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Circle in the Round

April 10, 2024

Circle in the Round is a 1979 compilation album by jazz musician Miles Davis. It compiled outtakes from sessions across fifteen years of Davis's career that, with one exception, had been previously unreleased. All of its tracks have since been made available on album reissues and box sets.

Circle in the Round
Compilation album by
Miles Davis
ReleasedNovember 1979
RecordedOctober 26, 1955 – January 27, 1970
Genre
Length98:25
LabelColumbia
ProducerJoe McEwen and Jim Fishel
Miles Davis chronology
Dark Magus
(1977) 		Circle in the Round
(1979) 		Directions
(1981)

Material edit

"Two Bass Hit" is from a 1955 session. A 1958 re-recording was released on Milestones. "Love for Sale", previously released on a 1974 Japanese compilation, features the same lineup that would play on most of Kind of Blue. "Blues No. 2" comes from the last session that Davis and John Coltrane would record together in 1961, although Coltrane does not play on the track.

The title track, recorded in late 1967, is the first Davis recording to depart from strictly acoustic instrumentation, featuring Joe Beck on electric guitar. Edited here by seven minutes, the full track was later released on the 1998 box set The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968. The first officially released Davis track with electric guitar was "Paraphernalia", from 1968's Miles in the Sky,[2] with George Benson contributing. Benson appears here on the second take of "Side Car" and "Sanctuary".

"Teo's Bag",[3] both versions of "Side Car", "Splash", and "Sanctuary" come from two sessions in early 1968; Wayne Shorter had recorded a version of "Teo's Bag" in 1966 as "The Collector", which would appear on the 1987 CD reissue of his album Adam's Apple. "Splash" was later released unedited on The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions and the 2002 reissue of Water Babies, while a 1969 re-recording of "Sanctuary" had appeared on Bitches Brew in 1970.

The Crosby, Stills & Nash cover "Guinnevere" is taken from the same sessions in early 1970 which yielded "Great Expectations", "Orange Lady" and the Big Fun track "Lonely Fire". Like the title track, the version on Circle in the Round is edited; the complete take as it appears on The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions is three minutes longer.

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[5]
Down Beat (1982)     [6]
Down Beat (1991)     [6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [7]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [8]
Q     [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [10]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ (  )[11]

In Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau deemed the recordings on Circle in the Round "damaged goods", even though "Miles tastes better out of the can than fresh watermelon or even V.S.O.P."[5] Lester Bangs voted it one of 1979's ten best records in his ballot for The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop poll.[12] "Although seemingly hodgepodge in arrangement, Circle in the Round is a brilliant examination of the depth of scope and range possessed by Miles Davis", Lindsay Planer later wrote in AllMusic.[4]

Track listing edit

All tracks by Miles Davis, except where noted.

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Two Bass Hit"Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis10/26/19553:43
2."Love for Sale"Cole Porter5/26/195811:52
3."Blues No. 2" 3/21/19616:51
Side 2
No.TitleRecording dateLength
1."Circle in the Round"12/4/196726:17
Side 3
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Teo's Bag"Herbie Hancock1/16/19685:58
2."Side Car I" 2/13/19685:00
3."Side Car II" 2/13/19683:37
4."Splash" 11/12/19688:33
Side 4
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Sanctuary"Wayne Shorter5/2/19688:52
2."Guinnevere"David Crosby1/27/197018:06

Personnel edit

Recorded between October 26, 1955 and January 27, 1970.

References edit

  1. ^ West, Hollie I. (December 2, 1979). "Powerful Reminders Of Miles Davis". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ^ This album was also his first to feature electric piano and bass, both on the opening track "Stuff".
  3. ^ The title is a reference to longtime Davis producer Teo Macero. Another take appears on The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968.
  4. ^ a b Planer, Lindsay (2011). "Circle in the Round - Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  5. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Da Capo Press. p. 102. ISBN 0306804093.
  6. ^ a b Alkyer, Frank; Enright, Ed; Koransky, Jason, eds. (2007). The Miles Davis Reader. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 275, 307. ISBN 978-1423430766.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Miles Davis". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  8. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  9. ^ Q: 130. December 1993.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  10. ^ Considine, J. D. (1992). "Miles Davis". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 180. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
  11. ^ Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  12. ^ Christgau, Robert (1980). "The Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll (Almost) Grows Up". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 26, 2016.

External links edit

  • Circle in the Round at Discogs (list of releases)

