a 116 page book and six individually designed minijackets housed in a slipcase. The set, which won best boxset and best liner notes at the 2001 Grammy Awards, was produced by Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden.

Additionally, a double LP set of highlights from the boxset, The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961), will be coming out.

Davis and Coltrane were born in 1926, and the collections mark 100 years since their birth.

In January, Miles Davis — The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 was reissued.

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

Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 9xLP Set Packaging:

Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 9xLP Set Tracklist:

LP ONE SIDE A
01. Two Bass Hit (alternate take)
02. Two Bass Hit
03. Ah-Leu-Cha (alternate take)
04. Ah-Leu-Cha
05. Ah-Leu-Cha (take 5)

LP ONE SIDE B
01. Little Melonae
02. Budo (alternate take)
03. Budo
04. Dear Old Stockholm

LP TWO SIDE C
01. Bye Bye Blackbird (alternate take)
02. Bye Bye Blackbird
03. Tadd’s Delight
04. Tadd’s Delight (alternate take)

LP TWO SIDE D
01. Dear Old Stockholm (alternate take)
02. All Of You (alternate take)
03. All Of You

LP THREE SIDE E
01. Sweet Sue, Just You (first version)
02. Sweet Sue, Just You (false start with discussion by Leonard Bernstein & Miles Davis)
03. Sweet Sue, Just You (alternate take)
04. Sweet Sue, Just You
05. Miles Davis comments
06. ‘Round Midnight
07. Two Bass Hit (alternate take)

LP THREE SIDE F
01. Two Bass Hit
02. Billy Boy
03. Straight, No Chaser (alternate take)

LP FOUR SIDE G
01. Straight, No Chaser
02. Milestones (alternate take)
03. Milestones

LP FOUR SIDE H
01. Sid’s Ahead
02. Little Melonae

LP FIVE SIDE I
01. Dr. Jackle
02. On Green Dolphin Street
03. Fran-Dance (alternate take)

LP FIVE SIDE J
01. Fran-Dance
02. Stella By Starlight
03. Love For Sale

LP SIX SIDE K
01. Freddie Freeloader (false start)
02. Freddie Freeloader
03. So What

LP SIX SIDE L
01. Blue In Green
02. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)
03. Miles Davis comments

LP SEVEN SIDE M
01. Flamenco Sketches
02. All Blues

LP SEVEN SIDE N
01. Someday My Prince Will Come
02. Teo

LP EIGHT SIDE O
01. Introduction by Willis Conover
02. Ah-Leu-Cha
03. Straight, No Chaser
04. Fran-Dance

LP EIGHT SIDE P
01. Two Bass Hit
02. Bye Bye Blackbird
03. The Theme

LP NINE SIDE Q
01. If I Were A Bell
02. Oleo

LP NINE SIDE R
01. My Funny Valentine
02. Straight, No Chaser

Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 6xCD Set Packaging:

Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 6XCD Set Tracklist:

CD ONE
01. Two Bass Hit (alternate take)
02. Two Bass Hit
03. Ah-Leu-Cha (alternate take)
04. Ah-Leu-Cha
05. Ah-Leu-Cha (take 5)
06. Little Melonae
07. Budo (alternate take)
08. Budo
09. Dear Old Stockholm
10. Bye Bye Blackbird (alternate take)
11. Bye Bye Blackbird
12. Tadd’s Delight
13. Tadd’s Delight (alternate take)

CD TWO
01. Dear Old Stockholm (alternate take)
02. All Of You (alternate take)
03. All Of You
04. Sweet Sue, Just You (first version)
05. Sweet Sue, Just You (false start with discussion by Leonard Bernstein & Miles Davis)
06. Sweet Sue, Just You (alternate take)
07. Sweet Sue, Just You
08. Miles Davis comments
09. ‘Round Midnight
10. Two Bass Hit (alternate take)
11. Two Bass Hit
12. Billy Boy
13. Straight, No Chaser (alternate take)

CD THREE
01. Straight, No Chaser
02. Milestones (alternate take)
03. Milestones
04. Sid’s Ahead
05. Little Melonae
06. Dr. Jackle
07. On Green Dolphin Street
08. Fran-Dance (alternate take)
09. Fran-Dance
10. Stella By Starlight

CD FOUR
01. Love For Sale
02. Freddie Freeloader (false start)
03. Freddie Freeloader
04. So What
05. Blue In Green
06. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)
07. Miles Davis comments
08. Flamenco Sketches
09. All Blues

CD FIVE
01. Someday My Prince Will Come
02. Teo
03. Introduction by Willis Conover
04. Ah-Leu-Cha
05. Straight, No Chaser
06. Fran-Dance
07. Two Bass Hit
08. Bye Bye Blackbird
09. The Theme

CD SIX
01. If I Were A Bell
02. Oleo
03. My Funny Valentine
04. Straight, No Chaser

The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961) 2xLP Artwork:

The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961) 2xLP Tracklist:

LP ONE SIDE A
01. Two Bass Hit
02. Dear Old Stockholm
03. Bye Bye Blackbird

LP ONE SIDE B
01. ‘Round Midnight
02. Straight, No Chaser (alternate take)

LP TWO SIDE C
01. Milestones
02. So What

LP TWO SIDE D
01. Blue In Green
02. Someday My Prince Will Come