Milestones [Import] [Original recording remastered]

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Japanese Version featuring a Limited LP Sleeve Style Cover. 24 Bit Digitally Remastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes

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Average customer rating: The Master in Transition Classic THE best Jazz Album Milestones Underrated Gem; First Miles w/ Modal Experimentation

Milestones Miles Davis Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: 'Round About Midnight Kind of Blue Miles Ahead Miles Smiles Birth of the Cool ASIN: B00005B58Y Release Date: 2001-04-17

Tracks:

1. Dr. Jackle
2. Sid's Ahead
3. Two Bass Hit
4. Milestones
5. Billy Boy
6. Straight, No Chaser
7. Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take)
8. Milestones (Alternate Take)
9. Straight, No Chaser (Alternate Take)

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This 1958 date finds Davis with his first super group: alto and tenor saxophonists Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane, drummer Philly Joe Jones, bassist Paul Chambers, and pianist Red Garland. It looks to the past with the bebop and blues likes of Jackie McLean's "Dr. Jackle," John Lewis and Dizzy Gillespie's "Two Bass Hit," and Thelonious Monk's "Straight No Chaser." The band points solidly to the future with the modal masterpiece "Milestones," which set the stage for the historic Kind of Blue. Davis's own tune, "Sid's Ahead" has a melodic line like Benny Golson's "Killer Joe," and "Billy Boy" features Garland, Chambers, and Jones and is a stylistic shout to Ahmad Jamal. This superbly remastered edition of Milestones contains three alternate takes. "Two Bass Hit" snaps, crackles, and pops with Jones's rope-a-dope rhythms. The title track rings with an even more lyrical statement by Davis, and on "Straight, No Chaser" Coltrane delivers an even more harmonically daring solo, while Adderley takes on Trane's supersonic scalar style, capped by Chambers's grooving solo. A classic recording from a classic group. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

The Master in Transition.......2006-07-08

MILESTONES was both the musical and chronological bridge between trumpeter Miles Davis' great mid-fifties quintet (John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums), with its postbop sensibilities and emphasis on fresh interpretations of standard material, and the more personalized and transcendent vision Davis would realize so brilliantly on his next album, KIND OF BLUE. By augmenting the quintet with Cannonball Adderley's matchless alto saxophone chops, Miles added tonal variety to a signature sound which, for all its beauty, had started to grow a bit predictable; and by redirecting his own compositional bent from harmonic to modal centers he literally wrote an entire new chapter in jazz history. All of this is excitingly evident on this crucial 1958 recording.
Taking numbers by Thelonious Monk ("Straight No Chaser"), Jackie McLean ("Dr. Jekyll") and John Lewis ("Two Bass Hit") on rides which even the composers themselves could never have envisioned, Davis and Company here set a new standard for small group improvisation. If anyone still had any doubts, MILESTONES certainly announced that the bebop era was over. Further leavening the proceedings, a hornless workout on "Billy Boy" allows Davis' excellent rhythm section (often obscured by the playing and reputations of this legendary front line) to sing and shine on its own while the leader takes a breather. But it's the two original compositions herein - "Sid's Ahead" and even more so the title track - which really point the way forward. The former is an epic-length jam balancing control and freedom in a manner almost unprecedented, with improvisational statements of consummate logic effectively becoming the structure of the piece over its thirteen minutes and change. "Milestones" itself is a sort of first stab at KIND OF BLUE, and could easily have fit on that album were it a bit lengthier - as it would subsequently become in concert. Miles' lightheartedly reflective melody is now a classic, and the permutations through which he and his band take it proclaim the advent of a powerful new approach to the genre. Great stuff, and a definite must-have for any serious jazz enthusiast!

Classic.......2006-05-17

I love this album. The first Miles Davis I ever heard was Kind of Blue. But I actually heard "Milestones" on a Buddy Rich tribute CD that had been organized by Neil Peart of Rush. Billy Cobham (of John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra) played drums with Buddy Rich's band and they'd done a fantastic cover of this song. This inspired me to seek out the album, and am I ever glad I did.

As one other reviewer said here, as brilliant as Kind of Blue is, it can meander somewhat. I think Milestones is more succinct and to the point. While all the songs are great (understatement of the year), and musicianship on the entire album is second to none, I do have some favourites. Obviously, "Milestones" is at the top. As much as I liked Miles' work with a Harmon mute, I loved the tone he got from his straight trumpet. The soloing is great, but the rhythm section is really the glue that holds this song together.

