Portrait: The Acoustic Miles / The Electric Miles

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: The Acoustic Miles
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1Tadd's Delight
engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer, 1957–1995)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-05)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-06-05)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-06-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (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)
recording of:
Tadd's Delight (on 1956-06-05)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
3.54:27
2'Round About Midnight
recording engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer, 1957–1995) (on 1956-09-10)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-10)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-09-10)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (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 (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
3.655:55
3Miles Ahead
3:32
4Milestones
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-02-04)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-02-04)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1958-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1958-02-04)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-02-04)
recorded at:
Le Poste Parisien in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1957-12-04), CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-04) and Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-04)
recording of:
Milestones (originally titled “Miles”) (on 1958-02-04)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Jazz Horn Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
5:44
5The Jitterbug Waltz
5:15
6It Ain't Necessarily So
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Dick Nixon (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flute:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Romeo Penque (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
performer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
4:25
7So What
9:03
8Will O' The Wisp
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1960-03-11)
bassoon:
Jack Knitzer (on 1960-03-11)
brass:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1960-03-11)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1960-03-11)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1960-03-11)
flute:
Albert Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone) (on 1960-03-11) and Harold Feldman (woodwind player) (on 1960-03-11)
French horn:
Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1960-03-11), Joe Singer (on 1960-03-11) and Tony Miranda (US French hornist) (on 1960-03-11)
harp:
Janet Putnam (harpist) (on 1960-03-11)
oboe:
Romeo Penque (on 1960-03-11)
percussion:
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1960-03-11) and José Mangual (on 1960-03-11)
trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (on 1960-03-11) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1960-03-11)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1960-03-11), Bernie Glow (on 1960-03-11) and Ernie Royal (on 1960-03-11)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1960-03-11)
conductor:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer) (on 1960-03-11)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-03-11)
instrumental recording of:
El amor brujo: X. Canción del fuego fatuo (on 1960-03-11)
lyricist:
Gregorio Martínez Sierra
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
23:47
9Someday My Prince Will Come
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1961-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-03-20)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1961-03-20)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-03-20) and Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-03-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (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 (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1937)
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
9:07
10Seven Steps To Heaven
6:28
11Freedom Jazz Dance
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1966-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1966-10-24)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1966-10-24)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1966-10-24)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1966-10-24)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1966-10-24)
cover recording of:
Freedom Jazz Dance (on 1966-10-24)
composer:
Eddie Harris (saxophone, piano, vocals)
publisher:
Seventh House, Ltd.
7:13
12The Sorcerer
5:09
2▶CD: The Electric Miles