DAVIS MILES/THIS IS JAZZ VOL 8 ACOUSTIC

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A GREAT ACOUSTIC INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF ONE OF THE GREATEST GENIUSES IN THE WORLD OF JAZZ IN THE LATE FIFTIES TO THE MID-SIXTIES. MILES IS AMONG THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND ACCLAIMED FIGURES IN THE HISTORY OF JAZZ AND 20TH CENTURY MUSIC. THIS PROGRAM IS LAID OUT THOUGHTFULLY INCLUDING WELL-WORN STANDARDS AND THE MUSIC (PARTICULARLY SO WHAT) DONE ALONGSIDE CANNONBALL ADDERLEY AND JOHN COLTRANE PRIOR TO THEM BECOMING LEADERS AND BIG STARS. THE PLACING OF THE ODDITY JOHNNY CARISIS SPRINGSVILLE NEXT TO SUMMERTIME BOTH IN TANDEM WITH THE GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA IS A NICE TOUCH. CLASSICS LIKE WALKIN SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN AND E.S.P. MAKE YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE OF THOSE BANDS.