November 21, 2007

The 'Gum Drop XIII: Hear New Frog Eyes, Win New Miles Davis

'Gum Droppers, you may wanna pop into that spam folder; there's a good chance this week's blast wound up sorted alongside other sordid emails due to Frog Eyes' "Shit" containing song title. The track itself's a reworked version of "The Policy Merchant," which appears in its initial whispery form on Frog Eyes's excellent fourth proper album Tears Of The Valedictorian. The full-band, fully-uplifted version we offered today is destined for the limited-edition, four-song Absolutely Kosher split 7" with Dan Bejar and Sydney Vermont's Hello, Blue Roses (out in December). Take a listen here. The newly expanded title is "Policy Merchant 2: Ah Shit Man" -- perfect for jamming spam filters from France and back. Dig it out of there -- Carey Mercer's lovely croon and Q&A is well worth it.

In addition to our Frog friends, we offered the chance to win some '70s funky rock-infused, R&B-soaked jazz. That's right, this week one winner nabs Miles Davis's amazing The Complete On The Corner Sessions Columbia/Legacy six-disc box set. The Complete On The Corner Sessions, produced by Bob Belden and Michael Cuscuna and digitally mastered by Mark Wilder, includes:

Over 6 1/2 hours of music covering Miles's studio recordings from 1972 to 1975, including a dozen previously unreleased tracks.

Michael Henderson, Al Foster, Mtume, Dave Liebman, Sonny Fortune, Carlos Garnett, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Reggie Lucas, Pete Cosey, Jack DeJohnette, Billy Hart, Badal Roy, Don Alias, Bennie Maupin, Lonnie Liston Smith, Cedric Lawson and others

A 120-page full-color booklet with brand new essays by arranger/composer Paul Buckmaster and music journalist Tom Terrell

Dozens of rare photos, plus new illustrations from original illustrator Corky McCoy

Get these plus other details at Davis's official site. The collection's out now on Legacy Recordings. You can sign up to win it by heading here.

CONTEST ENDS 12/05/07 AT 12PM EST