Tracklist
Basin Street Blues | 10:29 | ||
Seven Steps To Heaven | 6:24 | ||
I Fall In Love Too Easily | 6:47 | ||
So Near, So Far | 7:00 | ||
Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 8:27 | ||
Joshua | 7:01 |
Credits (10)
- Ron CarterBass
- Frank ButlerDrums [Cal.]
- Anthony WilliamsDrums [N.Y.]
- Leonard FeatherLiner Notes
- Bob CatoPhotography By [Cover]
- Victor FeldmanPiano [Cal.]
Notes
Recording Period: Apr 1963 - May 1963
Label: Columbia Records
Miles Davis, Trumpet
Victor Feldman, Piano
Ron Carter, Bass
Frank Butler, Drums
George Coleman, Tenor Saxophone
Herbie Hancock, Piano
Tony Williams, Drums
Teo Macero, Producer
Fred Plaut, Engineer
6th Annual GRAMMY Awards, May 12, 1964
Nominated for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group
Nominated for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group
Versions
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![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono, Terre-Haute | Columbia – CL 2051 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo | Columbia – CS 8851 | Canada | 1963 | Canada — 1963 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Sept Pas Vers Le Ciel LP, Album, Mono | CBS – 62 170 | France | 1963 | France — 1963 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo | CBS – SBPG 62170 | UK | 1963 | UK — 1963 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono | CBS – BP233072 | Australia | 1963 | Australia — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo, CSM | Columbia – CS 8851 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | ||||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono | CBS – BPG 62170 | UK | 1963 | UK — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo | CBS – YS 292, Columbia – YS-292 | Japan | 1963 | Japan — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono | Columbia – CL 2051 | Canada | 1963 | Canada — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album, Large hub | Columbia – CQ 594 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo | CBS – S 62170, CBS – CS 8851 | Netherlands | 1963 | Netherlands — 1963 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album | CBS – SBP 233072 | Australia | 1963 | Australia — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo | Columbia – CS 8851 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo | Columbia – CS 8851 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono, Terre Haute | Columbia – CL 2051 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono | CBS – 62170, CBS – CL 2051 | Netherlands | 1963 | Netherlands — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Sept Pas Vers Le Ciel LP, Album, Mono | CBS – 62170, CBS – 62 170, CBS – CL. 2021 | France | 1963 | France — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Promo, Mono, White labels | Columbia – CL 2051 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono | CBS – APS 60.029 | Spain | 1963 | Spain — 1963 | ||||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | Columbia – CS 8851 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo | Columbia – CS 8851 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing | Columbia – CS 8851 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono, Pitman, 2 | Columbia – CL 2051 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | ||||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono | CBS – BPG 62170 | UK | 1963 | UK — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo | CBS – S 62170, CBS – CS 8851 | Netherlands | 1963 | Netherlands — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing | Columbia – CS 8851 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono, Pitman | Columbia – CL 2051 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono | CBS – 62170 | Israel | 1963 | Israel — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing | Columbia – CS 8851 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo | Columbia – CS 8851 | US | 1963 | US — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo | CBS – SBPG 62170 | UK | 1963 | UK — 1963 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono | CBS – BP 473042 | New Zealand | 1964 | New Zealand — 1964 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Stereo | CBS – SBP 473042 | New Zealand | 1964 | New Zealand — 1964 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Mono | Columbia – CL 2051 | US | 1965 | US — 1965 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo | CBS/Sony – SONP 50214 | Japan | 1968 | Japan — 1968 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | CBS/Sony – SONP 50214 | Japan | 1968 | Japan — 1968 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Terre Haute | Columbia – CS 8851 | US | 1971 | US — 1971 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album, ¥2,000 | CBS/Sony – SOPL 158, CBS/Sony – SOPL-158 | Japan | 1972 | Japan — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album, Reissue, Large hub | CBS/Sony – SONT 52081 | Japan | 1972 | Japan — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Seven Steps To Heaven LP, Album | CBS/Sony – SOPL 158, CBS/Sony – SOPL-158 | Japan | 1973 | Japan — 1973 | Recently Edited |
Recommendations
Reviews
- Edited one month ago
referencing Seven Steps To Heaven (LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, SuperVinyl) MFSV 1-534
A very interesting approach in mastering. I had been listening to the Apple digital 16/44 streaming lately which is a bit forward sounding so when I started to spin this MoFi, at first I thought it was going to be of those extremely warm romantic and laidback sounding cuts. But then on track 2 it changed the tone and noticed it was sounding even more clean and exciting than the digital. Then track 3 it was back to that very warm tubey tone, like almost hiding the drumset behind my right speaker. Side 2 had same approach. I am aware that the ballads were recorded in a different studio than the upbeat ones but the 2 versions found currently in Apple music (Lossless) don't present these tone changes between the songs.
