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Contents: ?yEverything Jazz?z?yVolume 2: Universal Edition?z?yUHQCD Specification?z?yGreen Color Label Coating?z?yFirst Time on UHQCD?z 200 carefully selected masterpieces from prestigious labels that have shone brightly in history, loved not only overseas but also in Japan for many years. 91 titles are being released on UHQCD for the first time. The booklet includes new liner notes as well as comments from the artists about each work. All albums utilize high-quality UHQCD + green color label coating to faithfully reproduce the sound of the original recording. A friendly series logo by world-renowned illustrator C?sar Debargue. Series Release Schedule: Volume 1: May 28th (Wed) Verve Edition - 50 titles in total (28 of which are being released on UHQCD for the first time) Volume 2: June 25th (Wed) Universal Edition (Impulse!, EmArcy, Decca, etc.) - 50 titles in total (20 of which are being released on UHQCD for the first time) Volume 3: September 24th (Wed) Concord Edition (Prestige, Riverside, Contemporary, etc.) 50 works in total (20 of which are being released on UHQCD for the first time) 4th installment: Wednesday, October 22nd Blue Note Edition 50 works in total (13 of which are being released on UHQCD for the first time) A landmark in jazz history in which the king of jazz laid the foundation for cool jazz in his youth. He commissioned three arrangers to create intelligent scores and expressed a musicality different from bebop. First time on UHQCD.
Miles Davis (tp), Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson (tb), Lee Konitz (as), Gerry Mulligan (bs, arr), Al Haig (p), John Lewis (p, arr), Nelson Boyd (b), Max Roach, Kenny Clarke (ds), Gil Evans (arr), and others. Recorded January 21, April 22, 1949, and March 9, 1950. Media reviews and more: A landmark in jazz history, in which the King of Jazz laid the foundation for cool jazz in his youth. He commissioned three arrangers to create an intelligent score, expressing a musicality different from bebop. (C)RS
