Miles Davis, Carnegie Hall Test Pressing, "So What"

1-sided 12" black vinyl. Handwritten in center "Job 60266. Record 1 Side 2. Miles Davis. So What." Manufactured for the express purpose of evaluating the finished product, this preliminary test pressing of "So What" was recorded Live at Carnegie Hall where Miles Davis performed along with Gil Evans, Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb and Paul Chambers.

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) was an iconic American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a six-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz.

From the collection of the late Beverly Bentley. An accomplished stage, screen and television actress, Ms. Bentley had a nearly decade-long relationship with Miles Davis (1956-1963) which ended when she married Norman Mailer.

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