{"product_id":"602478957826","title":"DAVIS,MILES – BIRTH OF THE COOL (BLUE NOTE TONE POET SERIES) - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 602478957826 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: BLUE NOTE RECORDS \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: May 22, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMono 180g Vinyl LP!\u003cbr\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series!\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the Original Analog Phono Reel Master Tapes!\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Music Matters' Joe Harley!\u003cbr\u003ePressed at RTI!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiles Davis' earliest masterpiece\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBirth of the Cool\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egets the royal treatment in celebration of the legendary trumpeter's Centennial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing his trial-by-fire tenure in the Charlie Parker Quintet in the mid-1940s, Davis emerged with bolstered confidence and a creative hunger to explore new directions. A regular gathering of like-minded musicians at arranger Gil Evans' Manhattan apartment provided the workshop at which the Miles Davis Nonet was born, and in 1949-50 Davis led three seminal sessions for Capitol Records that documented this exciting new music with a cast of collaborators including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerry Mulligan\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee Konitz\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ.J. Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKai Winding\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMax Roach\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenny Clarke\u003c\/strong\u003e, and others. The nonet featured a unique instrumentation with French horn and tuba to create new textures influenced by impressionist classical music that inspired lyrical improvisations by the band's soloists on arrangements of pieces by Davis, Evans, Mulligan, Lewis, Denzil Best, Bud Powell, Johnny Mercer, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Note Tone Poet Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the \"Tone Poet,\" on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog phono reel master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket featuring session photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide One:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJeru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoon Dreams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenus De Milo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBudo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeception\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide Two:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGodchild\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoplicity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRocker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsrael\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRouge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"BLUE NOTE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44189748297827,"sku":"602478957826","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/Image_fdaadba5-91f6-4e26-8b66-7d51e751e6a6.jpg?v=1779431281","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/602478957826","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}