Twenty Classic Albums

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

Annotation

Solid cardboard box containing 10 CDs in vinyl design, holding 2 original albums each, and a 12-page booklet with detailed track listings and credits.
The CDs are packed in top-open digisleeves showing the original LP-artwork of their content.

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-14 17:22 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Birth of the Cool (1950) & Conception (1951)
2▶CD: Dig (1951) & Blue Haze (1954)
3▶CD: Walkin' (1954) & The Musings of Miles (1955)
4▶CD: Blue Moods (1955) & Quintet / Sextet (1955)
5▶CD: Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (1956) & Miles Davis with Horns (1956)
6▼CD: Relaxin' (1957) & Bag's Groove (1957)
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1If I Were a Bell
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-26)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-10-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-10-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
If I Were a Bell (Guys and Dolls) (on 1956-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film)
38:14
2You're My Everything
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-26)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-10-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-10-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-26)
instrumental recording of:
You’re My Everything (on 1956-10-26)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
5:17
3I Could Write a Book
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-26)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-10-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-10-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Could Write a Book (on 1956-10-26)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Pal Joey
5:08
4Oleo
recording of:
Oleo
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation, Prestige Music (US drum & bass) and Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN)
6:17
5It Could Happen to You
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-11)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-05-11)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-11)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Could Happen to You (on 1956-05-11)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:
Gehrmans Musikförlag, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
6:29
6Woody 'n' You
recording of:
Woody ’n’ You
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
4:54
7Bags' Groove (take 1)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-24)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-12-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-12-24)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-12-24)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1954-12-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-12-24)
recording of:
Bags’ Groove (on 1954-12-24)
composer:
Milt Jackson
11:15
8Bags' Groove (take 2)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-12-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-12-24)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-12-24)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1954-12-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-12-24)
recording of:
Bags’ Groove (on 1954-12-24)
composer:
Milt Jackson
9:22
9Airegin
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
Airegin (instrumental) (on 1954-06-29)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (in 1954)
publisher:
Prestige (American jazz label) and Prestige Music (US drum & bass)
cover recording of:
Airegin (instrumental) (in 1956)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (in 1954)
publisher:
Prestige (American jazz label) and Prestige Music (US drum & bass)
5:00
10But Not for Me (take 2)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1954-06-29)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
4:36
11Doxy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
Doxy (on 1954-06-29)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
44:54
12But Not for Me (take 1)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1954-06-29)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
5:42
7▶CD: Round About Midnight (1957) & Mile's Ahead (1957)
8▶CD: Cookin' (1957) & Milestones (1958)
9▶CD: Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1958) & Somethin' Else (with Cannonball Adderley, 1958)
10▶CD: 1958 Miles (1958) & Selections from Porgy and Bess (1958)

Credits

Release

rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
remaster of:'Round About Midnight
1958 Miles
Bags’ Groove
Birth of the Cool
Blue Haze
Blue Moods
Conception by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter), Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist), Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) & Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist)
Cookin’ With the Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet (US jazz group, active 1955–58 and 1964–68)
Dig by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) featuring Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
Miles by Miles Davis Quintet (US jazz group, active 1955–58 and 1964–68)
Miles Ahead
Miles Davis and Horns
Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) & Milt Jackson
Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants
Milestones
Porgy and Bess by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet (US jazz group, active 1955–58 and 1964–68)
Somethin’ Else by Cannonball Adderley
The Musings of Miles
Walkin' by Miles Davis All Stars
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6209066 [info]