The performances snap and sparkle, the quality of the recording is bright and warm, and the tunesstill leaning on ballads and a few bop standardssound reinvigorated.Milesroad-honed bandJohnColtrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones is on point, blowing and bouncing off each other: check out the subdued drama and gentle bounce inBye Bye Blackbird.The dark, moody opening ofDear Old Stockholmthat finally lets the light in at the end of the theme. Or the collective shoulder-rubbing onAh-Leu-Cha,its melodic line played deliciously out-of-sync byMilesandColtrane.

This was the hard-hitting, hard bop recording that introducedMiles Davis