Blue Haze [Import]

1. I'll Remember April

2. Four

3. Old Devil Moonsmooch

4. Blue Haze

5. When Lights Are Low

6. Tune Up

7. Miles Ahead

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Digitally remastered using 20 bit K2 technology, this is a Japanese reissue of an original album the jazz great cut for Prestige in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initia l pressing only & with the original cover art intact. 1999 release.

Blue Haze,Miles Davis,Jazz

Jazz

Music

jazz

Tracks:

I'll Remember April
Four
Old Devil Moon
Smooch
Blue Haze
When Lights Are Low
Tune-Up
Miles Ahead

Album Description

This CD reissue features trumpeter Miles Davis with three different pick-up recording groups that are full of fellow all-stars. 'Tune Up,' 'Miles Ahead,' 'When Lights Are Low' (which uses slightly different chord changes than its composer Benny Carter originally intended) and 'Smooch' find Davis joined by pianist John Lewis (Charles Mingus plays piano on 'Smooch'), bassist Percy Heath and drummer Max Roach. With pianist Horace Silver, bassist Heath and drummer Art Blakey offering solid accompaniment, Davis introduces 'Four' and performs 'Old Devil Moon' and 'Blue Haze.' Finally, with altoist Dave Schildkraut, Silver, Heath and drummer Kenny Clarke, Miles jams through 'I'll Remember April.' Although not as essential as the trumpeter's classic quintet records of 1955-56, several of the performances (most notably 'Tune Up' and 'Four') are quite memorable and the straight ahead playing is of

Customer Reviews:

Early Miles!! Outstanding Miles!!.......2004-07-26

Yeah, we know Miles went through many phases and stages, but this is where I started with Miles after I initially heard "Sketches of Spain", then I went to "Round MidNight" with Coltrane, and then backwards to Mile's Charlie Parker days, then I went forward to "Live at the BlackHawk", then "Kind of Blue". Whew. That's alot of ground, but Miles was mercurial and great at everything he did, never stopping very long to smell a particular group of roses before moving on to the next challenge.

The 'Piece D'Resistance' here is the extended performance of "I'll Remember April". A huge, mind-opening performance!! Arrangement-wise (very uptempo & Native-American oriented), performance-wise, it's just wonderful, and I've listened to it for decades with the same wonder and enjoyment. Kenny Clarke's brushwork is too much, and Davey Schildkraut (alto) and Miles (muted trumpet) blow wonderful, inspired solos still fresh today; but Horace Silver's two piano solos steal the show and even his piano fills during the magnificent Percy Heath 'walking bass' section are exceptional. Worth the entire CD!! Don't miss this!

"Tune Up" and "Smooch" (with Mingus' amazing pianism and double stops) are also great, but another gem is "Four". Few times in the history of jazz music has so much wonderful stuff been done in so little time than on "Four". Totally mesmerizing. And I absolutely love Miles' solo, the ultra hip and clever Horace Silver piano solo, and Blakey's wonderful rimshot groupings. WOW!

AFTERTHOUGHT: The song "Tune Up" later received a legendary extended and wonderful performance by Sonny Rollins on one of his own CDs. Mingus also displays more of his piano work on his solo piano CD "Mingus Plays Piano". Buy all three and enjoy the overlap.

Good&RELAXIN.......2000-04-26

Good solid music.very Relaxin&cool too chill to.I'll Remember April is A Good Song.Miles's Tone Sounds Great.

hi.......1999-08-04

yeah - i dont really care about this CD, i just wanted to clarify that "Smooch" was not written by Miles, as specified on the album - it is really a Mingus song, and was more commonly referred to as "Weird Nightmare."

