Miles Davis & John Coltrane — The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 has been announced for reissue on November 6th via Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings. The collection, originally released in 2000, contains 58 tracks spanning Davis albums including ‘Round About Midnight, Milestones, Jazz at the Plaza, Someday My Prince Will Come, and Kind of Blue, along with Davis and Coltrane collaborations from Miles and Monk at Newport, Birth of The Blue, Basic Miles, and Circle in the Round.
The reissue marks 100 years since Davis and Coltrane’s births in 1926. The vinyl edition comprises a 9xLP set with individually-designed jackets in a slipcase, featuring a 60-page book with photographs and essays by original producer George Avakian and Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb, liner notes by critic Bob Blumenthal, and pianist Bill Evans’ original Kind of Blue liner notes. The 6xCD edition includes a 116-page book and six individually designed minijackets in a slipcase.
The original 2000 boxset, produced by Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden, won best boxset and best liner notes at the 2001 Grammy Awards. The reissue includes 18 previously unreleased tracks not available elsewhere. A separate double LP highlights collection, The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961), will also be released.
Source: Consequence
