{"product_id":"miles-davis-birth-of-the-cool-blue-note-tone-poet-series","title":"Miles Davis – Birth Of The Cool (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiles Davis’ earliest masterpiece \u003cem\u003eBirth Of The Cool\u003c\/em\u003e gets the royal treatment in celebration of the legendary trumpeter’s Centennial. Following his trial-by-fire tenure in the Charlie Parker Quintet in the mid-1940s, Davis emerged with bolstered confidence and a creative hunger to explore new directions. A regular gathering of like-minded musicians at arranger Gil Evans’ Manhattan apartment provided the workshop at which the Miles Davis Nonet was born, and in 1949-50 Davis led three seminal sessions for Capitol Records that documented this exciting new music with a cast of collaborators including Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, John Lewis, Max Roach, Kenny Clarke, and others. The nonet featured a unique instrumentation with French horn and tuba to create new textures influenced by impressionist classical music that inspired lyrical improvisations by the band’s soloists on arrangements of pieces by Davis, Evans, Mulligan, Lewis, Denzil Best, Bud Powell, Johnny Mercer, and more. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.bluenote.com\/products\/miles-davis-birth-of-the-cool-lp-tone-poet-vinyl-series?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=b3b0d3ea2\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo dubbed because these three sessions — two from early 1949, one from March 1950 — are where the sound known as cool jazz essentially formed, \u003cem\u003eBirth of the Cool\u003c\/em\u003e 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 — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/birth-of-the-cool-mw0000111184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Blue Note Tone Poet Series:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog phono reel master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket featuring session photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0QWea2w5Y6pSoSWHuc7JMf?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;si=d1b711a4c67e41b3\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Blue Note\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono, 180 Gram, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2026 \/ Originally Released: 1957\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Bop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Jazz - Blue Note Tone Poet\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note Records (Tone Poet series)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48093964697758,"sku":"602478957826","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/cover-10.jpg?v=1786090646","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/miles-davis-birth-of-the-cool-blue-note-tone-poet-series","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}