And speaking of the rhythm section, "Billy Boy" has to be my other favourite. Philly Joe's transition from brushes to sticks is smooth as glass, and I love that Paul Chambers plays his bass solo with a bow. Unique. You can definitely see how the foundation was laid for later rhythm sections such as the fantastic Herbie Hancock/Ron Carter/Tony Williams team.

Do yourself a favour and grab this album.

THE best Jazz Album .......2005-11-09

I have been listening to Jazz for 31 years now, and have not discovered a better album than this.

You get Miles in his prime, Trane AND Cannonball, and a rhythm section that was just SICK.

Every track swings. Every note is ON.

Do yourself a favor: GET THIS CD RIGHT NOW!!!

Milestones.......2005-07-25

Milestones should be part of anyone's jazz collection. You'll get some of the best music money can buy here. The title track is my favorite, great catchy melody and Trane's solo. Straight No Chaser is another winner, again with a catchy melody. Two Bass Hit is also good, though I, as a bassist, wish it had two basses. Billy Boy is pretty much a seven-minute piano solo, but by a great pianist. Doctor Jackle is really fast and catchy, and Sid's Ahead is a really long song with a good solo by Miles. The alternate takes are okay, but I listen to the regulars more.
You want Miles at his best? Buy this, Kind of Blue and 'Round About Midnight.

Underrated Gem; First Miles w/ Modal Experimentation.......2005-07-19

This is an amazing Miles record I find myself constantly listening to. It features the same line-up from KIND OF BLUE, and we get to hear the true potential of this sextet.

There are three tracks that really stand out for me on this release. First of all, we hear a clean, crisp recording of Dizzy Gillespie's 'Two Bass Hit' - I enjoy this version a lot more than the bonus track on the ROUND BOUT MIDNIGHT remaster. There's a little reverb on the recording and it features some of the most well constructed soloing I've ever heard from Miles.

This is also a landmark album because of the title track. This is the first time Miles experimented with the modal playing that would turn KIND OF BLUE into the highly acclaimed masterpiece it is today. On the flip side, we can hear a hesitant Coltrane who would not develop that style of soloing until later releases. However, once Coltrane would learn to master modes, it would prove vital in later trane works like GIANT STEPS.

Another favorite track of mine is 'Sid's Ahead', clocking in at over 10 minutes in length and featuring some beautiful solos from Adderly and Coltrane.

If you're looking for more Miles featuring the KIND OF BLUE lineup, look no further than MILESTONES. I actually prefer this to the latter simply because of mood. I find KIND OF BLUE to be stagnant and bland at times, especially when comparing it to this record, which is more energetic and upbeat.

Average customer rating: Holly Dunn CD I Miss Holly A terrific traditional country collection of hits! Daddy's Hands I sang beside her in church and her voice was beautiful

Holly Dunn - Milestones: Greatest Hits Holly Dunn Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Purists | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Daddy's Hands Highway 101: Greatest Hits Suzy Bogguss - 20 Greatest Hits The Forester Sisters - Greatest Hits Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace) ASIN: B000002LPS Release Date: 1991-07-23

Tracks:

1. Daddy's Hands
2. Only When I Love
3. (It's Always Gonna Be) Someday
4. Love Someone Like Me
5. A Face In The Crowd
6. Strangers Again
7. Maybe I Mean Yes
8. There Goes My Heart Again
9. Are You Ever Gonna Love Me
10. No One Takes The Train Anymore
11. You Really Had Me Going

Customer Reviews:

Holly Dunn CD.......2007-06-01

I loved this cd. The songs are very down home. My favorite is "Daddy's Hands". I believe that every one can relate to this song. I specifically bought the cd for this song. I am going to play it for my husband on Father's Day to let him know what a wonderful father he is.

I Miss Holly.......2006-08-17

This CD is a great CD. It has a lot of her best music she has ever recorded in her career. I miss Holly Dunn and I think she was a great entertainer and a singer. My wife and I saw her in concert right after she had Maybe I Mean Yes out and she had it pulled from the radio stations because of controversy. My wife just loves Daddy's Hands while I love You Really Had Me Going. All her songs were great and they still are. We miss you Holly

A terrific traditional country collection of hits!.......2006-05-05

In the '80s, after the crosssover success of the "Urban Cowboy" movie soundtrack and multi-platinum artists like Kenny Rogers and Juice Newton, many country singers vied for crossover success. Even respected singer/songwriters like Rosanne Cash, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris were trying their hand at cleaverly disguised pop music. However, Holly Dunn was concerned with making pure country records, and she did so to marvelous effect, as shown in the songs she chose for this hits collection.

Her most memorable hits "Daddy's Hands" and "You Really had Me Going" are reason enough to own this collection, but most of the CD is equally as great. The only head-scratcher here is why the Top-10 hit "That's What Your Love Does To Me" was left out of this compilation, while the non-hit "No One Takes The Train Anymore" is included.

