Miles ’56: The Prestige Recordings
Miles Davis
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Following the previously released collections Miles ’54 and Miles ’55, Craft Recordings is continuing its survey of the early Miles Davis discography for a new installment. The sensibly-titled Miles ’56 is another archival dive into the Prestige Records catalogue as it chronicles a pivotal year in Davis’ musical history. It’s out in 3CD, limited-edition 4LP, and digital formats (including hi-res audio) with all audio sourced from the original analog masters and restored using Plangent Processes. Though these dates closed the door on Davis’ affiliation with Prestige Records and he ascended to even greater heights at Columbia, these early recordings set the stage for those later triumphs. Audio for Miles ’56 has been mastered by Paul Blakemore, while lacquers were cut for the vinyl box by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio. Both the CD and LP editions, produced by Nick Phillips, include an essay by Ashley Kahn and track-by-track notes courtesy of the late Dan Morgenstern. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)