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Circle in the Round is a 1979 compilation album by jazz musician Miles Davis It compiled outtakes from sessions across fifteen years of Davis s career that with one exception had been previously unreleased All of its tracks have since been made available on album reissues and box sets Circle in the RoundCompilation album by Miles DavisReleasedNovember 1979RecordedOctober 26 1955 January 27 1970GenreJazz jazz fusion 1 Length98 25LabelColumbiaProducerJoe McEwen and Jim FishelMiles Davis chronologyDark Magus 1977 Circle in the Round 1979 Directions 1981 Contents 1 Material 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External linksMaterial edit Two Bass Hit is from a 1955 session A 1958 re recording was released on Milestones Love for Sale previously released on a 1974 Japanese compilation features the same lineup that would play on most of Kind of Blue Blues No 2 comes from the last session that Davis and John Coltrane would record together in 1961 although Coltrane does not play on the track The title track recorded in late 1967 is the first Davis recording to depart from strictly acoustic instrumentation featuring Joe Beck on electric guitar Edited here by seven minutes the full track was later released on the 1998 box set The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965 1968 The first officially released Davis track with electric guitar was Paraphernalia from 1968 s Miles in the Sky 2 with George Benson contributing Benson appears here on the second take of Side Car and Sanctuary Teo s Bag 3 both versions of Side Car Splash and Sanctuary come from two sessions in early 1968 Wayne Shorter had recorded a version of Teo s Bag in 1966 as The Collector which would appear on the 1987 CD reissue of his album Adam s Apple Splash was later released unedited on The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions and the 2002 reissue of Water Babies while a 1969 re recording of Sanctuary had appeared on Bitches Brew in 1970 The Crosby Stills amp Nash cover Guinnevere is taken from the same sessions in early 1970 which yielded Great Expectations Orange Lady and the Big Fun track Lonely Fire Like the title track the version on Circle in the Round is edited the complete take as it appears on The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions is three minutes longer Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Christgau s Record GuideB 5 Down Beat 1982 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Down Beat 1991 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Encyclopedia of Popular Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Tom Hull on the WebB nbsp nbsp 11 In Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies 1981 Robert Christgau deemed the recordings on Circle in the Round damaged goods even though Miles tastes better out of the can than fresh watermelon or even V S O P 5 Lester Bangs voted it one of 1979 s ten best records in his ballot for The Village Voice s annual Pazz amp Jop poll 12 Although seemingly hodgepodge in arrangement Circle in the Round is a brilliant examination of the depth of scope and range possessed by Miles Davis Lindsay Planer later wrote in AllMusic 4 Track listing editAll tracks by Miles Davis except where noted Side 1No TitleWriter s Recording dateLength1 Two Bass Hit Dizzy Gillespie John Lewis10 26 19553 432 Love for Sale Cole Porter5 26 195811 523 Blues No 2 3 21 19616 51 Side 2No TitleRecording dateLength1 Circle in the Round 12 4 196726 17 Side 3No TitleWriter s Recording dateLength1 Teo s Bag Herbie Hancock1 16 19685 582 Side Car I 2 13 19685 003 Side Car II 2 13 19683 374 Splash 11 12 19688 33 Side 4No TitleWriter s Recording dateLength1 Sanctuary Wayne Shorter5 2 19688 522 Guinnevere David Crosby1 27 197018 06Personnel editRecorded between October 26 1955 and January 27 1970 Miles Davis trumpet bells chimes John Coltrane tenor saxophone track 1 2 Cannonball Adderley alto saxophone track 2 Hank Mobley tenor saxophone track 3 Wayne Shorter tenor saxophone tracks 4 10 Bennie Maupin bass clarinet track 10 Khalil Balakrishna sitar track 10 Joe Beck guitar track 4 George Benson guitar tracks 7 9 John McLaughlin guitar track 10 Red Garland piano track 1 Bill Evans piano track 2 Wynton Kelly piano track 3 Herbie Hancock piano tracks 4 7 9 celeste track 4 electric piano track 8 Chick Corea electric piano tracks 8 10 Joe Zawinul electric piano track 10 Paul Chambers bass tracks 1 3 Ron Carter bass tracks 4 7 9 Dave Holland bass track 8 10 Philly Joe Jones drums tracks 1 3 Jimmy Cobb drums track 2 Tony Williams drums tracks 4 9 Billy Cobham drums track 10 Jack DeJohnette drums track 10 Airto Moreira percussion track 10 References edit West Hollie I December 2 1979 Powerful Reminders Of Miles Davis The Washington Post Retrieved December 31 2020 This album was also his first to feature electric piano and bass both on the opening track Stuff The title is a reference to longtime Davis producer Teo Macero Another take appears on The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965 1968 a b Planer Lindsay 2011 Circle in the Round Miles Davis AllMusic allmusic com Retrieved 20 July 2011 a b Christgau Robert 1981 Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the 70s Da Capo Press p 102 ISBN 0306804093 a b Alkyer Frank Enright Ed Koransky Jason eds 2007 The Miles Davis Reader Hal Leonard Corporation pp 275 307 ISBN 978 1423430766 Larkin Colin 2011 Miles Davis The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 5th ed Omnibus Press ISBN 978 0857125958 Cook Richard Morton Brian 2008 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 9th ed Penguin p 346 ISBN 978 0 141 03401 0 Q 130 December 1993 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint untitled periodical link Considine J D 1992 Miles Davis In DeCurtis Anthony Henke James George Warren Holly eds The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3rd ed Random House p 180 ISBN 0 679 73729 4 Hull Tom May 10 2021 Music Week Tom Hull on the Web Retrieved May 13 2021 Christgau Robert 1980 The Pazz amp Jop Critics Poll Almost Grows Up The Village Voice Retrieved June 26 2016 External links editCircle in the Round at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Circle in the Round amp oldid 1210155286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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