Still, this collection is terrific country music (most of it deftly written by Dunn herself) with strong messages in each song. If you are a fan of true country, chances are this disk will become a favorite.

Daddy's Hands.......2005-06-20

This song is awesome!!! I sang it to my daddy at his 45th birthday this year and everyone luved it. People from my church asked me to sing it on Fathers Day at the church to all the dads, and I did. It is so awesome. I have never had so many people come up to me asking me to sing it again and again.

I sang beside her in church and her voice was beautiful.......2003-12-08

This is a great CD but to hear Holly sing in person is awesome. Holly's father was our preacher back in San Antonio, and sometimes I would sit near the front of the church where the teenagers would sit. I would stop singing just to listen to Holly harmonize. Her voice is a gift and Nashville needs to wake up!!! Tammy Hopf Hughes/South Bend, IN

Average customer rating: Music and the Great War How a Century Has Change Our Perception of War Excellent Recording! Good music, bad title

The Great War: Classical And Popular Selections From The Time Of World War I (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium) Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Septets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Berg | Berg, Alban | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mahler | Mahler, Gustav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schoenberg | Schoenberg, Arnold | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music New York Philharmonic Orchestra | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Great War Over There - Songs From America's Wars Words and Music of World War II The Roaring Twenties Songs That Got Us Through WWII ASIN: B00000HXKX Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

1. Military March No. 1 In D Major, Op. 39: Pomp Ad Circumstance
2. Waltz Fom Der Rosenkavalier Suite
3. 'Von der Schonheit' From Das Lied von der Erde
4. 'De l'aube a midi sur la mer' From La Mer
5. Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 'Classical Symphony': III. Gavotta. Non troppo allegro
6. L'histoire du soldat Suite - IV. The Royal March
7. L'histoire du soldat Suite - V. The Little Concert
8. Le tombeau de Couperin - V. Menuet
9. Le tombeau de Couperin - VI. Toccata
10. Sinfonia From Pulcinella Suite
11. Walzer From Funf Klavierstucke, Op. 23
12. Interlude From Wozzeck, Act III
13. Prologue From Music Ffor The Theatre
14. 'Shine On Harvest Moon'
15. 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' - Irving Berlin
16. 'Over There'
17. 'How You Gonna Keep'em Down On The Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?'
18. 'The Man I Love' From Stride Up The Band
19. 'West End Blues'

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The first two-thirds of this disc is a fascinating cram course in concert music around the time of World War I. The programmer has put together some fascinating juxtapositions--for example, Strauss's Rosenkavalier leads almost seamlessly into Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, and Schoenberg sounds out of context with everybody (including Berg). The selections are all short, and performance quality runs from great to mediocre, but this is still a thought-provoking educational experience, even though Bartók and Ives are conspicuously missing. The popular selections are less interesting, often campy, and although vintage recordings are used, they aren't always the right vintage. And someone missed a point by separating Copland's jazzy "Music for the Theatre" from Louis Armstrong, who could have followed immediately. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Music and the Great War.......2007-05-14

This is a fascinating compendium of popular and classical music from the World War One period. It evokes all the turmoil, anguish, and also humor, of the age, and is a vital CD to own if you have an interest in the Great War and the music it inspired or was inspired by.

How a Century Has Change Our Perception of War.......2005-10-29

War. Tough subject these days - tough subject since the beginning of time. Yet Americans tend to mend wounds and gradually allow the atrocities of yesteryear to fade into coated cases that signal more memories of 'how things used to be' rather than learning from the tragedies with which war has scarred the planet. National Public Radio issued this excellent memoir at the turn of the millennium and one wonders if it now has the same response that greeted it in 1999.

Linda Kobler reconstituted this mix of classical and popular music with a keen sense of history. The CD is twice divided (in both the classical and the popular music) into 'Before the War' 1901 - 1917, 'During the War' 1917 - 1922, and 'After the War' 1922 - 1928. In the first era are the works of Elgar ('Pomp and Circumstance'), Strauss (a waltz from 'Der Rosenkavalier'), Mahler (excerpt from 'Das Lied von der Erde'), and Debussy ('La Mer') joining the songs 'Shine On Harvest Moon' and 'Alexander's Ragtime Band'. The War period is represented by Prokofiev's 'Symphony No. 1', Stravinsky's 'L'histoire du soldat', and Ravel's 'Le tombeau de Couperin' in tandem with 'Over There'. After the war include Stravinsky ('Pulcinella Suite'), Schoenberg (Waltz from 'Five Piano Pieces'), Berg (excerpt from 'Wozzeck') and Copland ('Music from the Theatre') with popular songs 'How you gonna keep 'em down on the farm', 'The Man I Love', and 'West End Blues'.