So either MoFi mastered the ballads differently to the upbeat songs, or the Apple Music 16/44 was mastered to sound with a very consistent tone all the way through. I gave the record a 2nd spin and embraced the sound of the MoFi better. It has a very nice tube like tone, very analog despite the source for the cut was digital.. Who cares after all.
The vinyl, well... "Super Vinyl" seems to be snake oil with the only difference to my RTI pressings being that it is a bit translucent but has about the same noise floor and few clicks here and there.
I found a bit frustrating that I have to pay extra for this title without getting any improvements as advertised but the sound compensates for that. Though I hope MoFi and other companies stop throwing BS about their magical resin just to charge more.
Cart: Sumiko Rainier through U-Turn Pluto V2 Phono Preamp
Deck: Debut Carbon EVO
Amp: NAD C316BEEV2 referencing Seven Steps To Heaven (LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, SuperVinyl) MFSV 1-534
Can some fan please do a shout out between the AP 45, AP 33, and this one?- I have a weird Terre Haute pressing of this. Labels are identical to this release.
(Side 1 Stamped):
XSM-59704-1AA HH (etched)
(Side 2 Stamped):
o XSM-59705-1C HTH III-II (etched)
No number 4 on back cover.
Side 2 runout matches a Pitman pressing (minus the etchings), Side 1 runout seems undocumented. - Edited 9 months ago
referencing Seven Steps To Heaven (LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, SuperVinyl) MFSV 1-534
Very disappointing experience with this MoFi version... First copy (# 002042) has a lot of visible marks/scuffs and has a lot of surface noise, many many clicks and frequent nasty pops. Definitely not the quality I was expecting from MoFi, so I returned it for a replacement. Then I received the copy # 001866 and, my God, it was warped like a roller coaster (easily the most warped record I've seen in my life to date, no joke...). Due to this, the sound is, again, terrible. Lots of clicks and pops on both sides. Unacceptable for a record of this price. So, I will return it again. After spending some time on that frustrating process, I think will finally stick with my cheaper DOL version (https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/7131198-Miles-Davis-Seven-Steps-To-Heaven), which have a less airy presentation and more sharp/present upper-mids, but also a way better pressing quality, for less than 1/3 of the price of this disappointing MoFi version. In sum, make sure you'll have a good return policy if you decide to take the plunge... 1/5 referencing Seven Steps To Heaven (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 grams) APJ 8851
Excellent pressing… sound awesome! Nice sound stage, didn’t eared de 45 rpm, but this one is perfect to me- Edited 9 months agoThis album is not easy to find in my region, except for crazy expensive pressings like MOFI, so when I saw this more reasonably priced version at a local seller, I decided to give it a try. Record is mostly flat. Jacket feels a bit cheap and minimalistic. Some surface noise and some clicks, but nothing too bad / too distracting, especially at that price (except on the bonus track "Summer Night", which sounds terrible on my copy). Overall, I'm quite surprised since I didn't have high expectations from that label, especially at that price level... While not the best pressing, it sounds decently detailed, clear and present. A pleasing version which doesn't break the bank. 4/5
referencing Seven Steps To Heaven (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 grams) APJ 8851
Any thoughts of this pressing? Thinking about this one to buy or the 2023 MFSL pressing. (https://www.discogs.com/release/28603312-Miles-Davis-Seven-Steps-To-Heaven)- Edited one year ago
referencing Seven Steps To Heaven (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 200 gram) APJ 8851
Spectacular pressing! Vinyl is dead quiet, even quieter than my example of the more expensive AP UHQR Kind of Blue. This is a lovely recording of one of my favorite Miles records. Highly recommended. - Edited one year ago
referencing Seven Steps To Heaven (LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, SuperVinyl) MFSV 1-534
To my ears this is a fantastic sounding album. My new favourite Miles. Compared this to an OG 1963 pressing. The OG has more upper midrange emphasis and not as much bass which gives it a more live, in the studio sound. The overall experience is exciting but a bit fatiguing.
The Mo-Fi is much more enjoyable overall. I'm not exactly sure what Mo-Fi does with Miles Trumpet but to my ears it is much better sounding: More detail, more nuance, more musical and not fatiguing at all. The increased bass on the MOFI is not bloated and it allows the bass notes to be easily followed providing a clear foundation for the music.
The Supervinyl is dead silent. There is the occasional tiny tick here and there but they are the type that disappear after a few plays and a cleaning. (very slight dish warp but when a pressing is so clean and sounds so good I can easily live with the dish warp. The stylus doesn't go up and down just need to raise the VTA a bit on one side)
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