{"product_id":"miles-davis-round-about-midnight","title":"MILES DAVIS - 'Round About Midnight","description":"\u003cp\u003eClassic Davis from the peak of his 'cool' era. Given that 'Round About Midnight was \u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis' \u003c\/strong\u003edebut \u003cem\u003eColumbia \u003c\/em\u003erecording, it was both a beginning and an ending. Certainly the beginning of his recording career with the label that issued most if not all of his important recordings; and the recording debut of an exciting new band that had within its ranks \u003cstrong\u003ePhilly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers, \u003c\/strong\u003epianist\u003cstrong\u003e Red Garland\u003c\/strong\u003e, and an all but unknown tenor player named \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/strong\u003e. The title track was chosen because of its unique rendition with a muted trumpet, and debuted at the Newport Jazz Festival the summer before to a thunderous reception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe date was also an ending of sorts because by the time of the album's release, Davis had already broken up the band, which re-formed with Cannonball Adderley a year later as a sextet, but it was a tense year. Musically, this sound is as unusual and as beautiful as it was when issued in 1956. \u003cstrong\u003eDavis\u003c\/strong\u003e had already led the charge through two changes in jazz -- both cool jazz and hard bop -- and was beginning to move in another direction here that wouldn't be defined for another two years. Besides the obvious lyrical and harmonic beauty of \"Round About Midnight\" that is arguably its definitive version even over Monk's own, there are the edges of \u003cstrong\u003eCharlie Parker's\u003c\/strong\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eAu Leu-Cha\u003c\/em\u003e\" with its Bluesology leaping from every chord change in \u003cstrong\u003eRed Garland's\u003c\/strong\u003e left hand. \u003cstrong\u003eColtrane's \u003c\/strong\u003esolo here too is notable for its stark contrast to \u003cstrong\u003eDavis\u003c\/strong\u003e' own: he chooses an angular tack where he finds the heart of the mode and plays a melody in harmonic counterpoint to the changes but never sounds outside. \u003cstrong\u003eCole Porter's\u003c\/strong\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eAll of You\u003c\/em\u003e\" has \u003cstrong\u003eDavis\u003c\/strong\u003e quoting from \u003cstrong\u003eLouis Armstrong's \u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBasin Street Blues\u003c\/em\u003e\" in his solo that takes out the tune, and \u003cstrong\u003eColtrane \u003c\/strong\u003ehas never respected a melody so much.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia \/ Sony Music","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":59375094890841,"sku":"SDZ-24012","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/PID-19097-96-001.png?v=1789144578","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/miles-davis-round-about-midnight","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}