Remastered from original session tapes.
1948 live set on vinyl for the first time.
New Essay By Ashley Kahn

Gatefold Cover with 20-page booklet inside.

In honor of the 70th anniversary of its original singles in 1949, The Complete Birth of the Cool by Miles Davis is being released on 2LP. The record features Miles Davis’ classic Birth of the Cool as well as a second LP of live material from 1948, previously unreleased on vinyl. The package features a wrapped gatefold jacket with laminated coating, as well as a brand new retrospective essay by Ashley Kahn, the author of Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece. Legendary Jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and Jazz historian Phil Schaap provide liner notes on the project, which were originally published in 1998. The first LP is mastered from analog tape of the original singles for the first time since the original Birth of the Cool release in 1957.

Tracklist

A1 Move
A2 Jeru
A3 Moon Dreams
A4 Venus De Milo
A5 Budo
A6 Deception
B1 Godchild
B2 Boplicity
B3 Rocker
B4 Israel
B5 Rouge
B6 Darn That Dream
C1 Birth Of The Cool Theme
C2 Symphony Sid Announces The Band
C3 Move
C4 Why Do I Love You
C5 Godchild
C6 Symphony Sid Introduction
C7 S'il Vous Plait
D1 Moon Dreams
D2 Budo (Hallucination)
D3 Darn That Dream
D4 Move
D5 Moon Dreams
D6 Budo (Hallucinations)