The excerpts selected for this survey are exceptionally good: orchestras include NY Phil, LA Phil, Philadelphia Orchestra, London Symphony, and the Columbia Symphony under such batons a Ormandy, Bernstein, Salonen, Tilson Thomas, Schippers and Stravinsky; soloists include Glen Gould, Robert Casadesus, Lili Chookaskian, Louis Armstrong, et al. The sonics are very fine and the performances are each from significant full recordings remaining in the catalogue.

The booklet accompanying this concert of memories is written by Linda Kobler who uses each selection as a pivotal point in the atmosphere of the globe that accompanied the Great War: it is very well written and informative. This is one of those recorded collections that goes far beyond an accumulation of bits and pieces and instead gives food for thought about how our political and social actions intertwine with the arts in a prophetic way. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, October 05

Excellent Recording!.......1999-03-13

(It was called The "Great" War, because nobody knew about WWII at the time and it was the biggest war anyone had ever seen.)

I think this CD may be a bit choppy to "easy" listeners, but for anyone who has a sincere interest in delving into the musical senses of earlier generations it's VERY good! I recommend the entire NPR Milestones of the Millennium series to such aficionados.

Good music, bad title.......1999-02-11

Since when is war great? Life in the trenches waiting for the germans to attack you worrying about whether mustard gas is gonna loft your way isn't exactly like sipping chablis.

Average customer rating: Worth it for "Conquest" alone A GREAT COMPILATION! So So Compilation Deserves more than five stars Music In Film (NPR Milestones of the Millennium

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Tracks:

1. Robin Hood And His Merry Men (The Adventures Of Robin Hood - 1938)
2. Cantata For Mezzo-Soprano, Chorus, And Orchestra: Song About Alexander Nevsky (Alexander Nevsky - 1938)
3. Title Theme (Laura - 1944)
4. Conquest (Captain From Castile - 1947)
5. Film Suite For Orchestra: Morning on the Ranch (The Red Pony - 1949)
6. A Place In The Sun: Suite (A Place In The Sun - 1951)
7. Theme (High Noon - 1952)
8. 'Andante (With Dignity) - Presto barbaro' (Symphonic Suite) (On The Waterfront - 1954)
9. Prelude (East Of Eden - 1955)
10. Working On The Bridge (The Bridge OnThe River Kwai - 1957)
11. Parade Of Charioteers (Ben-Hur - 1959)
12. Theme (The Magnificent Seven - 1960)
13. Prelude (Vertigo - 1958)
14. The Murder (Psycho - 1960) - Psycho
15. La passerella di addio (8.5 - 1963)
16. Main Title (The Lion In Winter - 1968)
17. Main Theme (Star Wars - 1977)
18. The Imperial March (The Empire Strikes Back - 1980)
19. The John Dunbar Theme (Dances With Wolves - 1990)
20. Leaving Port (Titanic - 1997)

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Good film music should be seen and not heard--that is, it's usually there for background, to reinforce what you're seeing, not to draw attention to itself. So why listen to it? Often that's a mystery, but the items in this collection seem to have been selected because they are interesting music (Prokofiev, Copland, Bernstein) or because they are so familiar that they bring back memories of favorite movies (Laura, High Noon, Star Wars). Like much movie music, a lot of these items are sentimental and overblown, even the more famous ones. (Those famous screaming strings in Psycho can sound silly without the onscreen action.) But if you want one movie-music CD in your collection, this may be the one to have. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Worth it for "Conquest" alone.......2005-09-12

The stirring martial music from the movie "Captain from Castille" ("Conquest") is on this album and so far as I know it's the only CD you'll find it on. But other tracks are great also, including the "Parade of the Charioteers" from "Ben Hur," the theme from "The Magnificent Seven," and "The Imperial March" from Star Wars.

A GREAT COMPILATION!.......2005-06-05

I've come to appreciate soundtracks more and more. This compilation progresses chronologically through 60 years of film music, starting with 1939's "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood", and ending with "Titanic". It encompasses a huge range of styles. Along with the usual suspects - music from "Ben-Hur", "The Magnificent 7", "Star Wars", et al, there are a few real sleepers, like John Barry's medieval-flavored theme to "The Lion in Winter", or Leonard Roseman's lyrical "East of Eden". Blessedly, most of the tracks are original recordings, conducted by the composers, among them Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland. Only those of us burned by tinny, tacky, sacriligiously rearranged retreads on obscure labels can appreciate this.

