Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings is an album by Miles Davis, released in 1996. A lush tapestry of orchestral jazz harmonies interwoven with expressive brass and sultry melodies. This collection is significant as it compiles pivotal collaborations that defined jazz orchestration, showcasing works that were instrumental in shaping the genre's evolution. It received critical acclaim, emphasizing Davis's and Evans's innovative fusion of classical music with jazz improvisation, influencing countless artists across genres. The album also helped renew interest in this partnership, leading to a resurgence in appreciation for orchestral jazz compositions. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 Springsville (master) 3:27
• 2 The Maids of Cadiz (master) 3:59
• 3 The Duke (master) 3:28
• 4 My Ship (master) 4:28
• 5 Miles Ahead (master) 3:29
• 6 Blues for Pablo (master) 5:19
• 7 New Rhumba (master) 4:35
• 8 The Meaning of the Blues (master) 2:50
• 9 Lament (master) 2:16
• 10 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (master) 3:07
• 11 Springsville (remake take 7) 3:16
• 12 The Maids of Cadiz (take 1) 3:57
• 13 The Duke (take 11) 3:32
• 14 My Ship (take 1) 4:23
• 15 Miles Ahead (take 4) 3:32
• 16 Blues for Pablo (take 1) 5:27
• 17 New Rhumba (take 5) 4:45
• 18 The Meaning of the Blues (rehearsal take) 2:49
• 19 Lament (rehearsal take) 2:20
• 20 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (take 8) 3:11
• 21 [pause track] 0:06

Disc 2

• 1 Buzzard Song (master) 4:09
• 2 Bess, You Is My Woman Now (master) 5:12
• 3 Gone (master) 3:38
• 4 Gone, Gone, Gone (master) 2:05
• 5 Summertime (master) 3:21
• 6 Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (master) 4:31
• 7 Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (master) 4:42
• 8 Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab (master) 4:07
• 9 My Man’s Gone Now (master) 6:16
• 10 It Ain’t Necessarily So (master) 4:25
• 11 Here Come de Honey Man (master) 1:20
• 12 I Loves You, Porgy (master) 3:42
• 13 There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York (master) 3:28
• 14 Gone (take 3) 3:40
• 15 Summertime (take 2) 3:19
• 16 Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (take 2) 4:16
• 17 I Loves You, Porgy (take 1, second version) 4:17
• 18 There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York (take 2) 3:41
• 19 Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (take 5) 4:22
• 20 Gone (take 4) 3:40
• 21 [pause track] 0:06

Disc 3

• 1 Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (master) 16:23
• 2 Will o’ the Wisp (master) 3:49
• 3 The Pan Piper (master) 3:54
• 4 Saeta (master) 5:08
• 5 Solea (master) 12:19
• 6 Song of Our Country (issued take) 3:26
• 7 Saeta (full version of master) 6:03
• 8 The Pan Piper (take 1) 3:13
• 9 Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (part one, alternate take) 12:05
• 10 Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (part two, alternate take) 3:35
• 11 Song of Our Country (take 14) 3:09
• 12 [silence] 0:06

Disc 4

• 1 Song No. 2 1:40
• 2 Once Upon a Summertime 3:27
• 3 Aos Pes da Cruz 4:19
• 4 Song No. 1 4:37
• 5 Wait Till You See Her 4:06
• 6 Corcovado 2:45
• 7 Blue Xmas 2:43
• 8 Nothing Like You 2:00
• 9 Devil May Care 3:29
• 10 The Time of the Barracudas 12:48
• 11 Falling Water (take 4) 3:45
• 12 Falling Water (take 6) 4:25
• 13 Falling Water (take 8) 4:17
• 14 Falling Water (take 9) 4:23
• 15 Springsville (take 5) 3:34
• 16 The Maids of Cadiz (take 11) 4:06
• 17 The Maids of Cadiz (take 11, insert 1) 2:38
• 18 Lament (medley: take 2) 2:37
• 19 The Duke (take 1) 3:30
• 20 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (53225 issued version) 3:07

Disc 5

• 1 Springsville (rehearsal sequence) 7:01
• 2 Springsville (rehearsal with piano) 2:32
• 3 The Maids of Cadiz (take 9) 0:34
• 4 The Maids of Cadiz (take 10) 4:12
• 5 The Maids of Cadiz (rehearsal sequence) 1:27
• 6 Count Off for the Duke (take 3) 0:37
• 7 The Duke (take 8) 3:33
• 8 The Duke (piano take 3) 1:54
• 9 My Ship (take 6) 4:38
• 10 Miles Ahead (rehearsal sequence) 1:48
• 11 Miles Ahead (take 12) 3:34
• 12 Miles Ahead (take 15) 3:31
• 13 [studio discussion] 0:30
• 14 My Ship (take 7) 4:41
• 15 Miles Ahead (piano insert—mono) 3:09
• 16 Blues for Pablo (rehearsal sequence) 5:54
• 17 New Rhumba (take 2) 4:40
• 18 Lament (take 1) 2:24
• 19 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (rehearsal) 2:13
• 20 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (take 5) 2:58
• 21 [studio discussion] 0:35
• 22 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (piano take 4) 2:58
• 23 [pause track] 0:06

Disc 6

• 1 [studio discussion] 0:21
• 2 Springsville (take 8 without overdubs) 3:36
• 3 [studio discussion] 0:08
• 4 Miles Ahead (take 11 without overdubs) 3:34
• 5 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (take 3 without overdubs) 3:03
• 6 Springsville (overdub take 1) 2:10
• 7 Springsville (overdubbed solos 4–5) 2:22
• 8 Springsville (overdubbed solos 6–9) 2:34
• 9 Springsville (issued overdubbed solo) 0:29
• 10 Miles Ahead (issued overdubbed solo) 1:55
• 11 Miles Ahead (overdubbed solo) 1:36
• 12 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 1) 1:05
• 13 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 2) 1:27
• 14 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 4) 2:06
• 15 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 8) 3:06
• 16 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 19 & 19C) 3:00
• 17 Miles Ahead (mono master) 3:33
• 18 Gone (rehearsal sequence) 2:55
• 19 Gone, Gone, Gone (rehearsal sequence) 2:59
• 20 [studio discussion] 0:56
• 21 Bess, You Is My Woman Now (rehearsal take) 5:00
• 22 It Ain’t Necessarily So (take 1) 3:24
• 23 Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (take 3) 3:57
• 24 I Loves You, Porgy (rehearsal sequence) 2:21
• 25 There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York (remake) 2:25
• 26 My Man’s Gone Now (remake take) 6:16
• 27 Song of Our Country (take 9) 3:01
• 28 Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (rehearsal) 7:24
• 29 Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (alternate ending) 1:22
• 30 [pause track] 0:07

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