I don't understand.......1999-07-03

I don't understand what the previous "reviewer" was talking about, that miles was playing it square here. This is a beautiful, relaxed album, and one of the only quartet recordings miles did. Plus, he plays the open trumpet on every tune. He made this album when he was waking up from his blue haze of heroin addiction, right before he went on to huge fame and success and you can hear all his new ideas formulating on this record. However, if you're only accustomed to later Miles Davis records where he was fueled by fiery tenormen like Shorter and Coltrane, then maybe it might sound too laid back for you. I dunno.

Miles plays it square.......1999-05-29

Miles Davis could play it all. He was the Prince of Cool. He did more great jazz albums than almost anyone else.

This IS NOT one of them.

"Blue Haze" is square! Miles plays square. So do the others. As if the whole album were a jazz parody. Clipped notes and phrases.

Tracks:

Stone Free
Purple Haze
Manic Depression
Third Stone From The Sun
Bold As Love
Foxey Lady
Hey Joe
Up From The Skies
Little Wing
The Wind Cries Mary
Castles Made Of Sand
Blue Sunrise (Original Composition)

Product Description

1. Stone Free
2. Purple Haze
3. Manic Depression
4. Third Stone From The Sun
5. Bold As Love
6. Foxey Lady
7. Hey Joe
8. Up From The Skies
9. Little Wing
10. The Wind Cries Mary
11. Castles Made Of Sand
12. Blue Sunrise (original composition)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Just As Profound As Jimi Hendrix!!!.......2005-09-13

WARNING! YOU MAY FIND THIS REVIEW TO HAVE SOME SPOILERS--I HIGHLY RECCOMEND YOU LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM!!!

Believe it or not, this album is truly a masterpiece! It was very maturely, and innovatively done, and will be appreciated by both lovers of classical and Jimi Hendrix (and, of course, good music!) It is by far one of the greatest albums I've ever listened to. The album is a mix of acoustic and electric string instruments (traditional, no adulterating guitar) and it has a very classical/asian sound overall. The whole album has a very full, robust, bassy tone, unlike the Led Zeppelin tribute (which sucks! Both of them--DON'T SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THEM!) which is all-acoustic and nothing but weak, squeaky, violin. This album has both cello and double bass (bowed, of course) I believe. Their are three highlights, and they are:

1.) Third Stone From the Sun
2.) Bold As Love
3.) Castles Made of Sand

Third Stone From the Sun is, by far, the most classical sounding, and, at the same time, mind-blowing, track (it will leave you in a stupor). The original track, which is largely trippy sound-effects, is rendered well. This is also, without question, the most electric track on the album, as, not long into the song, there emerges an unreal slur of distortion from the bowed electric instruments...sigh...and what a glorious ending...

Let's move on to my next favorite...Bold As Love...

This track immediately follows Third Stone (that track placement is just beautiful!) Throughout the song, there's one guy in the backround who, as my friend described it, is just sawing away on the violin. Eventually it bursts into a screeching electric solo. The rendition of the "fireworks" ending is not only note-for-note, but the sound is bent and distorted exactly the way it is in the original. It's the icing on top of the cake my friends, and it's a real treat!

Castle's Made of Sand is, as are the previous two, amazing. It has a very unique, asian-sound to it. Everything is adapted, including the psychedelic intro and outro (and it just sounds so mind-bending when done on the violin!) It sounds like they're using an esraj or dilruba (two exotic, unconventional indian instruments, which are like bowed sitars--both are very similar to each other) for the little solo in the middle and on the five/ten second intro/outro. It's definitely not a violin, and it sounds very, very asian. They also add a little twist to the end by hitting the notes really high (you'll hear what I'm talking about!)

Those are, in my opinion, the three most profound adaptations. That's not to say the others aren't! They extend Little Wing, making it almost six minutes long--adding some really warped string effects! There's a cry-baby violin at the end of up-from the skies. Stone Free is definitely one of the heaviest (sounds like someone's striking and bowing the the electric cello or double-bass every few seconds in the backround!), especially with the elctric violin solo!

