MILES DAVIS "Porgy and Bess" 1959 UK FONTANA 1st *MONO*

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  MILES DAVIS "Porgy and Bess" 1959 UK FONTANA 1st *MONO* FULLY LAMINATED FLIPBACK COVER, SENSATIONAL RECORD
MILES DAVIS
Porgy And Bess


ORIGINAL UK FONTANA (TFL 5056) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING (1959) OF MILES DAVIS' CLASSIC "Porgy and Bess" LP - IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - SOUNDS GREAT (ON MY SYSTEM - AT A LOUD VOLUME) - CRYSTAL CLEAR AND BEAUTIFULLY RECORDED

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (very thick and chunky) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE MATT AND HEAVILY TEXTURED BLACK/SILVER FONTANA LABELS WITH "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959" STATEMENT
MATRIX: AA 682044 ∇ 1L ∇ 2 // 420 / AA 682044 ∇ 2L ∇ 4 // 420
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED FLIP-BACK SLEEVE"Printed and made in Great Britain"

Tomes are available annotating the importance of this recording. The musical and social impact of Miles Davis, his collaborative efforts with Gil Evans, and in particular their reinvention of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess are indeed profound.
However, the most efficient method of extricating the rhetoric and opining is to experience the recording.
Few other musical teams would have had the ability to remain true to the undiluted spirit and multifaceted nuance of this epic work. However, no other musical teams were Miles Davis and Gil Evans.
It was Evans' intimate knowledge of the composition as well as the performer that allowed him to so definitively capture the essence of both.
The four dates needed to complete work on Porgy and Bess include contributions from several members of his most recent musical aggregate: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto sax), Paul Chambers (bass), and Jimmy Cobb (drums).
Although the focus and emphasis is squarely on Davis throughout, the contributions of the quartet on "Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)," "I Loves You, Porgy," and "There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York" are immeasurable.
They provide a delicate balance in style and, under the direction of Evans, incorporate much of the same energy and intonation here as they did to their post-bop recordings.
There is infinitely more happening on Porgy and Bess, however, with much of the evidence existing in the subtle significance of the hauntingly lyrical passages from Danny Banks' (alto flute) solos, which commence on "Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab." Or the emotive bass and tuba duet that runs throughout "Buzzard Song."
No observation or collection of American jazz can be deemed complete without this recording.

Track Listing:
Side One: The Buzzard Song (4:06) / Bess, You Is My Woman Now (5:10) / Gone (3:57) / Gone, Gone, Gone (2:02) / Summertime (3:17) / Bess, Oh Where's My Bess (4:27)
Side Two: Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (4:38) / Fishermen, Strawberry And Devil Crab (4:05) / My Man's Gone Now (6:13) / It Ain't Necessarily So (4:23) / Here Come De Honey Man (1:13) / I Loves You, Porgy (4:05) / There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York (3:23)

LABELS: The labels are clean and unmarked with moderate spindle wear (please see close-up photos)
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces still retain their original deep, glossy sheen. There are some light pressing blemishes within the vinyl itself and some superficial brush marks but these have little audio consequence
VINYL Audio: Superb MONO cut with a crystal clear, deep, rich sound - beautifully recorded. On playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my LPs prior to listing) there are no scratches, no sticks or jumps, no loud clicks or pops and just some light, low level background noise most evident on the quiet sections and track divisions (but nothing I found at all intrusive). The whole LP plays extremely well throughout to a high standard with no distortion, no groove-wear, sounds great and is very critically graded Nr EXCELLENT for audio - a sensational piece of work and a very nice original 1959 copy
SLEEVE: The original fully laminated flipback sleeve (which is very thin and flat) is also in EXCELLENT condition - very clean with a deep gloss to the laminate and little wear, just a little bumping to the corners and some light feathering to the opening edge

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