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Seven Steps to Heaven finds Miles Davis standing yet again on the fault line between stylistic epochs. In early 1963, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb left to form their own trio, and Davis was forced to form a new band, which included Memphis tenor player George Coleman and bassist Ron Carter. When Davis next entered the studio in Hollywood, he added local drummer Frank Butler and British studio ace Victor Feldman, who ultimately decided not to go on the road with Davis. It's easy to see why Davis liked Feldman, who contributed the dancing title tune and "Joshua" to the session. On three mellifluous standards -- particularly a cerebral "Basin Street Blues" and a broken-hearted "I Fall in Love Too Easily" -- the pianist plays with an elegant, refined touch, and the kind of rarefied voicings that suggest Ahmad Jamal. Davis responds with some of his most introspective, romantic ballad playing. When Davis returned to New York he finally succeeded in spiriting away a brilliantly gifted 17-year-old drummer from Jackie McLean: Tony Williams. On the title tune you can already hear the difference, as his crisp, driving cymbal beat and jittery, aggressive syncopations propel Davis into the upper reaches of his horn. On "So Near, So Far" the drummer combines with Carter and new pianist Herbie Hancock to expand on a light Afro-Cuban beat with a series of telepathic changes in tempo, texture, and dynamics. Meanwhile, Feldman's "Joshua" (with its overtones of "So What" and "All Blues") portends the kind of expressive variations on the basic 4/4 pulse that would become the band's trademark, as Davis and Coleman ascend into bebop heaven.
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Seth Rothstein, Producer - Harold Chapman, Recording Engineer - Teo Macero, Producer - George Coleman, Tenor Saxophone - Seth Foster, Mastering Engineer - Victor Feldman, Piano - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Ron Carter, Bass - S. Williams, Composer - S. Williams, Lyricist - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Frank Butler, Drums - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator -
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
V. Feldman, Composer - V. Feldman, Lyricist - Anthony Williams, Drums - Teo Macero, Producer - George Coleman, Tenor Saxophone - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Victor Feldman, Piano - M. Davis, Lyricist - M. Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Ron Carter, Bass - Frank Butler, Drums -
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jule Styne, Composer - Jule Styne, Lyricist - Anthony Williams, Drums - Teo Macero, Producer - George Coleman, Tenor Saxophone - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Victor Feldman, Piano - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Ron Carter, Bass - Frank Butler, Drums -
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Piano - Ron Carter, Bass - Benny Green, Composer - Benny Green, Lyricist - Teo Macero, Producer - Tony Crombie, Composer - Tony Crombie, Lyricist - George Coleman, Tenor Saxophone - Tony Williams, Drums - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet -
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Warfield, Composer - C. Warfield, Lyricist - C. Williams, Lyricist - C. Williams, Composer - Anthony Williams, Drums - Teo Macero, Producer - George Coleman, Tenor Saxophone - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Victor Feldman, Piano - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Ron Carter, Bass - Frank Butler, Drums -
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
V. Feldman, Composer - V. Feldman, Lyricist - Anthony Williams, Drums - Teo Macero, Producer - George Coleman, Tenor Saxophone - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Victor Feldman, Piano - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Ron Carter, Bass - Frank Butler, Drums -
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Benny Green, Composer - Benny Green, Lyricist - Teo Macero, Producer - Ron Carter, Bass - Victor Feldman, Piano - Frank Butler, Drums - Tony Crombie, Composer - Tony Crombie, Lyricist - George Coleman, Tenor Saxophone - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Miles Davis, Performer -
Originally Recorded 1963 & Released 1981 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
H. Warren, Composer - H. Warren, Lyricist - Teo Macero, Producer - Ron Carter, Bass - A. Dubin, Composer - A. Dubin, Lyricist - Victor Feldman, Piano - Frank Butler, Drums - George Coleman, Tenor Saxophone - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet -
Originally Released 1963 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Seven Steps to Heaven finds Miles Davis standing yet again on the fault line between stylistic epochs. In early 1963, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb left to form their own trio, and Davis was forced to form a new band, which included Memphis tenor player George Coleman and bassist Ron Carter. When Davis next entered the studio in Hollywood, he added local drummer Frank Butler and British studio ace Victor Feldman, who ultimately decided not to go on the road with Davis. It's easy to see why Davis liked Feldman, who contributed the dancing title tune and "Joshua" to the session. On three mellifluous standards -- particularly a cerebral "Basin Street Blues" and a broken-hearted "I Fall in Love Too Easily" -- the pianist plays with an elegant, refined touch, and the kind of rarefied voicings that suggest Ahmad Jamal. Davis responds with some of his most introspective, romantic ballad playing. When Davis returned to New York he finally succeeded in spiriting away a brilliantly gifted 17-year-old drummer from Jackie McLean: Tony Williams. On the title tune you can already hear the difference, as his crisp, driving cymbal beat and jittery, aggressive syncopations propel Davis into the upper reaches of his horn. On "So Near, So Far" the drummer combines with Carter and new pianist Herbie Hancock to expand on a light Afro-Cuban beat with a series of telepathic changes in tempo, texture, and dynamics. Meanwhile, Feldman's "Joshua" (with its overtones of "So What" and "All Blues") portends the kind of expressive variations on the basic 4/4 pulse that would become the band's trademark, as Davis and Coleman ascend into bebop heaven.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:03
- Main artists: Miles Davis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
Originally Released 1963, Originally Recorded 1963 & Released 1981, (P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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