Miles Davis Prestige albums...


I have found these albums being sold as japanese imports, and was wondering if anyone can give me any feedback. I've never heard these albums, so I would like to know what the material is like and if anyone can vouch for the sound quality of these particular imports.

There are a few Davis albums from the Prestige label that have not been remastered, and quite frankly I'm tired of waiting so I figure I'd give these versions a shot.

Dig w/Sonny Rollins...
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The New Miles Davis Quintet...
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Miles Davis/Milt Jackson Quintet...
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The other two that have not been remastered are "Blue Haze" and "Miles Davis and Horns". If anyone can tell me anything about these albums(thoughts, impressions etc.) I would appreciate it very much.
berzin

Showing 1 response by eweedhome

I like the early Miles, such as Dig, but you're hearing Miles in the process of figuring out who he is, and sometimes he's on, and sometimes he's not so on.

I found Original Jazz Classics pressings of Dig and Green Haze somewhere for not that much money (Ebay?) (meaning $10 - 12 apiece--and this was in the last 6-8 months). Assuming the Japanese pressings are expensive, you might test your reaction with some US pressings. I've generally been happy with the OJC pressings. They're better than the Two-fers that came out in the 70's (which are also not hard to find...disappointing transfers, though).