Miles Davis: Collector's Items

Miles Davis

1 The Serpent's Tooth 2 The Serpent's Tooth 3 'Round Midnight 4 Compulsion 5 No Line 6 Vierd Blues 7 In Your Own Sweet Way -barnesandnoble.com This set lives up to its title by including such interesting sessions as the 1953 date on which Miles Davis welcomed the two tenors of Sonny Rollins and Charlie Parker; other meetings with Rollins in 1951 and 1956; and a moody 1955 date with bassist Charles Mingus, trombone, vibes, and drums (a young Elvin Jones). Highlights include "No Line," "Vierd Blues," "In Your Own Sweet Way," "Nature Boy," and "There's No You." It's classic if often overlooked music from a variety of immortal jazzmen -allmusic.com

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