NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ ROGERS & COWAN) - May 26, 2009 marks the 83rd birthday recognition of late jazz icon MILES DAVIS, while music fans across the globe continue to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of KIND OF BLUE, the most significant and all-time, best-selling jazz record ever.
In celebration of the artistic integrity and spirit of MILES DAVIS, Innovation Drum Company (Blue Drums) is offering a limited-edition MILES DAVIS - KIND OF BLUE 50th Anniversary Snare drum in a Collector's Edition series of only fifty (50) drums. Each purchase is accompanied by the 2009 GRAMMY Award-winning MILES DAVIS - KIND OF BLUE 50th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR'S EDITION box set. The 50 hand-crafted, personalized snare drums, include a signed letter of authenticity from MILES DAVIS PROPERTIES, LLC and are made to the highest manufacturing standards in the USA.
KIND OF BLUE, widely considered to be Davis's great masterpiece, is currently R.I.A.A. certified 4X platinum. Drummer Jimmy Cobb, who represents the last surviving member associated with this legendary release, is currently touring with the SO WHAT band to celebrate this milestone year including a June 13 date with the PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL. A major Miles Davis art exhibition will also take place in Paris this October, featuring his most important and collectible work.
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KIND OF BLUE 50TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION
2009 is a year of momentous change! It's part of an evolutionary process that is unstoppable and is measured only by time. However, every once in a while there is some artistic offering from the past that is so profound that it is indivisible! It stands the test of time. It becomes more significant and precious as time goes by. It is a veritable constant in an every-changing universe. One such offering is Miles Davis' timeless classic, KIND OF BLUE! Its textures and message are more significant today than they were at their inception back in 1959. This album changed everything from form to perceptions about modern Jazz. As the world celebrates the 50th Anniversary of KIND OF BLUE, Blue Drums (in conjunction with Miles Davis Properties, LLC) also celebrates this musical masterpiece by offering fifty (50) KIND OF BLUE 50th Anniversary Snare Drums!
These drums will be made entirely in the United States of America and are handcrafted to exacting standards. Each drum is a classic the moment it leaves our facility. In addition, each drum will be serial numbered, personalized for its recipient, bear a personalized KIND OF BLUE 50th Anniversary Badge, personalized internal labels bearing the recipient's picture and name, along with a Certificate of Authenticity from Blue Drums and Miles Davis Properties, LLC. The Blue Drums KIND OF BLUE 50th Anniversary Snare Drum is a one of a kind offering that represents Miles Davis' venerable masterpiece!
Snare Drums are available in a 5.5' x 14' and 6.5' x 14' configurations. Shell Materials are 100% Eight (8)-Ply Rock Maple or Aircraft Aluminum. Wood shell Models are offered in gloss clear maple or gloss KIND OF BLUE METALFLAKE. The Aircraft Aluminum Shell Models are offered in gloss KIND OF BLUE anodized finish. Each drum is offered with the standard strainer ($1,600.00 price per drum) and the ULTRA-Sensitive Strainer ($3,750.00 price per drum). Each drum comes with the KIND OF BLUE 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition Box Set to distinguish the authenticity of this one of a kind offering. Please allow six weeks for delivery from the date of purchase.
