Miles Davis – Twenty Classic Albums

Miles Davis - Twenty Classic Albums album cover

Label:

 Reel To Reel Music Company – RTRCDBOX4

Format:
10 x CD
Box Set , Compilation, Reissue, Remastered

Country:

 UK & Europe

Released:

Genre:

 Jazz

Style:

 Post Bop

Tracklist

Birth Of The Cool
1-1 Move
Arranged By – John Lewis (2)
Written-By – Denzil Best
2:32
1-2 Jeru
Written-By – Gerry Mulligan
3:11
1-3 Moon Dreams
Arranged By – Gil Evans
Written-By – Johnny Mercer
3:17
1-4 Venus De Milo
Written-By – Gerry Mulligan
3:10
1-5 Budo
Arranged By – John Lewis (2)
Written-By – Miles Davis
2:32
1-6 Deception
Arranged By – Gerry Mulligan
Written-By – Miles Davis
2:46
1-7 Godchild
Arranged By – Gerry Mulligan
Written-By – George Wallington
3:08
1-8 Boplicity
Arranged By – Gil Evans
Written-By – Miles Davis
2:59
1-9 Rocker
Written-By – Gerry Mulligan
3:04
1-10 Israel
Written-By – Johnny Carisi*
2:15
1-11 Rouge
Written-By – John Lewis (2)
3:12
1-12 Darn That Dream
Arranged By – Gerry Mulligan
Written-By – James Van Heusen*
3:23
Conception
1-13 Odjenar
Written-By – George Russell
2:50
1-14 Hibeck
Written-By – Lee Konitz
3:04
1-15 Yesterdays
Written-By – Jerome Kern
2:24
1-16 Ezz-Thetic
Written-By – George Russell
2:51
1-17 Indian Summer
Written-By – Victor Herbert
2:31
1-18 Duet For Saxophone And Guitar
Written-By – Lee Konitz
2:37
1-19 Conception
Written-By – George Shearing
4:07
1-20 My Old Flame
Written-By – Sam Coslow
6:33
1-21 Intoit
Written-By – Stan Getz
3:19
1-22 Prezervation
Written-By – Stan Getz
2:41
1-23 I May Be Wrong
Written-By – Gerry Mulligan
3:26
1-24 So What
Written-By – Gerry Mulligan
2:43
Dig
2-1 Dig
Written-By – Miles Davis
7:33
2-2 It's Only A Paper Moon
Written-By – Harold Arlen
5:23
2-3 Denial
Written-By – Miles Davis
5:04
2-4 Bluing
Written-By – Miles Davis
8:31
2-5 Out Of The Blue
Written-By – Miles Davis
6:14
2-6 Conception
Written-By – George Shearing
6:32
2-7 My Old Flame
Written-By – Sam Coslow
4:00
Blue Haze
2-8 I'll April
Written-By – P Johnston*
7:51
2-9 Four
Written-By – M Davis*
4:00
2-10 Old Devil Moon
Written-By – E Y Harburg*
3:11
2-11 Smooch
Written-By – M Davis*
3:04
2-12 Blue Haze
Written-By – M Davis*
6:07
2-13 When Lights Are Low
Written-By – C Williams*
3:25
2-14 Tune Up
Written-By – M Davis*
3:52
2-15 Miles Ahead
Written-By – M Davis*
4:26
Walkin'
3-1 Walkin'
Written-By – R Carpenter*
13:27
3-2 Blue 'n' Boogie
Written-By – Frank Paparelli
8:18
3-3 Solar
Written-By – Miles Davis
4:43
3-4 You Don't Know What Love Is
Written-By – Gene De Paul*
4:21
3-5 Love Me Or Leave Me
Written-By – Walter Donaldson
6:54
The Musings Of Miles
3-6 Will You Still Be Mine
Written-By – T Adair*
6:20
3-7 I See Your Face Before Me
Written-By – A Schwartz, H Dietz*
4:43
3-8 I Didn't
Written-By – M Davis*
6:03
3-9 A Gal In Calico
Written-By – L Robin*
5:15
3-10 A Night In Tunisia
Written-By – F Pararelli*
7:20
3-11 Green Haze
Written-By – M Davis*
5:48
Blue Moods
4-1 Nature Boy
Written-By – Ahbez*
6:14
4-2 Alone Together
Written-By – Dietz, Schwartz*
7:16
4-3 There's No You
Written-By – Adair*
8:05
4-4 Easy Living
Written-By – Rainger*
5:03
Quintet / Sextet
4-5 Dr Jackle
Written-By – J Maclean*
8:52
4-6 Bitty Ditty
Written-By – T Jones*
6:35
4-7 Minor March
Written-By – J Maclean*
8:16
4-8 Changes
Written-By – R Bryant*
7:10
Miles - The New Miles Davis Quintet
5-1 Just Squeeze Me
Written-By – Lee Gaines
7:25
5-2 There Is No Greater Love
Written-By – Marty Symes
5:17
5-3 How Am I To Know
Written-By – Jack King (3)
4:37
5-4 S'posin
Written-By – Paul Denniker
5:12
5-5 Miles Theme
Written-By – Miles Davis
5:47
5-6 Stablemates
Written-By – Benny Golson
5:18
Miles Davis And Horns
5-7 Morpheus
Written-By – John Lewis (2)
2:20
5-8 Down
Written-By – Miles Davis
2:50
5-9 Blue Room (Take 2)
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
2:46
5-10 Whispering
Written-By – V Rose*
3:02
5-11 Tasty Pudding
Written-By – Al Cohn
3:20
5-12 Willie The Wailer
Written-By – Al Cohn
