What a treat! An incredible compilation for those
Davis fans who love his cooler bluesy/modal material. The brilliant producer
Michael Cuscuna has combed through the early
Davis "Birth of the Cool" sessions (1950), several Blue Note sessions in 1952 and 1954, plus one cut from the classic
Adderley/
Davis album Somethin' Else to create a cool blues compilation of
Davis' stuff stripped of all the bop up-tempo elements. The result is a precursor to
Kind of Blue, an album that shows all of the bluesy cool
Miles Davis that many of us are so very fond of. Don't miss it. ~ Michael Erlewine