There are a few notable omissions. The prolific Randy Newman isn't represented, though Uncle Alfred is. And NO Ennio Morricone? - incredible! Presumably, this has more to do with Sony's current copyrights and contracts than the relative merits of the composers. And it's fine to have John Williams included twice, but why two pieces from "Star Wars"? Why not the theme from "Jaws", for instance? Or "Sugarland Express", for a really unexpected treat? But these are minor quibbles. And for whatever it's lacking, there's no fluff substituted. This is real music from fine craftsmen, which sometimes attains art. A great intro to the form, and wonderful just to listen to. I bought it used - one of my best deals ever!

So So Compilation.......2002-01-14

My major interest in this CD was in the selection entitled "Robin Hood And His Merry Men" (duration: 4 min, 28 sec), conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. It turns out that this is a re-issue of the track from Sony Classical SK 62788, 1997. Surprisingly, this performance is poky, ponderous, and prodding. The conducting is, well, somnambulistic. Miking/mixing/processing yields a sonic brick deficient in instrumental nuances while sounding like way too many musicians were shoe horned into the recording studio. As for the rest of the tracks, it's hard to believe, but Silva America offers better compilations! Best to skip this one.

Deserves more than five stars.......2000-06-23

I have several discs of film music, and this one if by far the best. As one of the previous reviewers noted, there are many peices absent that could have been included here, but I don't see how anyone could be completely satisfied with any compilation that fit on just one disc.

The performances here are crisp and clear, and include a good selection of both old and new, ranging from traditional film favorites like the Star Wars theme, to less common selections like the screeching strings from Psycho (at least, I think they're less common, but I could be wrong). And I could listen to the Magnificent Seven theme over and over.

Anyway, this is a great disc for almost anyone. If you're looking for one thing in particular, find that film's soundtrack, but otherwise, this is a fantastic disc, and one of my favorites!

Music In Film (NPR Milestones of the Millennium.......2000-05-02

Great CD;the music is crystal clear with an excellent variety demonstrating the wide variety of musical talents in Hollywood. Liner notes are also most interesting, explaining some of the history behind the cuts and pointing out differences in the composers styles...as with John Barry. His style ranges from "the Lion in Winter" bold dramatic soundtrack to the exquisitley tender "Dances with Wolves" theme music. A CD to enjoy over and over

Average customer rating: Could Easily Give It Up I don't leave home with out it. Simply one of the most riveting performances I 've heard Remarkable recording - Should not be missed!!

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Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
2. Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': II. Molto vivace
3. Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': III. Adagio molto e cantabile; Andante moderato
4. Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': IV. Presto
5. Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': Presto - Recitativo: O Freunde, nicht diese Tone! ('Ode To Joy')

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Unlike the other discs in this series, this one contains a single work of music, complete. Szell's classic performance has remained in the catalogs almost continuously since it was recorded in 1961, for good reasons. While the conductor doesn't quite capture the mystery of the music as well as Wilhelm Furtwängler (who does?), his is a powerful performance with lots of vigor, forward thrust, and, in the slow movement, a generous amount of poetry. The chorus, trained by Robert Shaw, is splendid and seems to sing almost effortlessly. The spotlighting of the soloists in the recording is some detriment, but the performance survives. A thoroughly worthwhile reissue, but you can get the same recording, with the Fidelio Overture as a bonus, on a much cheaper CD (Sony number 46533). --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Could Easily Give It Up.......2001-05-08

The Szell Beethoven cycle from the sixties seems to have alot of fans. The reviewers at Amazon are almost unanimous in their praise. It is not that good. Certainly Szell was a good conductor and his orchestra was very accomplished, but when it comes right down to it, everything is just too cerebral. The way in which they were recorded really is its undoing: too close microphone placement means you don't hear the sound of the hall enough and the players don't blend into a convincing image. This isn't just a minor problem. Szell's exacting style has already put Beethoven under a microscope and then the recording puts Szell under a microscope. That's at least a half microscope too many. Do buy the disk with the No. 3 and No. 8. Szell's Eroica is excellent and curiously almost thrives on the incisive recording and the 8 is good. But for the ninth symphony, lean and mean and taut and flat are not the adjectives you want. Karl Bohm's 70's recording with the VPO is a wonderful starting place. Blomsted/Dresden is wonderful, and for contrast consider Reiner with the Chigago Symphony. You will never miss the Szell.

I don't leave home with out it........1999-11-01

I am a high end audio salesman and I bring this recording to work every day. Highly recomended.

Simply one of the most riveting performances I 've heard.......1999-07-23

This recording is very inspiring. A must for any Beethoven lover, Classical music lover, or anyone who has ears.

