By 1958, Miles Davis had already carved his place in modern jazz, but Milestones marked the beginning of something bigger, the shift from bebop and hard bop toward the modal explorations that would redefine the music in the years to come. Recorded at Columbia’s famed 30th Street Studio in New York, with George Avakian producing and Harold Chapman at the console, this album captures a band on the brink of greatness, and a leader sharpening the tools that would make Kind of Blue possible just a year later.
Artist(s): Trumpet – Miles Davis
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Alto Saxophone – Julian "Cannonball" Adderley*
Bass – Paul Chambers
Drums – "Philly" Joe Jones
Piano – Red Garland
Recording Info: Engineer: Harold Chapman
Producer: George Avakian
Recorded February and March 1958, at the Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City.
Sourced from a 15ips Mono 2-track tape
Components used for Transfer: Analog: Transport - Modified Otari 5050 with Flux Heads
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Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
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Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for all components
All components are grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs
1 Dr. Jekyll 5:50
2 Sid's Ahead 13:08
3 Two Bass Hit 5:15
4 Milestones 5:44
5 Billy Boy 7:16
6 Straight, No Chaser 10:35


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