Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection


Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection is a box set by jazz musician Miles Davis, released in 2009. It contains all the official releases on the Columbia Records label. The box set consists of 70 CDs and 1 DVD.

Contents

The box set contains fifty-two albums on seventy CDs spanning Davis' career on Columbia Records from 1949 to 1989. All albums feature their original tracklists, while some use various deluxe reissue tracklists when available. A few albums received never-before-released bonus tracks. It also includes a never-before-released CD of the full Isle of Wight 1970 concert, a bonus DVD of the Miles Davis Quintet performing live in Europe in 1967. It also contains a 250-page book with annotations on every album and a biographical essay by magazine editor Frederic Goaty. Since this covers everything that Columbia owns, several albums from the early stages and the later stage of Davis' career are not included. This includes everything released by Prestige Records from 1951 to 1960, which is 12 10" records, and 9 full albums. Also missing is the short-lived Warner Bros. contract Miles had from 1986 to 1991, ending with his death. This includes the praised Tutu and Amandla, as well as 3 others.
The albums were ordered in the box set by time of recording ; this order is reflected in the list below. All albums were newly remastered in 2009 for supreme sound quality.
Disc #Album #AlbumYearVersion
Disc 1No. 1In Paris Festival International de Jazz, May 1949 1977Original 1977 Mono Mix
Disc 2No. 2'Round About Midnight 1957Original 1957 Mono Mix
Disc 3No. 3Circle in the Round 1979Original 1979 Stereo Mix
Disc 4No. 3Circle in the Round 1979Original 1979 Stereo Mix
Disc 5No. 4Miles Ahead 19571996 True Stereo Mix
Disc 6No. 5Milestones 19582000 True Stereo Mix
Disc 7No. 61958 Miles 19742000 True Stereo Mix
Disc 8No. 7At Newport 1958 19641994 True Stereo Mix
Disc 9No. 8Porgy and Bess 19591996 True Stereo Mix
Disc 10No. 9Jazz at the Plaza 19732000 True Stereo Mix
Disc 11No. 10Kind of Blue 19591997 Stereo Mix
Disc 12No. 11Sketches of Spain 19601996 Stereo Mix
Disc 13No. 12Directions 1981Original 1981 Stereo Mix
Disc 14No. 12Directions 1981Original 1981 Stereo Mix
Disc 15No. 13Someday My Prince Will Come 19611999 Stereo Mix
Disc 16No. 14In Person Friday Night at the Blackhawk 19612003 Stereo Mix
Disc 17No. 14In Person Friday Night at the Blackhawk 19612003 Stereo Mix
Disc 18No. 15In Person Saturday Night at the Blackhawk 19612003 Stereo Mix
Disc 19No. 15In Person Saturday Night at the Blackhawk 19612003 Stereo Mix
Disc 20No. 16Carnegie Hall 19621998 Mono Mix
Disc 21No. 16Carnegie Hall 19621998 Mono Mix
Disc 22No. 17Quiet Nights 19632009 Stereo Mix
Disc 23No. 18Seven Steps to Heaven 19632004 Stereo Mix
Disc 24No. 19In Europe 19642005 Mono Mix
Disc 25No. 20My Funny Valentine 19652004 Stereo Mix
Disc 26No. 21'Four' and More 19662004 Stereo Mix
Disc 27No. 22Miles in Tokyo 1969Original 1969 Stereo Mix
Disc 28No. 23Miles in Berlin 19652004 Mono Mix
Disc 29No. 24E.S.P.19651998 Stereo Mix
Disc 30No. 25Plugged Nickel, Vol. 1 and 2 19761995 Stereo Mix
Disc 31No. 25Plugged Nickel, Vol. 1 and 2 19761995 Stereo Mix
Disc 32No. 26Miles Smiles19671998 Stereo Mix
Disc 33No. 27Sorcerer 19671998 Stereo Mix
Disc 34No. 28Nefertiti 19681998 Stereo Mix
Disc 35No. 29Water Babies 19761998 Stereo Mix
Disc 36No. 30Miles in the Sky 19681998 Stereo Mix / 1993 Stereo Mix
Disc 37No. 31Filles de Kilimanjaro 1968Original 1968 Stereo Mix
Disc 38No. 32In a Silent Way1969Original 1969 Stereo Mix
Disc 39No. 33Bitches Brew 1970Original 1970 Stereo Mix
Disc 40No. 33Bitches Brew 1970Original 1970 Stereo Mix
Disc 41No. 34Big Fun 1974Original 1974 Stereo Mix
Disc 42No. 34Big Fun 1974Original 1974 Stereo Mix
Disc 43No. 35Jack Johnson19712005 Stereo Mix
Disc 44No. 36Live at the Fillmore East: It's About That Time 2001Original 2001 Stereo Mix
Disc 45No. 36Live at the Fillmore East: It's About That Time 2001Original 2001 Stereo Mix
Disc 46No. 37Black Beauty 1973Original 1973 Stereo Mix
Disc 47No. 37Black Beauty 1973Original 1973 Stereo Mix
Disc 48No. 38At Fillmore 1970Original 1970 Stereo Mix
Disc 49No. 38At Fillmore 1970Original 1970 Stereo Mix
Disc 50No. 39Isle of Wight 2009Original 2009 Stereo Mix
Disc 51No. 40Live-Evil 1971Original 1971 Stereo Mix
Disc 52No. 40Live-Evil 1971Original 1971 Stereo Mix
Disc 53No. 41On the Corner1972Original 1972 Stereo Mix
Disc 54No. 42In Concert 1973Original 1973 Stereo Mix
Disc 55No. 42In Concert 1973Original 1973 Stereo Mix
Disc 56No. 43Dark Magus 1977Original 1977 Stereo Mix
Disc 57No. 43Dark Magus 1977Original 1977 Stereo Mix
Disc 58No. 44Get Up with It 1974Original 1974 Stereo Mix
Disc 59No. 44Get Up with It 1974Original 1974 Stereo Mix
Disc 60No. 45Agharta 1975Original 1975 Stereo Mix
Disc 61No. 45Agharta 1975Original 1975 Stereo Mix
Disc 62No. 46Pangaea 1976Original 1976 Stereo Mix
Disc 63No. 46Pangaea 1976Original 1976 Stereo Mix
Disc 64No. 47The Man with the Horn1981Original 1981 Stereo Mix
Disc 65No. 48We Want Miles 1982Original 1982 Stereo Mix
Disc 66No. 48We Want Miles 1982Original 1982 Stereo Mix
Disc 67No. 49Star People1983Original 1983 Stereo Mix
Disc 68No. 50Decoy1984Original 1984 Stereo Mix
Disc 69No. 51You're Under Arrest1985Original 1985 Stereo Mix
Disc 70No. 52Aura 1989Original 1989 Stereo Mix
DVDNo. 53Live at Europe 19672009Original 2009 DVD Stereo Mix

