180 Gram Virgin Vinyl - Pressed at RTI - Mono

Soundtrack to the French film "L'Ascenseur pour l'échafaud"

Relatively Unknown Album Features Three Tracks Recorded by Kind of Blue Sextet in 1958: Excellent-Sounding Mono LP

"The 1958 Jazz Track LP compilation is made up of two unrelated studio sessions. The first side is devoted to ten songs composed by Miles Davis for the soundtrack to the French film L'Ascenseuer Pour l'Echafaud, with pianist René Urtreger, tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen, bassist Pierre Michelot, and drummer Kenny Clarke joining the trumpeter...The second side represents only a portion of the May 26, 1958, studio session with Bill Evans, John Coltrane, and Cannonball Adderley..."

Remainder of Record Comprised of 10 Improvised Tracks Davis Made in 1957 With European Musicians for the Film Soundtrack to French Director Louis Malle's Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud

Legacy Recordings, rolls out an incredible line-up of collectible LPs created especially for Record Store Day's Back to Black Friday 2013.

The 1958 Jazz Track LP compilation is made up of two unrelated studio sessions. The first side is devoted to 10 songs composed by Miles Davis for the soundtrack to the French film "L'Ascenseuer pour l'Echafaud," with pianist René Urtreger, tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen, bassist Pierre Michelot, and drummer Kenny Clarke joining the trumpeter. 

The second side represents only a portion of the May 26, 1958, studio session with Bill Evans, John Coltrane, and Cannonball Adderley that has since been reissued in full on CD. The softly stated treatment of "On Green Dolphin Street," with Davis' muted trumpet, Evans' impeccable accompaniment, and Jimmy Cobb's tasteful brushwork is masterful, though Adderley and Coltrane quickly shatter that mood following their respective entrances. The waltz-time treatment of "Fran Dance" (Davis' recasting of "Put Your Little Foot Right Out") is fine, though the clear highlight of the record is the gorgeous arrangement of "Stella by Starlight," which Adderley sits out.

Musicians:
Miles Davis, trumpet
Side A:
Barney Wilen, tenor saxophone
René Urtreger, piano
Pierre Michelot, bass
Kenny Clarke, drums
Side B:
Miles Davis Sextet

Side 1
    Générique
    L'Assassinat De Carala
    Sur L'Autoroute
    Julien Dans L'Ascenseur
    Florence Sur Les Champs-Élysées
    Dîner Au Motel
    Évasion De Julien
    Visite Du Vigile
    Au Bar Du Petit Bac
    Chez Le Photographe Du Motel
    
Side 2
    On Green Dolphin Street
    Put Your Little Foot Right Out
    Stella By Starlight