Bass On Top [Remastered] - Paul Chambers

Advantages: Outrageously good! Music, playing, production, booklet - everything is great!
Disadvantages: I honestly can't think of one thing.

...'Milestones' is just that - a landmark in jazz. Recorded the year before the classic 'Kind Of Blue', this is the record that started it all. It is remembered as Miles' first conceptual use of modal jazz, despite the fact that the blues dominate the album. However, this is no kind of blue - this is a frenzy of white hot hard bop action. The personnel list for the album is similar to 'Kind Of Blue', with Coltrane on tenor sax, Cannonball Adderley on alto sax and Paul Chambers on bass all joining Miles on both albums. However, Red Garland on piano and Philly Joe Jones, who appear on 'Milestones', were replaced by Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans on piano, and Jimmy Cobb on drums by the time 'Kind Of Blue' was recorded. Track listing 1. Dr. Jackle, 2. Sid's Ahead, 3. Two Bass Hit, 4. Milestones, 5. Billy Boy, 6. Straight, No Chaser. Bonus... Read review

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Advantages: Good Music
Disadvantages: None

...This is a good quality CD that offers good value for money in the short term. Although as with most music you might get fed up with it after a while. The value will deteriorate over time and should be anle to get a cheaper version next year. It incorporates most of the latest features and technology that is currently available on the market. All Mod Cons was to be followed by the albums Setting Sons (1978), Sound Affects (1979) and The Gift (1982). Additional Album Notes ********************* The Jam: Paul Weller (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano, harmonica) Bruce Foxton (vocals, bass) Rick Buckler (drums, percussion). Producers: Vic Coppersmith-Heaven, Chris Parry. Price **** All Mod Cons [Original recording remastered] is available at Amazon.com for £5:97... Read review

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...Kind of Blue might have received most of the acclaim but Milestones, the recorded debut of the Miles Davis Sextet, is in the same league. This remarkable super group (featuring Davis's trumpet, tenor-saxophonist John Coltrane, altoist Cannonball Adderley, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones) was arguably the greatest one Miles Davis ever led. "Two Bass Hit" features the two saxes trading off with fire and "Billy Boy" showcases the Red Garland trio (showing what they learned from Ahmad Jamal), but "Straight No Chaser" really demonstrates what a powerhouse band this was.... Read review

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