An hour of godlike genius from Miles Davis’ first great quintet from the mid 50’s, featuring tracks from several classic Davis albums and solo releases from within the group from the likes Of Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly, Red Garland and Bill Evans among others.

Here is a short essay I wrote on the group’s time together: http://johncaseyblog.blogspot.ie/2012/09/miles-daviss-mid-50s-quintet.html

Tags: Jazz blues , Kind Of Blue , Miles Davis , Milestones , Modal Jazz

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