I do, however, have one bone to pick. Manic Depression was completely changed! They took away the sound and made it sound like some tribal Native American dance--which isn't bad, but it's not upbeat like the original. I wish they'd done as good a job on this song as they did the others as it's one of my top picks for Hendrix songs. Don't be afraid of this album, it's not a disgrace to Jimi Hendrix. The opposite in fact. It's worth your money, and it deserves five big stars. It's surprisingly unpopular, which is a shame...Ironicaly I didn't even buy this album. A guy I knew burned it for me, but I like it so much that I'm gonna order it tonight! Heh. Well, happy listening!

(...)

Not as "revelating" as it could have been.......2005-07-02

If you go through the series of String Quartet tributes to various artists you really wonder if the compiler was a psycho, there is no logic at all, one would expect either giving more relevance to intrinsic artistic value or simply choosing the most successful artists in a hope to sell well. On the contrary you have a random selection which leave you bemused. However, there are a few interesting ones and by this I mean when the sheer beauty of the songs should be matched, one thinks, by the adaptability to a String Quartet format. The Jimi Hendrix one was obviously one of the more interesting on paper, if only to prove once again that he wasn't merely the greatest rock guitar of all times but also a rather dignified musician who could have given the world other masterpieces had he not succumbed to excessive drug use. Especially interesting for those familiar with the relatively famous jazz "treatment" given to some of his songs by Gil Evans, an experiment in some cases very successful. The problem with both is that, of course, you can't help but miss Jimi's guitar and you are sometimes frustrated by thinking what could have been The String Quartet WITH Jimi Hendrix or, in the other case, what were like the endless jams that Jimi played with John McLaughlin or what could have been the much-talked collaboration with Miles Davis. But I'm beating about the bush, so to talk about this album I'll just say that the choice of tracks is inevitably good, even if I resent the absence of any tracks from Electric Ladyland, that the playing is good and at times inspired, that the songs that translate better are the ones originally less centered around Jimi's solo (the standout for me is Bold as love) and that the arrangements are a little bit sedate. All in all, not a must for Jimi's fans but a tasteful addition to a slim discography (that is if you take out the posthumous albums).

Imagination with Hendrix runs wild!!! Well worth getting........2004-05-24

If your like me, your music tastes run the gamut. I can listen to opera, jazz, funk, rap and then rock without missing a beat. I just plain love music.

I especially love Jimi Hendrix. I saw this CD in a used bin and I thought I'd give it a whirl. Wow. This isnt some warmed over version of Jimi's music. It is a string quartet interpretation of Jimi's music. While an ardent fan will of course recognize the songs, my friends who have not been, ahem, musically educated think that this is a new classical album. When they are confronted with his Jiminess they are surprised and often pleasantly so.

Tracks:

I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Rondo. Allegro
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Menuetto-Trio I/II
IV. Allegretto Con Variazioni I-IV/Adagio-Allegro
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Minuetto In Canone-Trio In Canone Al Rovescio
IV. Allegro

Tracks:

I. Allegro Maestoso
II. Menuetto I-Trio
III. Adagio
IV. Menuetto II-Trio
V. Finale. Allegro
I. Allegro Con Brio - Mieczyslaw Horszowski
II. Adagio - Mieczyslaw Horszowski
III. Tema. 'Pria Ch'Io L'Impegno'. Allegretto-Allegro - Mieczyslaw Horszowski
I. Andante - Mieczyslaw Horszowski
II. Menuetto - Mieczyslaw Horszowski
III. Rondeaux. Allegretto - Mieczyslaw Horszowski
I. Zart Und Mit Ausdruck
II. Lebhaft, Leicht-Coda: Nach Und Nach Ruhiger
III. Rasch Und Mit Feuer-Coda-Schneller

Tracks:

I. Allegro Con Fuoco
II. Andante Con Moto
III. Rondo. Allegro
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Andantino-Presto Non Assai, Ma Con Sentimento
IV. Con Moto-Un Poco Meno Mosso
I. Allegro - Mieczyslaw Horszowski
II. Adagio - Mieczyslaw Horszowski
III. Andantino Grazioso - Mieczyslaw Horszowski
IV. Allegro - Mieczyslaw Horszowski

