The Essential Miles Davis

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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A1Now's The Time
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (on 1945-11-26)
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1945-11-26)
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1945-11-26)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Now’s the Time (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp.
3:15
A2Jeru
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (on 1949-01-21)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-01-21)
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1949-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1949-01-21)
French horn:
Junior Collins (on 1949-01-21)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-01-21)
trombone:
Kai Winding (on 1949-01-21)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1949-01-21)
tuba:
Bill Barber (on 1949-01-21)
arranger:
Gerry Mulligan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-01-21)
recording of:
Jeru (on 1949-01-21)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
3:10
A3'Round Midnight
recording engineer:
Ray Moore (on 1956-09-10)
producer:
George Avakian
double bass:
Paul Chambers (on 1956-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (on 1956-09-10)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-09-10)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1956-09-10)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-09-10)
instrumental cover recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1956-09-10)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation, Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
is based on:
I Need You So
5:55
A4Bye Bye Blackbird
engineer:
Ray Moore
producer:
George Avakian
double bass:
Paul Chambers (on 1956-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (on 1956-06-05)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-06-05)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-06-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1956-06-05)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05) and Columbia 799 Seventh Avenue Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird (on 1956-06-05)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc.
7:54
B1Generique
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (from 1957-12-04 until 1957-12-05)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (from 1957-12-04 until 1957-12-05)
piano:
René Urtreger (from 1957-12-04 until 1957-12-05)
tenor saxophone:
Barney Wilen (from 1957-12-04 until 1957-12-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (from 1957-12-04 until 1957-12-05)
recorded at:
Le Poste Parisien in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1957-12-04 until 1957-12-05)
recording of:
Générique (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) (from 1957-12-04 until 1957-12-05)
composer:
Miles Davis
publisher:
Edition Continentale
2:45
B2Summertime
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (on 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (on 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Hixson (on 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (on 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (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 (on 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (on 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (on 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (on 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (on 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (on 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (on 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (on 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, 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:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (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)
3:17
B3So What
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02)
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1959-03-02)
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-03-02)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-03-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02)
remix of:
So What by Miles Davis
recording of:
So What (on 1959-03-02)
composer:
Miles Davis
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
9:22
B4The Pan Piper
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (on 1960-03-10)
bassoon:
Jack Knitzer (on 1960-03-10)
brass:
Miles Davis (on 1960-03-10)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (on 1960-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (on 1960-03-10)
flute:
Albert Block (on 1960-03-10) and Harold Feldman (on 1960-03-10)
French horn:
Jim Buffington (on 1960-03-10), Joe Singer (on 1960-03-10) and Tony Miranda (on 1960-03-10)
harp:
Janet Putnam (on 1960-03-10)
oboe:
Romeo Penque (on 1960-03-10)
percussion:
José Mangual and Elvin Jones (on 1960-03-10)
trombone:
Dick Hixson (on 1960-03-10) and Frank Rehak (on 1960-03-10)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (on 1960-03-10), Bernie Glow (on 1960-03-10) and Ernie Royal (on 1960-03-10)
tuba:
Bill Barber (on 1960-03-10)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1960-03-10)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-03-10)
recording of:
The Pan Piper (on 1960-03-10)
composer:
Gil Evans
3:52
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C1Someday My Prince Will Come
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (on 1961-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (on 1961-03-20)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1961-03-20)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-03-20) and Hank Mobley (on 1961-03-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1961-03-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-20)
instrumental cover recording of:
Someday My Prince Will Come (on 1961-03-20)
lyricist:
Larry Morey
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (in 1937)
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
9:04
C2E.S.P.
double bass:
Ron Carter (on 1965-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (on 1965-01-20)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (on 1965-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (on 1965-01-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1965-01-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio ‘D’ in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-20)
recording of:
E.S.P. (on 1965-01-20)
composer:
Wayne Shorter
5:27
C3Nefertiti
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (on 1967-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (on 1967-06-07)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (on 1967-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (on 1967-06-07)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1967-06-07)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-06-07)
recording of:
Nefertiti (on 1967-06-07)
composer:
Wayne Shorter
publisher:
Miyako Music
7:49
D1Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
recording engineer:
Stanley Tonkel (on 1969-08-20)
bass clarinet:
Bennie Maupin (on 1969-08-20)
congas:
Jim Riley (on 1969-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-08-20) and Jack DeJohnette (on 1969-08-20)
electric bass guitar:
Harvey Brooks (on 1969-08-20) and Dave Holland (on 1969-08-20)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (on 1969-08-20)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (on 1969-08-20) and Larry Young (on 1969-08-20)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (on 1969-08-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1969-08-20)
recording of:
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (on 1969-08-20)
composer:
Miles Davis
14:02
D2Black Satin
bass:
Michael Henderson (on 1972-07-07)
bass clarinet:
Bennie Maupin (on 1972-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1972-07-07), Al Foster (on 1972-07-07) and Billy Hart (on 1972-07-07)
electric sitar:
Khalil Balakrishna (on 1972-07-07)
guitar:
David Creamer (on 1972-07-07)
organ and synthesizer:
Harold "Ivory" Williams (on 1972-07-07)
Rhodes piano:
Chick Corea (on 1972-07-07)
Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
Herbie Hancock (on 1972-07-07)
soprano saxophone:
Carlos Garnett (on 1972-07-07)
tabla:
Badal Roy (on 1972-07-07)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1972-07-07)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1972-07-07)
recording of:
Black Satin (on 1972-07-07)
composer:
Miles Davis
5:19
D3Time After Time
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman and Tom Swift
co-producer:
Vince Wilburn, Jr.
producer:
Miles Davis and Robert Irving III
bass:
Darryl Jones (on 1984-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster (on 1984-01-26)
guitar:
John Scofield (on 1984-01-26)
percussion:
Steve Thornton (on 1984-01-26)
synthesizer:
Robert Irving III (on 1984-01-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1984-01-26)
arranger:
Miles Davis and Robert Irving III
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc.
recorded at:
The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-01-26)
mixed at:
The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Time After Time (on 1984-01-26)
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended, ), CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control, Dub Notes Music (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Warner Brothers Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
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