Remarkable recording - Should not be missed!!.......1999-03-30

This 1961 performance of Beethoven's 9th is an audiophile's dream. It will put your high-end stereo system through its paces, creating new highs and bass lines that you never knew existed. Find that sweet spot in your listening room, relax, and be prepared to become totally absorbed in one of the most remarkable performances of this symphony ever recorded.

Average customer rating: Forget Kind of Blue -- This One Is Miles's Best A Must My Favorite by Miles Davis - This Album is Pure Versatility astounding Miles to go B4 Stereo

Milestones Miles Davis Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: 'Round About Midnight Blue Train Somethin' Else Time Out Mingus Ah Um ASIN: B0000026C5 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Dr. Jackle
2. Sid's Ahead
3. Two Bass Hit
4. Milestones
5. Billy Boy
6. Straight, No Chaser
7. Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take)
8. Milestones (Alternate Take)
9. Straight, No Chaser (Alternate Take)

Customer Reviews:

Forget Kind of Blue -- This One Is Miles's Best.......2006-06-12

I've never understood why Kind of Blue has been more highly rated or sold better than this one. If I could have only one Miles Davis album (thankfully, I'm not that limited), this would be it. As another reviewer has stated, the cut entitled "Miles" (aka "Milestones") alone is worth the price of the CD. On my vinyl copy, I played that one cut over and over, never tiring of it. There's just a quality about the way the three horns play this staccato riff together that makes a person feel like all's right with the world.

The band's treatment of Monk's "Straight, No Chaser" is for me the definitive version of this tune. Red Garland shows off his stuff on "Billy Boy," on which the horns do not play. Cannonball Adderley's playing made him a reputation that soon led to his going off on his own. He never played better than on this CD.

John Coltrane is arguably at his very best ever on this album. Miles (in his autobiography) said he didn't like much of what Coltrane did in his last few years; but on this CD, he shows why he was the most infuential tenor player of the period.

If you've been lulled to sleep by Kind of Blue, let this album wake you up to what the classic Miles Davis ensemble was capable of.

A Must.......2001-03-04

this is one of those Albums that will move you without thinking about it that's how smooth it is."Two Base Hit" is so cool just as is "Miles" which has a cool Horn part near the end.the vibe&feeling here is Classic Miles.i really dug the take on Monk's "Straight No Chaser" Great Cover&going Behind Monk ain't easy because He put something extra on His tracks. this is a another must in a long line of classics from Miles.The Band is tight.

My Favorite by Miles Davis - This Album is Pure Versatility.......2001-02-09

Beginning with the "runaway" song Dr. Jekyll, where Miles demonstrates his ability at the avant-garde, to the more swing style song "Straight, No Chase," Miles demonstrates just how versatile he can be.

Each song on this CD takes on its own personality. "Sid's song" is a strutting song with a nice walking base line, and intermittent drum interruptions and a nice sax and trumpet line.

"Two Base Hit" has a more big band feel to it with a nice rhythm feel. Coltrane sounds quite nice on this cut doing his usual thing.

"Miles" is more of a staccato moving song with a nice sax and trumpet movement in it. This song will have you nodding your head as you listen.

"Billy Boy" is more of a Bassie or Ellington type song with an avant-garde feel. It has some great piano work in it. This song is moving and all over the place (especially the drums).

All in all this CD, in my opinion, is Mile's best ever. It has a distinctive sound quality and diversity between each of the songs. Miles also has some of the best collaborators he has ever worked with on this CD including John Coltrane, Red Garland, Julian Adderly ("Cannonball"), Paul Chambers, and Joe Jones. Miles seems to pay tribute to many Jazz artists on this album who have either influenced him or influenced Jazz music.

astounding.......2000-09-24

(Get the Complete Columbia Recordings box set from this period...)

"Milestones" is a tasty lp complete with some of the most furious recordings of this group's short recording career- Miles tears into "Two Bass Hit," "Dr, Jekyll", and his Own "Miles" like the world was coming to an end..astounding playing.

Red Garland (who would shortly be replaced by Bill Evans) is in fine form, as his rendition of "Billy Boy" clearly shows. His simple solos are accentuated beautifully by Paul Chambers on bass and Philly Joe Jones on the drums. A great trio setting for 3 fine musicians.

Also in fine form is the twin sax tendem of John Coltrane (fully recooperated from his drug ordeals that plagued him several years earlier) and Cannonball Adderly, both of whom add tasty licks, especially on Thelonious Monk's "Straight, No Chaser."

