{"product_id":"8436542010498","title":"Miles Davis - Round About Midnight - Import Vinyl LP Recurd","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiles Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiventhat'RoundAboutMidnightwasMilesDavis'debutColumbiarecording,itwasbothabeginningandanending.Certainlythebeginningofhisrecordingcareerwiththelabelthatissuedmostifnotallofhisimportantrecordings;andtherecordingdebutofanexcitingnewbandthathadwithinitsranksPhillyJoeJones,PaulChambers,pianistRedGarland,andanallbutunknowntenorplayernamedJohnColtrane.Thetitletrackwaschosenbecauseofitsuniquerenditionwithamutedtrumpet,anddebutedattheNewportJazzFestivalthesummerbeforetoathunderousreception.Thedatewasalsoanendingofsortsbecausebythetimeofthealbum'srelease,Davishadalreadybrokenuptheband,whichre-formedwithCannonballAdderleyayearlaterasasextet,butitwasatenseyear.\nMusically,thissoundisasunusualandasbeautifulasitwaswhenissuedin1956.Davishadalreadyledthechargethroughtwochangesinjazz--bothcooljazzandhardbop--andwasbeginningtomoveinanotherdirectionherethatwouldn'tbedefinedforanothertwoyears.Besidestheobviouslyricalandharmonicbeautyof\"RoundAboutMidnight\"thatisarguablyitsdefinitiveversionevenoverMonk'sown,therearetheedgesofCharlieParker's\"AuLeu-Cha\"withitsBluesologyleapingfromeverychordchangeinRedGarland'slefthand.Coltrane'ssoloheretooisnotableforitsstarkcontrasttoDavis'own:hechoosesanangulartackwherehefindstheheartofthemodeandplaysamelodyinharmoniccounterpointtothechangesbutneversoundsoutside.ColePorter's\"AllofYou\"hasDavisquotingfromLouisArmstrong's\"BasinStreetBlues\"inhissolothattakesoutthetune,andColtranehasneverrespectedamelodysomuch.Butit'sin\"Bye-ByeBlackbird\"thatwegettohearthebandgelasaunit,beginningwithDavisplayingthroughthemelody,mutedandsweet,slightlyflattedoutuntilhereachestheharmonyontherefrainandbeginshissoloonahighnote.Garlandisdoingmorethancompinginthebackground;he'sslippingchordshapesintothoseintervalcracksandshiftingthemastherhythmsectionkeeps\"softtime.\"WhenColtranemovesinforhisbreak,ratherthanDavis'sparemethod,hesmattersnotesquicklyallthoughthemelodicbodyofthetuneandGarlandhastocompensateharmonically,movingthemodeandtempoupanotchuntilhisownsolocanbringitbackdownagain.Whichhedoeswithagorgeousall-bluesreadofthetuneutilizingfirstonehandandthenbothhandstocreatefatharmonicchordstobringDavisbackintocloseitout.It'sbreathtakinghowseamlessitallis.There'slittleelsetosayexceptthat'RoundAboutMidnightisamongthemostessentialofDavis'Columbiarecordings.~ThomJurek\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Time","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52631280386337,"sku":"8436542010498","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/8436542010498.jpg?v=1777818854","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-ec\/products\/8436542010498","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}