Vinyl Reissue Series Commemorates 65th Anniversary of Prestige Records and 90th Birthday of Legendary Engineer Rudy Van Gelder!
Originally released in 1956, Collectors Items consists of two studio sessions recorded over roughly three years, with a menagerie of musicians taking part. Because of the amount of time between each session (1953 and 1956), fans will get an intimate peek into the artistic maturation of the esteemed artists who took part in the recordings. Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker (who recorded under the name Charlie Chan to avoid contractual issues while under a rival label), Paul Chambers, Art Taylor and Tommy Flanagan were just some of the names who joined Davis in the studio. Collectors Items opens the studio doors to listeners, allowing them to take part in a momentCharlie Parker trying out a new King tenor sax; Miles Davis informally improvising; the band recording Round About Midnight at six PM, due to the studio closing down for the night. Ira Gitlers liner notes recall details like thisadding dimension and a context to the albums tracks. This is most definitely a Collectors Item for any jazz fan.
"It's classic, if often overlooked, music from a variety of immortal jazzmen." -Scott Yanow, allmusic.com
Features:
Prestige Records 65th Anniversary Reissue
Musicians:
January 30, 1953 session:
Miles Davis, trumpet
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Charlie Parker (Charlie Chan), tenor saxophone
Walter Bishop, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums
March 16, 1956 session:
Miles Davis, trumpet
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Art Taylor, drums
Selections:
1. Compulsion
2. The Serpent's Tooth (two takes)
3. 'Round About Midnight
4. In Your Own Sweet Way
5. Vierd Blues
6. No Line
Originally released in 1956, Collectors Items consists of two studio sessions recorded over roughly three years, with a menagerie of musicians taking part. Because of the amount of time between each session (1953 and 1956), fans will get an intimate peek into the artistic maturation of the esteemed artists who took part in the recordings. Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker (who recorded under the name Charlie Chan to avoid contractual issues while under a rival label), Paul Chambers, Art Taylor and Tommy Flanagan were just some of the names who joined Davis in the studio. Collectors Items opens the studio doors to listeners, allowing them to take part in a momentCharlie Parker trying out a new King tenor sax; Miles Davis informally improvising; the band recording Round About Midnight at six PM, due to the studio closing down for the night. Ira Gitlers liner notes recall details like thisadding dimension and a context to the albums tracks. This is most definitely a Collectors Item for any jazz fan.
"It's classic, if often overlooked, music from a variety of immortal jazzmen." -Scott Yanow, allmusic.com
Features:
Prestige Records 65th Anniversary Reissue
Musicians:
January 30, 1953 session:
Miles Davis, trumpet
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Charlie Parker (Charlie Chan), tenor saxophone
Walter Bishop, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums
March 16, 1956 session:
Miles Davis, trumpet
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Art Taylor, drums
Selections:
1. Compulsion
2. The Serpent's Tooth (two takes)
3. 'Round About Midnight
4. In Your Own Sweet Way
5. Vierd Blues
6. No Line