I highly recommend the Columbia set from this period so that you can hear alternate takes, unreleased tracks from these recordings, and the like, as well as getting these tracks mixed properly and sounding their best.

If you can not afford that set, then this lp is a fine example of the Sextet during this pivotal period. (Garland and Jones would both be out of the group shortly thereafter, both battling heroin addictions) Amazing work.

Miles to go B4 Stereo.......2000-07-18

The track MILES or Milestones as it appears on the new Columbia years compilation is worth the price of admission here. There could be 60+ minutes of silence and just this track if it were just in stereo or mono and not "MESSO". This CD is totally MIXED up, pun intended. Supposedly all this stuff was recorded in mono and then syntheticly(sp) reproduced stereo for this record(?), cd. It does not sound right with the mono switch in either position nor does it sound right with the balance twiddled with. I have heard the two takes of this on the Coulmbia years package that is out now ($100 for 6 discs, and it sounds right, true stereo. All of this disc should be reproduced correctly on the Columbia Years tome. To keep foisting this abomination off on the unsuspsecting public should be a felony. But if you can't currently afford the 6pack box, get this just for MILES.

Average customer rating: A MUST FOR ANY ORBISON FAN For the true music afficiando, not the novice Boiled Lollies and a Diamond From Roy.

Roy Orbison Sings/Memphis/Milestones Roy Orbison Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sings Don Gibson/Hank Williams the Roy Orbison Way Roy Orbison's Many Moods/The Big O There Is Only One Roy Orbison/The Orbison Way Classic Roy Orbison/Cry Softly, Lonely One I'm Still in Love with You ASIN: B00064X7DC Release Date: 2004-11-01

Tracks:

1. God Love You
2. Beaujolais
3. If Only for Awhile
4. Rings of Gold
5. Help Me
6. Plain Jane Country (Come to Town)
7. Harlem Woman
8. Cheyenne
9. Changes
10. It Takes All Kinds of People
11. Remember the Good
12. Memphis, Tennessee
13. Why a Woman Cries
14. Run, Baby, Run (Back into My Arms)
15. Take Care of Your Woman
16. I'm the Man on Susie's Mind
17. I Can't Stop Loving You
18. Run the Engines Up High
19. It Ain't No Big Thing
20. I Fought the Law
21. Three Bells
22. Danny Boy

Tracks:

1. I Wanna Live
2. You Don't Know Me
3. California Sunshine Girl
4. Words
5. Blue Rain (Coming Down)
6. Drift Away
7. You Lay So Easy on My Mind
8. World You Live In
9. Sweet Caroline
10. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
11. Morning After

Album Description

Mastered from the original tapes, this mid-price 3-on-2 release features extensive annotation by Grammy award-winning Orbison expert Colin Escott. These three albums (from 1972 and 1973) were Roy's last for MGM. 'Roy Orbison Sings' features several Orbison originals, while 'Memphis' is made up of songs associated with the city by writer or content, juxtaposing Roy's unforgettable renditions of 'I Fought The Law' and 'Danny Boy'. 'Milestones' showcases Roy's talents on more contemporary classics like 'Drift Away' and the Bee Gees' 'Words'. Edsel. 2004.

Album Details

From 1972 and 1973 These were the Last Three Albums He Recorded for Mgm.

Customer Reviews:

A MUST FOR ANY ORBISON FAN.......2005-11-26

For many their knowledge of Roy Orbison begins and ends with his 'big' hits from the early 1960's (Only the Lonely, Crying, and Oh Pretty Woman to name a few). But by 1965 the man with the 3-octave voice and the dark sunglasses moved to the MGM label.

While musical styles and tastes changed around him, Orbison continued to record his style of music, marked by big ballads and his operatic voice. At the time this combined with personal and professional turmoil lead to a decline in Orbison's career. As a result these MGM albums, which represents a huge chunk of Orbison's recordings, have been unavailable since their initial release.

For the casual Roy Orbison fan these albums being released on CD is nothing short than a breathtaking opportunity.

The three albums presented here, Roy Orbison Sings, Memphis, and Milestones represents the last albums Orbison would record for the MGM label. Despite how poorly they were received at the time these albums do showcase some incredible songs, amazing vocals, and an artist who was maturing and willing to take some chances.

Now, no longer competing against the pop sounds of the late 60's and early 70's this body of work can be appreciated on its own.

