Miles Davis Quintet* – Miles Smiles
Tracklist
| A1 | Orbits | 4:35 | |
| A2 | Circle | 5:52 | |
| A3 | Footprints | 9:44 | |
| B1 | Dolores | 6:20 | |
| B2 | Freedom Jazz Dance | 7:11 | |
| B3 | Ginger Bread Boy | 7:40 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Columbia Records
- Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
- Mastered At – Customatrix
Credits
- Bass – Ron Carter
- Drums – Tony Williams*
- Liner Notes – Anthony Tuttle
- Photography By [Cover] – Vernon Smith (2)
- Piano – Herbie Hancock
- Producer – Teo Macero
- Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
- Trumpet – Miles Davis
Notes
1st U.S. pressing with "2-Eye" Columbia "360 SOUND" labels.
This version was pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman New Jersey, identified by P in runout.
Herb Hancock and Tony Williams appear through the courtesy of Blue Note Records.
The following is printed on the inner label of the LP record:
<-"360 SOUND" STEREO "360 SOUND"->
(in white lettering, located at the bottom of the inner label on the record)
On the backcover a '3' is printed in the lower right hand side corner, just inside the box.
This version was pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman New Jersey, identified by P in runout.
Herb Hancock and Tony Williams appear through the courtesy of Blue Note Records.
The following is printed on the inner label of the LP record:
<-"360 SOUND" STEREO "360 SOUND"->
(in white lettering, located at the bottom of the inner label on the record)
On the backcover a '3' is printed in the lower right hand side corner, just inside the box.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): XSM 115748
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): XSM 115749
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped [Variant 1]): o XSM115748-1A P
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped [Variant 1]): o XSM115749-1A 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped [Variant 2]): XSM115748-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped [Variant 2]): XSM115749-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped [Variant 3]): XSM115748-1C
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped [Variant 3]): XSM115749-1B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped & etched [Variant 3]): XSM115748-1D o C2 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped & etched [Variant 3]): o XSM115749-1C P C7
- Rights Society: BMI
Other Versions (5 of 122)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Miles Smiles (LP, Album, Mono) | Columbia | CL 2601 | US | 1967 | |||
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Miles Smiles (LP, Album, Stereo) | CBS | 62933 | UK | 1967 | ||
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Miles Smiles (LP, Album, Stereo) | CBS | YS-779-C | Japan | 1967 | ||
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Miles Smiles (LP, Album, Stereo) | CBS | S 62 933, S 62.933 | 1967 | |||
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New Submission
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Miles Smiles (LP, Album, Stereo) | Columbia | S 62 933, CS 9401 | 1967 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited one year agoAs luck would have it, I found a second copy of the same Pitman pressing, but in VG+ condition.
This copy is pressed slightly hotter.
If you are new to jazz or to Miles Davis, don't start here. Pick up "Someday My Prince Will Come" or "Kind of Blue" or "Bags Groove" and dig into something more palatable. As much as I love the '59 Miles Quintet, with its luscious consonance and superstar cast, my ear is more drawn to this '67 matching of Miles with Wayne Shorter, Herbie, Ron, and Tony. These gents are are really exploring the space and playing off each other with brilliance. Footprints is an obvious standout. Seemingly a medium jazz waltz form, Ron and Tony use every V chord cadence to weave beautifully through standard 3/4, double time 3/4, 4/4, and even half-time(2 feel). It is brilliant and slightly tongue-in-cheek, as they convert the out-head to 4/4.
"Circle" is a gorgeous ballad, with some incredible piano work from Herbie. My fave is "Freedom Jazz Dance", with its stacked fourths and choppy, sinewy head phrases.
I could ramble on, but I won't. What a great sounding record. Recommended.
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