Tracks:

I. Allegro Appassionato
II. Andante, Un Poco Adagio
III. Allegretto Grazioso
IV. Vivace
I. Allegro Amiabile
II. Allegro Appassionato
III. Andante Con Moto-Allegro
I. Allegretto - Brooks Smith
II. Allegro Animato - Brooks Smith
III. Lento - Brooks Smith
IV. Molto Allegro - Brooks Smith
I. Improvisation: Tempo Rubato-Espressivo - Brooks Smith
II. Modal Blues: Tempo Di Blues - Brooks Smith
III. In Rhythm: Moderato - Brooks Smith
I. Allegro Non Troppo - Brooks Smith
II. Larghetto - Brooks Smith
III. Allegro - Brooks Smith

Tracks:

Premiere Rhapsodie For Clarinet And Piano
I. Massig Bewegt
II. Lebhaft
III. Sehr Langsam
V. Kleines Rondo, Gemachlich
I. Sempre Piano E Molto Tranquillo
II. MM=168
III. MM=160
I. Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance). Moderato, Ben Ritmato
II. Piheno (Relaxation). Lento
III. Sebes (Fast Dance). Allegro
La Plus Que Lente
La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
Reverie
Le Petit Berger
Ecstasy
The Pied Piper
Blue Haze
Dance Of The Three Old Maids

Tracks:

I. Ouverture. Vif Et Gai
II. Divertissement. Anime
III. Jeu. Vif
IV. Introduction Et Final. Modere-Vif
I. Adagio 'Lovely On The Water - Brooks Smith
II. Andante Sostenuto 'Spurn Point' - Brooks Smith
III. Larghetto 'Van Dieman's Land' - Brooks Smith
IV. Lento 'She Borrowed Some Of Her Mother's Gold' - Brooks Smith
V. Andante Tranquillo 'The Lady And The Dragon' - Brooks Smith
VI. Allegro Vivace 'As I Walked Over London Bridge' - Brooks Smith
Siciliana And Gigue
Adagio
Allegro
Giga
Rondino Uber Ein Thema Von Beethoven
Piece En Forme De Habanera
Petite Piece
Roundelay
Berceuse
Jamaican Rumba - Brooks Smith
Caprice Viennoois Op.2
Liebesleid
Liebesfreud
Stars In My Eyes
Schon Rosmarin

Customer Reviews:

A long overdue collection by one of the English masters of the clarinet........2007-01-05

The Yorkshireman Reg Kell became famous for using vibrato in the classical world when it was unfashionable. He used it tastefully, and other artists such as Jack Brymer and Emma Johnson have continued to use it. He also had a series of tutorials with Benny Goodman (for Goodman's benefit) which led to Goodman changing his embouchure from the upper teeth on mouthpiece to the upper lip - as well as lower, -on mouthpiece, which perhaps in Goodmans's case was not a good move, as he had it right the first time!.

However these recordings originally came out a very long time ago in the early days of vinyl, and a re-issue is long overdue. Kell's excursion in to light music is interesting, though he stops well short of anything resembling jazz, although he had earlier recorded one record with Bert Ambrose's band in the 1940 which was the nearest he got, - but that is not included here. His main forte is in the works of Mozart, Weber, Beethoven and Brahms, but he also plays Bartok and Templeton. It shows what an accomplished performer he was. All were recorded after he left the UK to live and play in America.

This set shows his rightful place as a performer in the history of clarinet playing. He had raised the standard of the time, and had the benefits of improved recording techniques and length of play boudaries were removed with the LP record.

Great Collection.......2006-07-30

My only negative comment is that he rushes some of the runs; everything else is great!