For the true music afficiando, not the novice.......2005-08-19

I am a true lover of music, not your run-of-the mill music, but great music with certain things. In my opinion, a GREAT song requires six things: 1)a great singer; 2)a great melody and/or arrangement; 3)great lyrics; 4)the song has to be sung with FEELING, in other words the singer has to "feel" and relate to the song, 5) the speed or tempo of the song has to fit it, not too slow and not too fast; and finally 6) great musicians on the same page as the singer. Obviously very very few songs can boast all six. 5 out of 6 is about as good as we ever get, but even then that rules out 90% of "music" in my opinion. Roy Orbison is one of the few singers that is capable of a 6. I have almost everything he has ever done, and realize there will never be another Big O. So when I bought this compilation I was extremely anxious to play it.

I must admit, that not all of the songs are even what I would call 4 or 5 star, but I realize Roy didn't fit a mold and liked to experiment. The first time I heard it was in my car in traffic, and for some reason I was disappointed. Maybe it was my mood. But then that night I really listened to it at home, and was totally blown away. Perhaps Bob L should relisten to it. While some of the songs are less than epic, the others more than make up for them. There are at least 20 great songs on this set in my opinion (out of 33). That is 19 1/2 more than most artists have in their lives. In fact most artists have one "good" song and 10 or so awful ones on a cd, and wonder why people aren't anxious to shell out money for their cds. Not so with Orbison.. especially this set.

There are songs of deep, deep love here, songs of lost love and pain, reminiscences of love that truly Roy has felt in his life. Some of my favorites are Danny Boy (he took a great song and made it truly outstanding and almost tearful to listen to), Harlem Woman (he is hopelessly in love with a prostitute I believe and knows he cannot have her love but still loves her unconditionally), Changes, Remember the Good (truly outstanding), I Can't Stop Loving You, I Wanna Live, Take Care of Your Woman (lot of truth here), The Three Bells (MY God),
You Don't Know Me, I've Been Loving You, The Morning After, and my absolute favorite, Blue Rain (it sends chills up my spine).

If you truly appreciate GREAT music, buy these CDs. You won't be sorry.

Boiled Lollies and a Diamond From Roy........2005-04-28

If we troll through these three albums we can put together one quite strong album, another called 'Oddities and Rarities', and a third called 'Absurdities.'
It's not for no reason that these efforts marked the beginning of Roy's lost years. His song choice was often laughable and the arrangements weird.
I offer Harlem Woman and You Don't Know Me as evidence. And as for Morning After........!
Despite these failings when he got it together he could still stop a Diesel in it's tracks.
If there is one overwhelming reason to buy this package it is Danny Boy. The song has been around so long and sung by so many people Roy has no right to make it is his own. But he does. It is breathtakingly, bone achingly beautiful.

Average customer rating:

The Best of Miles Davis: Milestones Miles Davis Manufacturer: Jazz Forever ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BKUXFQ Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

1. Half Nelson
2. Milestones
3. Bird of Paradise
4. Little Willie Leaps
5. Sippin' at Bells
6. Another Hair Do
7. Bluebird
8. Bird Gets the Worm
9. Buzzy
10. Donna Lee
11. Cheryl
12. Chasing the Bird
13. Bongo Bop
14. Dewey Square
15. Don't Blame Me
16. Hymn

Average customer rating:

Milestones David Gillingham , Aldo Forte , Roger Cichy , Percy Grainger , Donald Grantham , and University of Georgia Wind Symphony Manufacturer: Summit(Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000055T3T Release Date: 2001-01-09

Tracks:

1. New Century Dawn
2. Part I: Dawn 1000 A.D./Contrasting Civilizations/The Growing Conflicts Of Humankind
3. Part II: Mechanization/Finale, The Space Age And The Promise Of The Future
4. I. Morning's Cold/A Day For History
5. II. The Kittyhawk 'Flyer'
6. III. 'Success Four Flights...'
7. I. Lisbon
8. II. Horkstow Grange
9. III. Rufford Park Poachers
10. IV. The Brisk Young Sailor
11. V. Lord Melbourne
12. VI. The Lost Lady Found
13. J'ai Ete Au Bal

Average customer rating: Great Trio Jazz

Milestones Michael Weiss Manufacturer: Steeplechase ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000254WA Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

1. Milestones
2. Wave
3. Walter Davis Ascending
4. Just One of Those Things
5. Little Melonae
6. Buffalo
7. Like Someone in Love
8. Love for Sale
9. Stella by Starlight

Customer Reviews:

Great Trio Jazz.......2002-08-20

Michael Weiss is an accomplished pianist often overlooked by the jazz media. This recording, his third as a leader, further demonstrates his abilities to put together a well balanced group of songs interestingly arranged and executed with thoughtfulness and precision. Why no major labels have shown interest in Weiss to date is beyond me. I've heard Weiss in person several times with Johnny Griffin and Art Farmer. Consistently, his invention and lyricism never fail to impress.

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