Birth of the cool / Miles Davis.
By: Davis, Miles [performer]
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Contributor(s): Winding, Kai [performer] | Collins, Junior [performer] | Barber, Bill [performer] | Konitz, Lee [performer] | Mulligan, Gerry [performer] | Haig, Al [performer] | Shulman, Joe [performer] | Roach, Max [performer] | Johnson, J. J [performer] | Siegelstein, Sandy [performer] | Lewis, John [performer] | Boyd, Nelson [performer] | Clarke, Kenny [performer] | Schuller, Gunther [performer] | McKibbon, Al [performer] | Hagood, Kenny [performer].
Material type: 
MusicSeries: Classics in jazz (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.): ; Rudy Van Gelder edition: Publisher: Hollywood : Capitol Jazz, 2001Description: 1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.Content type: performed music Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discSubject(s): Jazz -- 1941-1950 | Trumpet music (Jazz)DDC classification: CD-JZ/DAV-BIR | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library CD | CD-JZ/DAV-BIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00138907 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
So dubbed because these three sessions -- two from early 1949, one from March 1950 -- are where the sound known as cool jazz essentially formed, Birth of the Cool remains one of the defining, pivotal moments in jazz. This is where the elasticity of bop was married with skillful, big-band arrangements and a relaxed, subdued mood that made it all seem easy, even at its most intricate. After all, there's a reason why this music was called cool; it has a hip, detached elegance, never getting too hot, even as the rhythms skip and jump. Indeed, the most remarkable thing about these sessions -- arranged by Gil Evans and featuring such heavy-hitters as Kai Winding, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, and Max Roach -- is that they sound intimate, as the nonet never pushes too hard, never sounds like the work of nine musicians. Furthermore, the group keeps things short and concise (probably the result of the running time of singles, but the results are the same), which keeps the focus on the tones and tunes. The virtuosity led to relaxing, stylish mood music as the end result -- the very thing that came to define West Coast or "cool" jazz -- but this music is so inventive, it remains alluring even after its influence has been thoroughly absorbed into the mainstream ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All twelve selections originally released in 1971.
Digitally remastered analog recording.
Program notes by Pete Welding and Gerry Mulligan on insert.
Move (2:32) -- Jeru (3:10) -- Moon dreams (3:18) -- Venus de Milo (3:10) -- Budo (2:31) -- Deception (2:46) -- Godchild (3:08) -- Boplicity (2:58) -- Rocker (3:04) -- Israel (2:15) -- Rouge (3:13) -- Darn that dream (3:24)
Original sessions produced by Walter Rivers and Pete Rugolo ; Reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna.
Miles Davis, trumpet ; with instrumental accompaniment.
Move, Jeru, Budd and Godchild recorded January 21, 1949 in New York City ; Venus De Milo, Boplicity, Israel and Rouge recorded April 22, 1949 in New York City ; Moon dreams, Deception, Rocker and Darn that dream recorded March 9, 1950 in New York City.
Compact disc.
Norman Young collection.