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After both John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley left Miles Davis' quintet, he was caught in the web of seeking suitable replacements. It was a period of trial and error for him that nonetheless yielded some legendary recordings (Sketches of Spain, for one). One of those is Someday My Prince Will Come. The lineup is Davis, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and alternating drummers Jimmy Cobb and Philly Jo Jones. The saxophonist was Hank Mobley on all but two tracks. John Coltrane returns for the title track and "Teo." The set opens with the title, a lilting waltz that nonetheless gets an original treatment here, despite having been recorded by Dave Brubeck. Kelly is in keen form, playing a bit sprightlier than the tempo would allow, and slips flourishes in the high register inside the melody for an "elfin" feel. Davis waxes light and lyrical with his Harmon mute, playing glissando throughout. Mobley plays a strictly journeyman solo, and then Coltrane blows the pack away with a solo so deep inside the harmony it sounds like it's coming from somewhere else. Mobley's real moment on the album is on the next track, "Old Folks," when he doesn't have Coltrane breathing down his neck. Mobley's soul-stationed lyricism is well-suited to his soloing here, and is for the rest of the album except, of course, on "Teo," where Coltrane takes him out again. The closer on the set, "Blues No. 2," is a vamp on "All Blues," from Kind of Blue, and features Kelly and Chambers playing counterpoint around an eight bar figure then transposing it to 12. Jones collapses the beat, strides it out, and then erects it again for the solos of Davis and Mobley. This is relaxed session; there are no burning tracks here, but there is much in the way of precision playing and a fine exposition of Miles' expansive lyricism.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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F. Churchill, Composer - F. Churchill, Lyricist - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Cobb, Drums - John Coltrane, Tenor Saxophone - L. Morey, Composer - L. Morey, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Paul Chambers, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Wynton Kelly, Piano
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dedette Lee Hill, Composer - Dedette Lee Hill, Lyricist - Frank Laico, Recording Engineer - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Cobb, Drums - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Paul Chambers, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Willard Robison, Composer - Willard Robison, Lyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Fred Plaut, Recording Engineer - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Cobb, Drums - M. Davis, Composer - M. Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis & His Orchestra, Trumpet - Paul Chambers, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Wynton Kelly, Piano
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Fred Plaut, Recording Engineer - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Cobb, Drums - M. Davis, Composer - M. Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis & His Orchestra, Trumpet - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Paul Chambers, Bass - Seth Foster, Mastering Engineer - Seth Rothstein, Producer - Teo Macero, Producer - Wynton Kelly, Piano
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Frank Laico, Recording Engineer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums - John Coltrane, Tenor Saxophone - M. Davis, Composer - M. Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Paul Chambers, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Wynton Kelly, Piano
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone - J. Mercer, Composer - J. Mercer, Lyricist - J. Van Heusen, Composer - J. Van Heusen, Lyricist - Jimmy Cobb, Drums - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Paul Chambers, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Wynton Kelly, Piano
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Frank Laico, Recording Engineer - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone - M. Davis, Composer - M. Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Paul Chambers, Bass - Philly Joe Jones, Drums - Teo Macero, Producer - Wynton Kelly, Piano
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment INc.
Frank E. Churchill, Composer - Frank E. Churchill, Lyricist - Frank Laico, Recording Engineer - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Cobb, Bass - Larry Morey, Composer - Larry Morey, Lyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Paul Chambers, Bass - Seth Foster, Mastering Engineer - Teo Macero, Producer - Wynton Kelly, Piano
Originally recorded 1961. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
After both John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley left Miles Davis' quintet, he was caught in the web of seeking suitable replacements. It was a period of trial and error for him that nonetheless yielded some legendary recordings (Sketches of Spain, for one). One of those is Someday My Prince Will Come. The lineup is Davis, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and alternating drummers Jimmy Cobb and Philly Jo Jones. The saxophonist was Hank Mobley on all but two tracks. John Coltrane returns for the title track and "Teo." The set opens with the title, a lilting waltz that nonetheless gets an original treatment here, despite having been recorded by Dave Brubeck. Kelly is in keen form, playing a bit sprightlier than the tempo would allow, and slips flourishes in the high register inside the melody for an "elfin" feel. Davis waxes light and lyrical with his Harmon mute, playing glissando throughout. Mobley plays a strictly journeyman solo, and then Coltrane blows the pack away with a solo so deep inside the harmony it sounds like it's coming from somewhere else. Mobley's real moment on the album is on the next track, "Old Folks," when he doesn't have Coltrane breathing down his neck. Mobley's soul-stationed lyricism is well-suited to his soloing here, and is for the rest of the album except, of course, on "Teo," where Coltrane takes him out again. The closer on the set, "Blues No. 2," is a vamp on "All Blues," from Kind of Blue, and features Kelly and Chambers playing counterpoint around an eight bar figure then transposing it to 12. Jones collapses the beat, strides it out, and then erects it again for the solos of Davis and Mobley. This is relaxed session; there are no burning tracks here, but there is much in the way of precision playing and a fine exposition of Miles' expansive lyricism.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:36
- Main artists: Miles Davis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
Originally Released 1961,(P) 1979, 1988, 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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