Title: Miles Davis - Take Off: The Complete Blue Note Note
Release year: 1952/1953/1954
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Cool Jazz, Trumpet Jazz
Artist: Alto Saxophone - Jackie McLean (tracks: 1 to 6, 19 to 21, 29 to 30), Bass - Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1 to 6, 19 to 21, 29 to 30), Percy Heath (tracks: 7 to 18, 22 to 28), Drums - Art Blakey (tracks: 7 to 18, 22 to 28), Kenny Clarke (tracks: 1 to 6, 19 to 21, 29 to 30), Piano - Gil Coggins (tracks: 1 to 12, 19 to 30), Horace Silver (tracks: 13 to 18), Producer [All Tracks] - Alfred Lion, Remastered by [High-resolution Master] - Bernie Grundman, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Heath (tracks: 7 to 12, 22 to 28), Trombone - JJ Johnson (tracks: 1 to 12, 19 to 30), Trumpet - Miles Davis

Description:

Take Off '- 96kHz / 24-bit audio - The Complete Blue Note recording sessions with alternate takes and the bonus EP' Enigma 'which includes released on 10-inch vinyl earlier this year. Sourced from high resolution masters created by Bernie Grundman. Additional mastering by Kevin Reeves at 4th Floor Studios, New York City and Robert Vosgien at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood.

Tracks 1 to 6, 19 to 21 and 29 to 30 were recorded at WOR Studios, New York City, NY, May 9, 1952. Tracks 7 to 12 and tracks 22 to 28 were recorded at WOR Studios, New York City, NY, April 20, 1953. Tracks 13 to 18 were recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 6, 1954.

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Two years ago, we decided to begin remastering the jewels of the Blue Note catalog in hi-def resolutions of 96k and 192k. In order to develop a guiding art philosophy for this delicate endeavor, we donned our lab coats, ran dozens of sonic experiments and carefully referenced every generation of our reissues. Ultimately, we decided that our goal would be to protect the original intentions of the artists, producers and engineers who made these records and that, in the case of the pre-digital-era albums, these intentions were best represented by the sound and feel of Their first-edition vinyl releases. Working with a team of dedicated and groovy engineers, we found a sound that both took the feel of the original records while maintaining the depth and transparency of the master tapes ... the new remasters are really cool! --Don Was, President, Blue Note Records

On January 6, 2014 Blue Note Records turned 75! Blue Note - A jazz label founded in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Blue Note Records is owned by the British media group EMI Group. In 2006, the company became part of the Blue Note Label Group, a grouping of labels based on EMI. The activities of the labels Blue Note Label Group is aimed at meeting the growing demand for music for the adult generation.

Historically, Blue Note Records is associated with the jazz style of hard bop (a mixture of bebop with other genres, including soul, blues, rhythm and blues, gospel). With the label there were such famous musicians as: Jimmy Smith, Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson, Donald Bird, Grant Green. Nevertheless, the cooperation of many famous jazzmen with Blue Note Records was episodic, and many recorded on the label only once.

Many albums released by Blue Note Records were awarded a special award in the ninth edition of Penguin Guide to Jazz. Of the eighty albums that received the awards, eight were released Blue Note Records. Of the 213 albums that were included in the "central collection" of Penguin Guide to Jazz, 27 were released on Blue Note Records.

Tracklist:
  BLP 5013 Young Man With A Horn (The Miles Davis Sextet)
01. Dear Old Stockholm 4:16
02. Chance It 3:26
03. Yesterdays 3:46
04. Donna 3:04
05. Woody 'N You 3:15
06. How Deep Is The Ocean 4:41
  BLP 5022 Miles Davis, Vol. 2 (The Miles Davis Sextet)
07. Kelo 3:19
08. Enigma 3:25
09. Ray's Idea 3:45
10. Tempus Fugit 3:51
11. C.T.A. 3:33
12. I Waited For You 3:31
  BLP 5040 Miles Davis, Vol. 3 (The Miles Davis Quartet)
13. Take Off 3:41
14. Lazy Susan 4:04
15. The Leap 4:32
16. Well You Need not 5:25
17. Weirdo 4:45
18. It Never Entered My Mind 4:04
  Bonus Tracks: Alternate Takes (The Miles Davis Sextet)
19. Chance It (Take 5) 2:55
20. Donna (Take 1 - Single Version) 3:12
21. Woody 'N You (Take 1) 3:24
22. Kelo (Take 2) 3:31
23. Enigma (Take 5) 3:36
24. Ray's Idea (Take 1) 3:52
25. Tempus Fugit (Take 2) 3:59
26. C.T.A. (Take 2) 3:19
  Bonus EP: Enigma (The Miles Davis Sextet)
27. Enigma (Alternate Take 1) 3:42
28. Kelo (Alternate Take 1) 3:21
29. Chance It (Alternate Take 3) 3:04
30. Chance It (Alternate Take 4) 3:09

Issued: United States | Universal Music
Duration: 1:51:27