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I received this box set as a gift. I was initially *very* excited, as the Davis/Coltrane collaborations include some of the best jazz of all time. Before I received the set I read that it includes the four albums "Kind of Blue," "'Round About Midnight," "Milestones," and "Someday My Prince Will Come." In addition, it includes 18 previously unreleased tracks. All tracks have been remastered to Sony's "20-bit" sound (the same as the recent remaster of "Kind of Blue"). It also includes a 116-page booklet with essays, commentary, photos, history, etc.
Unfortunately, I never opened the box. Before I unwrapped it, I discovered that the "complete albums" contained in the set have been dissolved and are no longer complete works. For some reason, the geniuses who put the set together decided to group songs differently, so if you want to listen to "Kind of Blue" as it was originally released, you have to go buy the album separately. All the outtakes and alternative versions are grouped together, so you'll hear a song from KOB, followed by two different versions of it. The other songs from the album are scattered across discs.
I personally am VERY disappointed in this box set, and others that take this approach. If you want to give me extra tracks, put them on a different CD, or group them with the original album but put them at the END so that the album remains intact. To break all the albums up destroys the original intent of the artist.
Unfortunately, I never opened the box. Before I unwrapped it, I discovered that the "complete albums" contained in the set have been dissolved and are no longer complete works. For some reason, the geniuses who put the set together decided to group songs differently, so if you want to listen to "Kind of Blue" as it was originally released, you have to go buy the album separately. All the outtakes and alternative versions are grouped together, so you'll hear a song from KOB, followed by two different versions of it. The other songs from the album are scattered across discs.
I personally am VERY disappointed in this box set, and others that take this approach. If you want to give me extra tracks, put them on a different CD, or group them with the original album but put them at the END so that the album remains intact. To break all the albums up destroys the original intent of the artist.