Bonus tracks and expansions

In Paris Festival International de Jazz, May 1949 is released for the first time on CD outside of Japan and includes two never-released bonus tracks, "The Squirrel" and "Lover Man".Round About Midnight features the bonus tracks included on the 2001 reissue, and also including the first alternate take of "Two Bass Hit", at around 7:00, not released anywhere else.Circle in the Round is unchanged.Miles Ahead features 4 previously released alternate takes: "Springsville", "Miles Ahead", "The Meaning of the Blues / Lament", and "I Don't Wanna Be Kissed ".Milestones features 3 previously released alternate takes: a second "Two Bass Hit", "Milestones" and "Straight, No Chaser".1958 Miles features 1 previously released alternate take: "Fran-Dance". However, it does not include the 1958 show at The Plaza Hotel on the original release.At Newport 1958 is unchanged.Porgy and Bess featured 2 previously released alternate takes: "I Loves You, Porgy" and "Gone".Jazz at the Plaza is unchanged.Kind of Blue features 1 previously released alternate take: "Flamenco Sketches".Sketches of Spain features 2 previously released alternate takes: "Concierto de Aranjuez" and "Concierto de Aranjuez".Directions is unchanged.Someday My Prince Will Come features 1 previously released alternate take: "Someday My Prince Will Come".Friday Night and Saturday Night at the Blackhawk both contain the full Blackhawk shows, previously released.At Carnegie Hall contains the full Carnegie Hall, previously released.Quiet Nights features two unreleased tracks: "Blue Xmas ", and "Devil May Care".Seven Steps to Heaven features 1 previously released alternate take: "So Near, So Far" and 1 previously released outtake: "Summer Night".In Europe features 1 previously released track not on the original LP: "I Thought About You".My Funny Valentine is unchanged.Four' and More separates the announcements and versions of "The Theme" with the rest of the tune it's attached to.Miles in Tokyo is unchanged.Miles in Berlin features 1 previously released track not on the original LP: "Stella by Starlight".E.S.P. is unchanged.At Plugged Nickel, Chicago features the original track listing of the LP but the unedited versions of the songs included, unlike any other reissue.Miles Smiles is unchanged.Sorcerer features 2 previously released alternate takes: "Masqualero" and "Limbo".Nefertiti features 4 previously released alternate takes: 2 of "Hand Jive", and 1 of "Madness" and "Pinocchio"Water Babies features 1 previously released outtake: "Splash".Miles in the Sky features 2 previously released alternate takes: "Black Comedy" and "Country Sun".Filles de Kilimanjaro features 1 previously released alternate take: "Tout De Suite".In a Silent Way is unchanged.Bitches Brew features 1 previously released outtake: "Feio".Big Fun features the more complete reissue version as opposed to the original LP version.Jack Johnson is unchanged.
  • The last track on "Pangaea" is increased to almost 50 minutes as compared to 46 minutes on the original version.
  • "Agharta" is unchanged.

Production

  • Box Set Producer - Daniel Baumgarten and Richard Seidet
  • Boxset Supervision/A&R - Steve Berkowitz
  • Mastering Engineer - Mark Wilder and Maria at Battery Studio, NYC
  • Mastering coordination - Donna Kloepfer
  • Project Direction - Adam Farber and Zak Profera
  • Archival Research - Michael Panico and Tom Tierney
  • Tape Research - Matt Kelly
  • Art Direction and Design - Bruno Lefèvre, Christophe Javault and Juliette Carrico / Objectif Lune
  • English translation - Michelle Sommers and Diane Cousineau
  • Editorial Supervision - Jeremy Holiday and Sheri Miller