Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight

Part of Mobile Fidelity's Miles Davis catalog restoration series, 'Round About Midnight now resonates with a physical palpability and emotional heft never before experienced. Mastered from the original master tapes, this unsurpassed mono SACD traces the individual paths each musician takes in contributing to the whole, whether it's pianist Red Garland's left hand spinning actinoid chords or Coltrane infusing a tune with harmony-defying fills that suggest arabesque patterns. Recorded at three separate sessions, the music has never sounded so cohesive, immediate, or involving. Historically, few jazz records claim the significance boasted by 'Round About Midnight. The album's creation—and the assembly of Davis' quintet, which also includes Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones—stems from the headliner's rousing rendition of the title-inspired track, "'Round Midnight," a Thelonious Monk standard, at the 1955 Newport Jazz Festival. Stunning the audience with an interpretation that witnessed