4:24
5-13 Floppy
Written-By – Al Cohn
5:59
5-14 For Adults Only
Written-By – Al Cohn
5:32
5-15 Blue Room (Take 1)
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
3:00
Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
6-1 If I Were A Bell
Written-By – Frank Loesser
8:12
6-2 You're My Everything
Written-By – Harry Warren (2)
5:14
6-3 I Could Write A Book
Written-By – Richard Rodgers
5:05
6-4 Oleo
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
6:15
6-5 It Could Happen To You
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen
6:26
6-6 Woody 'n' You
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie
4:51
Bags Groove
6-7 Bags' Groove (Take 1)
Written-By – Milt Jackson
11:12
6-8 Bags' Groove (Take 2)
Written-By – Milt Jackson
9:20
6-9 Airegin
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
4:57
6-10 But Not For Me (Take 2)
Written-By – George Gershwin
4:34
6-11 Doxy
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
4:51
6-12 But Not For Me (Take 1)
Written-By – George Gershwin
5:42
'Round About Midnight
7-1 'Round About Midnight
Written-By – Monk*
5:55
7-2 Ah-Leu-Cha
Written-By – Parker*
5:49
7-3 All Of You
Written-By – Porter*
6:59
7-4 Bye Bye Blackbird
Written-By – Henderson*
7:53
7-5 Tadd's Delight
Written-By – Dameron*
4:26
7-6 Dear Old Stockholm
Arranged By – Stan Getz
Written-By – Trad*
7:48
Miles Ahead
7-7 Springsville
Written-By – John Carisi
3:28
7-8 The Maids Of Cadiz
Written-By – Leo Delibes*
3:53
7-9 The Duke
Written-By – Dave Brubeck
3:33
7-10 My Ship
Written-By – Kurt Weill
4:29
7-11 Miles Ahead
Written-By – Davis*
3:29
7-12 Blues For Pablo
Written-By – Evans*
5:18
7-13 New Rhumba
Written-By – Ahmad Jamal
4:36
7-14 The Meaning Of The Blues
Written-By – Leah Worth
2:48
7-15 Lament
Written-By – J. J. Johnson*
2:16
7-16 I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)
Written-By – Jack Elliott (4)
3:02
Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
8-1 My Funny Valentine
Written-By – Richard Rodgers
5:59
8-2 Blues By Five
Written-By – Miles Davis
9:54
8-3 Airegin
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
4:24
8-4 Tune Up / When The Lights Are Low
Written-By – Spencer Williams (2)
13:06
Milestones
8-5 Dr Jackle
Written-By – Jackie Mclean
5:46
8-6 Sid's Ahead
Piano – Miles Davis
Written-By – Miles Davis
12:59
8-7 Two Bass Hit
Written-By – John Lewis (2)
5:11
8-8 Milestones
Written-By – Miles Davis
5:36
8-9 Billy Boy
Arranged By – Ahmad Jamal
Written-By – Trad*
7:13
8-10 Straight, No Chaser
Written-By – Thelonious Monk
9:12
Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants
9-1 The Man I Love
Written-By – I Gershwin*
7:57
9-2 Swing Spring
Written-By – Miles Davis
10:44
9-3 Round Midnight
Written-By – T Monk*
5:22
9-4 Bemsha Swing
Written-By – T Monk*
9:31
9-5 The Man I Love
Written-By – I Gershwin*
8:27
Somethin' Else
9-6 Autumn Leaves
Written-By – Joseph Kosma
10:56
9-7 Love For Sale
Written-By – Cole Porter
7:03
9-8 Somethin' Else
Written-By – Miles Davis
8:10
9-9 One For Daddy-O
Written-By – Sam Jones
8:24
1958 Miles
10-1 On Green Dolphins Street
Written-By – Washington*
9:55
10-2 Fran Dance
Written-By – Davis*
5:53
10-3 Stella By Starlight
Written-By – Young*
4:50
10-4 Love For Sale
Written-By – Porter*
11:49
10-5 Little Melonae
Written-By – Mclean*
7:20
Selections From Porgy And Bess
10-6 My Man's Gone
Written-By – George Gershwin
6:13
10-7 Gone
Written-By – Gil Evans
3:37
10-8 Gone, Gone, Gone
Written-By – George Gershwin
2:03
10-9 It Ain't Necessarily
Written-By – George Gershwin
4:23
10-10 Here Comes The Honey Man
Written-By – George Gershwin
1:17
10-11 Summertime
Written-By – George Gershwin
3:18
10-12 Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess
Written-By – George Gershwin
4:28
10-13 Prayer
Written-By – George Gershwin
4:37
10-14 There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
Written-By – George Gershwin
3:22
10-15 I Loves You, Porgy
Written-By – George Gershwin
3:38

