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- Date Released: March 15, 2005
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: Edited Version Originally Released 1964; Full Version Released 2004, Originally Released 1963, 1965, 1969, (P) 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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They Say...
As a scaled down version of the box set Seven Steps: The Complete Recordings 1963-1964, this best-of is a fine if somewhat disappointing compilation of one of trumpeter Miles Davis' oft-overlooked periods. It was during this time that Davis along with pianists Victor Feldman and Herbie Hancock, saxophonists George Coleman, Sam Rivers, and Wayne Shorter, bassist Ron Carter, and drummers Frank Butler and Tony Williams created some of his most muscular, assured, and exciting recordings. Albeit, these cuts were not as influential as the ones collected on The Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68: The Complete Columbia Studio and featuring saxophonist Wayne Shorter, but they are nonetheless important milestones in Davis' development. Included here are such iconic tracks as the title cut from this group's only studio album, Seven Steps to Heaven, an impressionistic version of "Autumn Leaves" culled off Miles Davis in Europe, and a swinging take on "If I Were a Bell" with boundary-pushing tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers off Miles in Tokyo. However, despite the high quality of music, at only seven tracks it seems like more of a sampler rather than a legitimate alternative for buyers who can't afford the box set. Further, these recordings are available on full-length reissues that longtime fans will no doubt prefer over this compilation. As such, The Best of Seven Steps: The Complete Recordings 1963-1964 remains a somewhat redundant package.
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Credits
- Bob Belden - Producer // Frank Butler - Drums // Ron Carter - Bass // Ron Carter - Bass // Ron Carter - Bass // Ron Carter - Bass // Ron Carter - Bass // George Coleman - Sax (Tenor) // George Coleman - Sax (Tenor) // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Miles Davis - Trumpet // Victor Feldman - Piano // Victor Feldman - Piano // Herbie Hancock - Piano // Herbie Hancock - Piano // Sam Rivers - Sax (Tenor) // Sam Rivers - Sax (Tenor) // Sam Rivers - Sax (Tenor) // Sam Rivers - Sax (Tenor) // Sam Rivers - Sax (Tenor) // Wayne Shorter - Sax (Tenor) // Wayne Shorter - Sax (Tenor) // Tony Williams - Drums // Tony Williams - Drums // Tony Williams - Drums // Tony Williams - Drums // Steven Berkowitz - A&R // Michael Cuscuna - Producer // Kiyoski Itoh - Original Recording Producer // Teo Macero - Original Recording Producer // Fred Plaut - Original Engineering // Vernon Smith - Photography // Mark Wilder - Mastering // Francis Wolff - Photography // Bob Blumenthal - Liner Notes // Chuck Stewart - Photography // Seth Rothstein - Project Director // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // Roger Marshutz - Photography // Joe Alper - Photography // Randall Martin - Design // Jan Persson - Photography // Stacey Boyle - A&R // Dianne Spoto Shattuck - Packaging Manager // Tony Ruption Williams - Drums // Ruby Wolpert - Original Recording Producer
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Performers
Frank Butler played Drums // Ron Carter played Bass (Vocal) // Victor Feldman played Piano // Wayne Shorter played Sax (Tenor) // Herbie Hancock played Piano // Tony Williams played Drums // George Coleman played Sax (Tenor) // Sam Rivers played Sax (Tenor) -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Piano //
- Trumpet //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Drums //
- Sax (Tenor)
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