Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection

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Columbia/Legacy presents Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection is the ultimate, deluxe, limited edition retrospective of the iconic music that Miles Davis created during his 30 years with Columbia Records and is exclusive to Amazon

This incredible box set contains:

  • 70 CDs and 1 DVD
  • All 52 of Miles’ Columbia recordings in Japanese-styled mini LP jackets
  • 250-page book with a biography, a fully annotated discography, a complete song index, and rare photos
  • List price: $364.98 (only $5.14 per disc!)
  • Limited Edition!

ATTENTION: WE HAVE RECEIVED WORD FROM AMAZON THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS PRODUCT
On the Amazon.com website it now says “We have been notified that there is a manufacturer defect with this product. We are working with the manufacturer to get this corrected and have the product available again. We will be notifying customers who have already ordered the product to alert them to the issue and offer a resolution.”

According to some reviewers on the Amazon website, they have received a box that has been damaged in the mail or contains cd’s with glue on them, which apparently is coming from the LP like sleeves made specifically for this box. Others state that they have received their items undamaged and without any glue marks whatsoever, so it appears some people are lucky and others are not. For a product with such a hefty price and shipping tag this is unacceptable.

Although I trust that Amazon will fully resolve this matter, please keep this in mind when ordering this item.

SOLD OUT IN THE U.S.A!: ONLY LIMITED STOCK AVAILABLE IN EUROPE*
* see Amazon links in sidebar for current pricing of last remaining stock in the UK and Germany or check this List of Sellers on Amazon.UK and this list of sellers on Amazon Germany

70 CD Box Set

Contains 52 Miles Albums recorded from 1949 to 1985 and a Bonus Dvd Miles Davis Quintet: Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams / Live In Europe ’67. This is the only video of this group ever commercially released!

ALL Albums

Most Recent Expanded Editions Of ’90s And ’00s With Bonus Material, Others Heard In Original Form – Packaged In Japanese Style Mini-Lp Cd And Double-Cd Jackets, Replicating Original Artwork

They include: ‘Round About Midnight (1957), Miles Ahead (1957), Milestones (1958), Miles Davis At Newport (1958), Porgy and Bess (1958), Jazz At The Plaza (1958), Kind Of Blue (1959), Sketches Of Spain (1960), Someday My Prince Will Come (1961), In Person: Friday Night At the Blackhawk (1961), In Person: Saturday Night At the Blackhawk (1961), At Carnegie Hall (1961), Seven Steps To Heaven (1963), In Europe (1963), My Funny Valentine (1965), ‘Four’ & More (1966), Miles In Tokyo (1964), Miles In Berlin (1964), E.S.P. (1965), Miles Smiles (1966), Sorcerer (1967), Nefertiti (1967), Miles In the Sky (1968), Filles De Kilimanjaro (1969), In A Silent Way (1969), Bitches Brew (1970), A Tribute To Jack Johnson (1971), Live/Evil (1971), On the Corner (1972), Big Fun (1974), Get Up With It (1974), Water Babies (1976), and Aura (1985).

Other albums that have been digitally remastered include: Circle In The Round (1955 through 1970), 1958 Miles (1958), Directions (1960 through 1970), Live At The Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It’s About That Time (1970), Black Beauty: Miles Davis At Fillmore West (1970), At Fillmore (1970), In Concert (1972), Dark Magus (1974), Agharta (1975), Pangaea (1975), The Man With The Horn (1980-1981), Star People (1982-83), Decoy (1983), and You’re Under Arrest (1984-85).


Click the image above to see a video demo!

Live in Europe

Appearing on DVD for the first time in this box is Live in Europe ’67. These performances were shot in Stockholm and Karlsruhe during the Miles Davis Quintet’s European tour of 1967 and has been completely remastered from the original broadcast tapes and feature Miles with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams.

First Time Audio Release of Isle of Wight

In addition to the DVD, there is the audio release of the full performance from the 1970 Isle of Wight festival. This historic UK concert is now officialy issued in its full length performance on CD for the first time. Bonus tracks and other rare material that have been added to the CD reissues of individual albums in past years are also included.

New expanded editions

With rare or previously unreleased bonus tracks added to four albums:

In Paris Festival International De Jazz May, 1949 (1949)
This new CD adds two previously unreleased tracks: pianist-composer Dameron’s “The Squirrel” and the classic ballad “Lover Man.”

Quiet Nights (1962)
Now includes “Blue Xmas / To Whom It May Concern” (introduced on 1962′s Jingle Bell Jazz) and “Devil May Care” which features one of Miles’ greatest recorded solos.

At Plugged Nickel (1965)
This new double-CD version for MILES DAVIS COLUMBIA contains the original track sequence of the classic LPs, but now in their full unedited versions (as in the 1995 box set)

We Want Miles (1981)
This release now includes three tracks from the very rare LP and CD of Miles!, Miles!, Miles!: Ursula, Aida and Fat Time.

250-page full-color book

With a 11,000-word biographical essay by Frédéric Goaty, annotations on every album and DVD written by Franck Bergerot, rare photography, memorabilia, discographical production notes, complete tune index.

Limited Edition SOLD OUT IN THE U.S.A.!

This box set has only been manufactured in a single limited run. It is already sold out in the US, but there are a few remaining in Europe. Check out the Amazon links on the right to see where the last few copies of the Complete Columbia Album Collection are available.