The album captures Davis and his quintet, which included Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums, during their performances at the Blackhawk. It is considered one of Davis' best live recordings and is highly regarded by jazz enthusiasts.
This album contains all tracks from Volume I & II. It is equivalent to a double album
Artist(s): Trumpet – Miles Davis
Bass – Paul Chambers
Drums – Jimmy Cobb
Piano – Wynton Kelly
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley
Recording Info: Recorded live on 21 & 22 April 1961
at The Blackhawk, San Francisco, CA.
Engineer – Russ Payne
Producer – Teo Macero
Sourced from a 15ips 2-track tape
Analog: Transferred using a modified Studer 810 tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by a Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for analog components
Shunyata Research Triton and Typhon for digital components
1 Walkin' 14:21
2 Bye Bye Blackbird 9:55
3 All Of You 15:44
4 No Blues 8:53
5 Bye Bye (Theme) 2:42
6 Love, I've Found You 1:54
7 Well You Needn't 8:16
8 Fran-Dance 7:40
9 So What 12:43
10 Oleo 5:18
11 If I Were A Bell 11:01
12 Neo 12:39
Please Note: This release was mastered in DSD with no PCM. (Pure DSD)
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