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62 ndANNUALCRITICS POLLHISTORICAL ALBUMOF THE YEARMiles Davis, Miles At The Filmore—MilesDavis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3(COLUMBIA/LEGACY)154 VOTESWith their scorching intensity and instrumentalbrilliance, the performances on this third editionof Columbia/Legacy’s Miles Davis Bootleg Seriesrepresent artistic feats that have maintained strongrelevance over time, aesthetically and culturally.1HerbieHancock, TheCompleteColumbia2AlbumCollection1972–1988(COLUMBIA/LEGACY) 86Hancock’s16-year run on Columbia,represented here on 34 discs,marked the keyboardist’s mostrestless and exploratory period.Clifford Jordan,The CompleteClifford JordanStrata–East3Sessions(MOSAIC) 83These sessionsfrom the late’60s/early ’70sfind the assertive saxophonist in theroles of recording artist and producerto equally formidable colleagues.John Coltrane,Sun Ship: TheCompleteSession(IMPULSE/VERVE) 724This two-discset presentsthe rawmaterials thatwould eventuallybecome Sun Ship: completetakes, alternate takes and insertsfrom the original 1965 session.Louis Armstrong,The OKeh,Columbia & RCAVictor Recordings1925–19335(SONY/LEGACY) 67This 10-CD setis the mostcomprehensivecollectionof the trumpeter’s most decisiveand innovative years ever assembled.These recordings seal the historicconvergence of jazz and theGreat American Songbook.Miles Davis, TheOriginal MonoRecordings(COLUMBIA/6LEGACY) 62Audiophileswill relish theoriginal monomixes of momentousrecordings by Davis withhis “First Great Quintet” and incollaboration with Gil Evans, alongwith some enticing rarities.Jack De-Johnette,Special Edition(ECM) 607This set of fourremasteredalbums underscorestheexcitement ofinvention andpossibility one can hear in this era ofDeJohnette’s career, from 1979–’84.Art Blakey & TheJazz Messengers,The CompleteJazz Messengers8At The CaféBohemia(PHOENIXRECORDS) 51Hear Blakey &The Jazz Messengers’complete Nov. 23, 1955, CaféBohemia performance (originallyreleased on three separate LPs) as wellas the 10-inch bonus album HoraceSilver Quintet, Vol. 2, featuring thesame personnel.9John Coltrane,Afro BlueImpressions(PABLO) 49Straddling twoworlds,Coltrane playsmaterial from thelate ’50s whileapplying radical new concepts of timeand harmony at two European concertsrecorded in 1963.Tommy Flanagan/JakiByard, The Magic Of 2(RESONANCE) 48This 1982meetingbetweenpianists10TommyFlanaganand JakiByardat SanFrancisco’s KeystoneKorner illustrates thetranscendent artistry oftwo master modernists induet and solo settings.11 John Carter/Bobby BradfordQuartet, Flight For Four12(INTERNATIONAL PHONOGRAPH) 43Lester Young, Boston1950 (UPTOWN) 43Jim Hall, Live! Vol. 2–4(ARTISTSHARE) 41Sly And The Family Stone,Higher! (EPIC/LEGACY) 4113 Paul Motian, PaulMotian (ECM) 3914Charles Lloyd, Quartets (ECM) 3815 Tony Bennett/Dave Brubeck, TheWhite House Sessions, Live 1962(COLUMBIA/LEGACY) 3416 Earl Hines, Classic Earl HinesSessions: 1928–1945 (MOSAIC) 3217Stan Getz, Live At Montreux 1972(EAGLE ROCK) 2918 James Booker, Classified: RemixedAnd Expanded (ROUNDER) 2619 Modern Jazz Quartet, Germany1956–1958: Lost Tapes (JAZZHAUS) 25Art Pepper, Unreleased Art Vol. VIII:Live At The Winery (WIDOW’S TASTE) 2520 Donny Hathaway, Never MyLove: The Anthology (RHINO) 2438 DOWNBEAT AUGUST 2014