The Miles Davis QuintetMiles Smiles

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Tracklist

Orbits 4:35
Circle 5:52
Footprints 9:44
Dolores 6:20
Freedom Jazz Dance 7:11
Ginger Bread Boy 7:40

Credits (5)

Notes

Release Date: Feb 16, 1967
Recorded October 24 and 25, 1966 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City.
Label: Columbia Records

Miles Davis, Trumpet
Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone
Herbie Hancock, Piano
Ron Carter, Bass
Tony Williams, Drums
Teo Macero, Producer
Frank Laico, Engineer

10th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Feb 29, 1968
Nominated for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group Or Soloist With Small G

GRAMMY Hall of Fame Inductee, Feb 15, 2016

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    • Milimetr's avatar
      Milimetr
      Why it has barcode sticker on the back not a printed barcode? Seen first time on MoFi records.
      • filikoster's avatar
        filikoster
        Quite possibly the best Miles album of the sixties. No weak spots whatsoever.

        The pressing is very good overall, very good dynamic range, headroom all across the spectrum. Some pops and clicks here and there though.

        Music: 10/10
        Pressing: 9/10
        • Fabrice.e's avatar
          Fabrice.e
          File Name | Format | SR | Word Length | Max. TPL | LUFSi | DR (PMF) |

          01-01 Orbits | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.83 | -15.59 | 12 |
          01-02 Circle | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -2.40 | -19.78 | 13 |
          01-03 Footprints | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -1.43 | -18.69 | 14 |
          01-04 Dolores | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.65 | -16.76 | 13 |
          01-05 Freedom Jazz Dance | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.95 | -18.10 | 14 |
          01-06 Gingerbread Boy | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.26 | -14.33 | 12 |

          Number of EP/Album Files: 6
          Official EP/Album DR: 13
          • dbloom2's avatar
            dbloom2
            Brand new Music On Vinyl lp. I notice that the horns and piano are L the bass Center-Right, and drums R.
            Does anyone else have this experience?
            I will say that the MOV vinyl is dead black quiet, though it gives my anti-static brush a workout.
            Cheers,
            D.
            • Mchavero's avatar
              Mchavero
              Mother of god… awesome job in both the master and pressing. Great sounding masterpiece
              • matthew_barnhill's avatar
                My copy of this pressing sounds amazing. Very quiet vinyl, excellent soundstage, balance, dynamics. Sounds much better than the newer Music on Vinyl pressing I have.
                • MarquisSmith's avatar
                  MarquisSmith
                  Compared to a two eye US this has a similar character. The remix on CD/MoFi/MoV has its charms too, but this sounds authentic to me. No issue with side two fidelity.
                  • oekintaro's avatar
                    oekintaro
                    Edited 4 months ago
                    I own four pressings of Mile Smiles. This one, the MoFi 45 rpm, the Speakers Corner, and the Music on Vinyl pressing. First of all, this pressing has a much nicer jacket than the previous MoFi , which was overly saturated. Secondly, the vinyl is dead flat and insanely quiet. Very low noise floor. Soundwise, it is close to the MoFi 45 rpm, but is a tad less three dimensional, and has weaker bass. It’s till sounds freaking awesome. As such, it will probably be my go to copy from now on, as I am not really a fan of 45 rpm records. It beats the Speakers Corner by quite a bit (although that one is a bit warmer perhaps), and the MoV by a siginificant margin. Recommended!
                    • soulsanista's avatar
                      soulsanista
                      I own a 67 stereo, a Speakers Corner, a Mofi 2x45 and this mono version. Just performed a shootout with the 45 and I do say I don't think you'll ever be able to pry this mono out of my hands. The mofi is fine but the mix fails to do what I need it to do in my system. My biggest beef is that that drums are centered in the mix but they stay at the speakers meaning they don't present center thus not making it a convincing image. In other words I can't find Tony! The mono kills the the stereo imagery in every way. Every instrument is separated and holographic. The speakers simply disappear on the mono. Fortunately my mono is near mint. Had I been dealing with surface noise issues I'd might go Mofi but I got lucky with this one.
                      • Nightfly76's avatar
                        Nightfly76
                        Sounds very nice overall. Unfortunately, there is some left-channel distortion on Footprints which sullies what would otherwise be a stellar pressing.

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