Miles Davis - Walkin'
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Artist: Miles DavisEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2006-06-13
Music Label: Prestige
Soundtracks:
- Walkin'
- Blue 'N' Boogie
- Solar
- You Don't Know What Love Is
- Love Me or Leave Me
Free Music Notes for Walkin'
Free Music Review: Truly An All-Star Session
Hit: 5 Stars
Of all the Miles Davis albums I've heard thus far, this one has quickly become a favorite. The album is made up of two sessions from April of 1954, one on the 29th which produced "Walkin'" and "Blue 'N' Boogie", which features Davis on trumpet, the amazing J.J. Johnson on trombone, Lucky Thompson on tenor sax, Horace Silver on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums. An earlier session on the 3rd produced the remaining tracks on the album, with Dave Schildkraut on alto sax and without the presence of Johnson and Thompson.
"Walkin'" and "Blue 'N' Boogie" are both great extended hard bop numbers, boasting fine soloing from all the horn players. Davis sounds full and rich on these tracks and Lucky Thompson provides some soulful tenor, really shining on "Walkin'" and J.J. Johnson displays why he's considered one of the best trombone players in jazz. He takes a particularly choice solo on "Blue 'N' Boogie", my favorite track on the album. Throughout the album, Horace Silver lays down some funky piano lines, really showing off his chops on his solo on "B 'N' B". Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke are rock solid rhythm partners, keeping the bop engine humming along. Starting with the beautiful "Solar", Miles breaks out the mute and Schildkraut does his best Bird, adding a lovely solo. "You Don't Know What Love Is" is another gently rendered ballad. The group returns to a quicker pace for the closing number "Love Me or Leave Me", featuring some great work on the skins by Clarke.
I would say this has become one of my favorites because of the energy and soul exhibited in the performances. Davis has never seemed looser to me and the rest of the group truly gives performances worthy of the moniker "All Stars". This album is a must have if you're a fan of Miles Davis and of hard bop.
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