Average customer rating:

Soulful grooves

Blue Haze: Songs of Jimi Hendrix
Various
Manufacturer: Ruf Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000OL41K0

Product Description

TRACKLIST: -- 1. Angel - Eric Bibb 2. Who Knows - Walter Trout, Popa Chubby and Jimmy Thackery 3. I Don't Live Today - Eric Burdon 4. The Wind Cries Mary - Buddy Miles 5. Purple Haze - Friend 'n' Fellows 6. Star Spangled Banner - Walter Trout & The Free Radicals 7. Hey Joe - Walter Trout & The Free Radicals 8. All Along the Watchtower - Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues Band 9. House Burning Down - Michelle Shocked 10. Voodoo Chile - Eric Cales & Trudy Lynn 11. Hear My Train a Comin' - Bernard Allison 12. Red House - Vernon Reid & Michael Hill 13. Belly Button Window - Atta Popovic 14. Remember - Alvin "Youngblood" Hart 15. Little Wing - Aynsley Lister 16. Third Stone From the Sun - Eric Burdon

Customer Reviews:

Soulful grooves.......2007-04-15

From Germany's Ruf Records comes a warmly grooving program dedicated to Jimi Hendrix, songwriter. As is usually the case with tribute collections, it's got a couple of "hits", a couple of "not bads", and a number of pleasant time-passers. Two of the "hits" come courtesy of artists who dig under the skin of their tunes and provide new insights in simmering takes. Friend 'N' Fellow's "Purple Haze" starts like a coffee-house version, but soon morphs into a percolating groove. And Ana Popovic's "Belly Button Window" layers lacquered guitars over a cool upright bass line. Elsewhere, old pro Eric Burdon (who adds reminisces of Jimi in the liner notes) tackles two songs with aplomb, and Michelle Shocked turns in a slow-boiling "House Burning Down." Leave it to Band of Gypsys alum Buddy Miles, teaming with Double Trouble (who know a thing or two about Hendrix-inspired guitar players) to deliver a sprightly, soulful "The Wind Cries Mary." I'm not sure of the history or inspiration for this 2000 collection, but it's a most interesting listen - moreso than Jimi Hendrix tributes featuring bigger names.

Average customer rating:

Blue Haze

Manufacturer: Prestige/OJC
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000091CPM
Release Date: 1991-12-30

Average customer rating:

Blue Haze
Miles Davis
Manufacturer: Prestige
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000GIWMPM
Release Date: 2006-09-04

Tracks:

I'll Remember April
Four
Old Devil Moon
Smooch
Blue Haze
When Lights Are Low
Tune-Up
Miles Ahead

Album Description

Limited Edition digitally remastered Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. Prestige. 2006.

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Average customer rating:

Blue Haze
Miles Davis
Manufacturer: Prestige
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000NOKJG8
Release Date: 1956-01-01

Tracks:

I'll Remember April
Four
Old Devil Moon
Smooch
Blue Haze
When Lights Are Low
Tune-Up
Miles Ahead

Average customer rating:

Blue Iron Haze

Manufacturer: Wire Heart
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005MOGR
Release Date: 2001-05-01

Tracks:

Ridiculous Angel
Old
Blister
The Planet Skybeam
I'll Fit In The Hole
Slow Down
To Make You Run Away
And Then I Saw My Bird
A Lot Like Mary
Flies
River Boiled
When

Album Description

A folky/noisy hybrid known as Avant-Americana.

Average customer rating:

Blue Haze

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000NO29BG
Release Date: 2007-04-17

Average customer rating:

Blue Haze

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00004GJTA
Release Date: 1999-12-21

Tracks:

I'll Remember April
Four
Old Devil Moonsmooch
Blue Haze
When Lights Are Low
Tune Up
Miles Ahead

Album Description

Digitally remastered using 20 bit K2 technology, this is a Japanese reissue of an original album the jazz great cut for Prestige in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initia l pressing only & with the original cover art intact. 1999 release.

Jazz Music:

Jazz Music

jazz music