Credits

  • Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet – Danny Bank (tracks: 10-6 to 10-15)
  • Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz (tracks: 1-1 to 1-18, 7-7 to 7-16)
  • Arranged By, Conductor – Gil Evans (tracks: 10-6 to 10-15)
  • Baritone Saxophone – Gerry Mulligan (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 1-23, 1-24)
  • Bass – Tommy Potter (tracks: 1-19 to 1-21)
  • Bass Clarinet – Danny Bank (tracks: 7-7 to 7-16)
  • Bass Trombone – Tom Mitchell* (tracks: 7-7 to 7-16)
  • Double Bass – Tommy Potter (tracks: 2-1 to 2-7)
  • Drums – Stan Levey (tracks: 1-22)
  • Flugelhorn – Miles Davis (tracks: 7-7 to 7-16, 10-6 to 10-15)
  • Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet – Romeo Penque (tracks: 10-6 to 10-15)
  • Flute, Clarinet – Sid Cooper (tracks: 7-7 to 7-16)
  • French Horn – Sandy Siegelstein (tracks: 1-4, 1-8, 1-10, 1-11)
  • Guitar – Billy Bauer (tracks: 1-13 to 1-18)
  • Horn – Willie Ruff (tracks: 10-6 to 10-15)
  • Horns – Willie Ruff (tracks: 7-7 to 7-16)
  • Piano – Walter Bishop Jr.* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-7)
  • Producer – Teo Macero (tracks: 10-1 to 10-15)
  • Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims (tracks: 1-23, 1-24, 5-11 to 5-14)
  • Trombone – Sonny Truitt (tracks: 5-11 to 5-14)
  • Trumpet – Taft Jordan (tracks: 7-7 to 7-16)
  • Trumpet [Lead Trumpet] – Bernie Glow (tracks: 7-7 to 7-16, 10-6 to 10-15)
  • Tuba – Bill Barber (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 7-7 to 7-16, 10-6 to 10-15)
  • Vibraphone – Milt Jackson (tracks: 4-5 to 4-8, 6-7, 6-8, 9-1, 9-2, 9-4, 9-5)
  • Vibraphone [Vibes] – Teddy Charles (tracks: 4-1 to 4-4)
  • Vocals – Kenny Hagood (tracks: 1-12)

Notes

Released in a clamp box set. Discs are housed in cardboard sleeves.

Digitally remastered and enhanced for superior quality.

Made in EU.

Birth Of The Cool recorded at WOR Studios, New York.
Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7 - 21 January, 1949
Tracks 4, 8, 10, 11 - 22 April, 1949
Tracks 3, 6, 9, 12 - 9 March, 1950

Conception recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, 1949-1951
June 21, 1949 - Track 22
January 6, 1950 - Track 21
March 15, 1950 - Tracks 23 & 24
March 8, 1951 - Tracks 13 to 16
March 13, 1951 - Tracks 17 & 18
October 5, 1951 - Tracks 19 & 20

Miles Davis Quartet tracks 11, 13 to 15 recorded 19 May, 1953 at WOR Studio, New York
Tracks 9, 10 & 12 recorded 15 March, 1954 at Beltone Studio, New York
Track 8 recorded 3 April, 1954 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

1958 Miles recorded September 9, 1958 at Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York

Selections from Porgy And Bess recorded July 22 - August 18, 1958 at Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5036408201225

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