The Essential Miles Davis

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ 12" Vinyl 1
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A1Bye Bye Blackbird
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Miles Davis7:50
A2Round Midnight
The Miles Davis Quintet5:52
A3On Green Dolphin Street
Miles Davis Sextet9:48
B1All Blues
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1959-04-22)
engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1959-04-22)
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-04-22)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-04-22)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-04-22)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-04-22)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, United States (on 1959-04-22)
recording of:
All Blues (on 1959-04-22)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation
Miles Davis4.511:35
B2Some Day My Prince Will Come
Miles Davis Sextet8:47
▼ 12" Vinyl 2
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CConcierto de Aranjuez
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
clarinet:
Harold Feldman (woodwind player) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-15)
flugelhorn:
Al Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
flute:
Albert Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Eddie Caine (saxophone player, not the rapper) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
French horn:
John Barrows (American wind instrumentalist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Earl Chapin (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
harp:
Janet Putnam (harpist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
oboe:
Romeo Penque and Harold Feldman (woodwind player) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
percussion:
José Mangual and Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
trombone:
Dick Hixson (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Frank Rehak (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Bernie Glow (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Taft Jordan (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Ernie Royal (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
tuba:
Jimmy McAllister (tuba) (on 1959-11-15) and Jimmy McAllister (on 1959-11-20)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studios in Manhattan, United States (on 1959-11-15) and Columbia Studios in New York, United States (on 1959-11-20)
remaster of:
Concierto de Aranjuez (1959-11-20, master take, mono) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (on 1959-11-15)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez (on 1959-11-20)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
partial cover recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
cover recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
16:15
D1Springsville
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-23)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-23)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-23) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-23)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-23)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-23)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-23)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-23), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1957-05-23) and Frank Rehak (on 1957-05-23)
trumpet:
John Carisi (on 1957-05-23), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-23), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-23), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-23) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-23)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, United States (on 1957-05-23)
recording of:
Springsville (on 1957-05-23)
composer:
John Carisi
3:25
D2The Maids of Cadiz (Les Filles de Cadix)
recording of:
Les Filles de Cadix (The Maids of Cadiz) (catch-all for arrangements)
lyricist:
Alfred de Musset
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
arrangement of:
Les Filles de Cadix (Chanson espagnole)
3:40
D3Summertime
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Nixon (on 1958-08-18) and Dick Hixson (on 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-18) and Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18)
flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1958-08-18) and Jerome Richardson (on 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (on 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (on 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, United States (on 1958-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1958-08-18)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:15
D4Once Upon a Summertime (La Valse Des Lilas)
3:25
D5Corcovado
recording of:
Corcovado (original Portuguese version)
lyricist:
Chico Buarque (Brazilian singer/lyricist) and Antônio Carlos Jobim
2:41
▼ 12" Vinyl 3
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E1Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)
cover recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes
Miles Davis12:46
E2My Funny Valentine
The Miles Davis Quintet14:54
F1Petits Machins (Little Stuff)
The Miles Davis Quintet8:05
F2Spanish Key
Miles Davis and His Orchestra17:30
▼ 12" Vinyl 4
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GGreat Expectations
recording of:
Great Expectations
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
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HThe Little Blue Frog
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