Miles Dewey Davis III (1926-1991) was one of the most influential (jazz) musicians of the 20th century, next to Duke Ellington. He was not the most virtuosos trumpet player in Modern Jazz, but had a lifelong mentality of innovation, which never left him satisfied with what he achieved, but constantly kept himself open to new musical challenges, which always triggered impulses that volcanically erupted unto the international jazz scene. Among his many qualities was Davis’ ability to attract the best musicians for his bands and record projects time and again. As a very young musician he already came under the wings of the greatest of Modern Jazz pioneers: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk. When Davis formed his own bands in the 1950s, he remained true to Parker’s and Gillespie's concept of "saxophone and trumpet plus rhythm section" until his electric phase in the late sixties. This compilation is dedicated to the most important tenor saxophonists with whom Davis created and kept on developing his innovative quintet-sound. Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter were without a doubt the most important partners for Davis, the ones who challenged him the most and provided the most frequent and creative submissions. Their colleagues Hank Mobley and Lucky Thompson were also great masters and musical individualists, as you can hear on recordings with and without Miles in this set, for instance with other great trumpeters like Freddie Hubbard.
Tracklist
CD 1
■ The New Sounds 23:35
1. Conception (George Shearing)
2. Dig (Jackie McLean)
3. My Old Flame (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)
4. It's Only A Paper Moon (Billy Rose, E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen)
Miles Davis (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop, Jr. (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (drs)
Recorded in NYC on October 5, 1951.
■ Blue Period 18:53
5. Bluing (Miles Davis)
6. Blue Room (Rodgers & Hart)
7. Out Of The Blue (Miles Davis)
Miles Davis (tp) Jackie McLean (as: 5, 7) Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop, Jr. (p: 5, 7) John Lewis (p:6)Tommy Potter (b:5, 7) Percy Heath (b: 6) Art Blakey (drs: 5, 7) Roy Haynes (drs:6)
Recorded in NYC on October 5, 1951 (5, 7) and Jamuary 17, 1951.
■ Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins 20:35
8. Airegin (Sonny Rollins)
9. Oleo (Sonny Rollins)
10. But Not for Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
11. Doxy (Sonny Rollins)
Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Horace Silver (p) Percy (b) Kenny Clarke (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack on June 29, 1954
CD 2
■ Miles Davis Collectors´ Items 43:32
1. The Serpent's Tooth I (Miles Davis)
2. The Serpent's Tooth II (M. Davis)
3. 'Round About Midnight (Thelonious Monk)
4. Compulsion (M. Davis)
5. No Line (M. Davis)
6. Vierd Blues (M. Davis)
7. In Your Own Sweet Way (Dave Brubeck)
Miles Davis (tp) "Charlie Chan" (ts: 1 to 4) Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p: 1 to 4)
Tommy Flanagan (p: 5 to 7) Percy Heath (b: 1 to 4) Paul Chambers (b: 5 to 7) Philly Joe Jones (drs: 1 to 4) Art Taylor (drs: 5 to 7)
Recorded in Hackensack, NJ on January 30, 1953 (1-4) and March 15, 1956 (5-7)
■ Sonny Rollins Moving Out 31:22
8. Movin' Out (Sonny Rollins)
9. Swingin' For Bumsy (Sonny Rollins)
10. Silk N' Satin (Sonny Rollins)
11. Solid (Sonny Rollins)
12. More Than You Know (Rose, Eliscu, Youmans)
Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Dorham (tp: 8 to 11) Elmo Hope (p: 8 to 11), Thelonious Monk (p: 12) Percy Heath (b: 8 to 11Tommy Potter (b: 12) Art Blakey (drs: 8 to 11), Arthur Taylor (drs: 12)
Recorded in New York City on August 18, 1954 (tracks 8 to 11), October 25, 1954 (track 12).
CD 3
■ Miles & Horns 33:12
1. Tasty Pudding (Al Cohn)
2. Floppy (Al Cohn)
3. Willie the Wailer (Al Cohn)
4. For Adults Only (Al Cohn)
5. Morpheus (John Lewis)
6. Down (Miles Davis)
7. Blue Room (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
8. Whispering (Malvin Schonberger, Richard Coburn, Vincent Rose
Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Truitt (tb: 1-4) Bennie Green (tb: 5-8) Zoot Sims, Al Cohn (ts: 1-4) Sonny Rollins (ts: 5-8) John Lewis (p) Leonard Gaskin (b: 1-4) Percy Heath (b: 5-8) Kenny Clarke (drs: 1-4) Roy Haynes (drs: 5-8)
Recorded in NYC February 19, 1953 (tracks: 1-4) and January 17, 1951 tracks: 5-8)
■ Al Cohn and Zoot Sims Al & Zoot 37:02
9. It's A Wonderful World (Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson)
10. Brandy And Beer (Al Cohn)
11. Two Funky People (Al Cohn)
12. Chasing The Blues (Al Cohn)
13. Halley's Comet (Al Cohn)
14. You're A Lucky Guy (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
15. The Wailing Boat (Al Cohn)
16. Just You, Just Me (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages)
Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts, cl) Mose Allison (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Nick Stabulas (drs)
Recorded in New York, 27th March 1957.
CD 4
■ Miles Davis All Star Sextet 21:38
1. Blue 'N' Boogie (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
2. Walkin' (Miles Davis)
Miles Davis (tp) Jay Jay Johnson (tb) Lucky Thompson (ts)
Horace Silver (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (drs)
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, NJ, on April 29, 1954
■ Lucky Thompson With Gérard Pochonet & His Quartet
3. Undecided (Shavers, Robin)
4. Tenderly (Gross)
5. But Not For Me (G. & I. Gershwin)
6. You Go To My Head (Coots, Gillespie)
7. Lullaby In Rhythm (Goodman, Hirsh, Simpson)
8. Indian Summer (Dubin, Herbert)
9. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (McHugh, Fields)
10. Don't Blame Me Love (McHugh, Fields)
11. East Of The Sun (Bowman)
12. Our Love Is Here To Stay (G. & I. Gershwin)
13. I Cover The Waterfront (Green, Hayman)
14. My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers, L. Hart)
Lucky Thompson (ts) Michel Hausser (vibes) Jean-Pierre Sasson (git) Martial Solal (p)Benoit Quersin, Pierre Michelot (b) Gérard Pochonet (drs)
Recorded in Paris on March 12 and 14, 1956.
CD 5
■ Cookin with the Miles Davis Quintet 34:02
1. My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers)
2. Blues By Five (Miles Davis)
3. Airegin (Sonny Rollins)
4. Tune Up / When Lights Are Low (Miles Davis)/ (Benny Carter)
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (drs)
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on October 26, 1956.
■ Workin´ with the Miles Davis Quintet 42:00
5. It Never Entered My Mind (Rodgers & Hart)
6. Four (Miles Davis)/
7. In Your Own Sweet Way (Dave Brubeck)
8. The Theme (Take #1)
9. Trane's Blues (John Coltrane)
10. Ahmad's Blues (Ahmad Jamal)
11. Half Nelson (Miles Davis)/
12. The Theme (Take #2)
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (drs)
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on May 11, 1956 (except track 11) and on October 26, 1956
CD 6
■ Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet 36.12
1. If I Were A Bell (Frank Loesser)
2. You're My Everything (Warren, Young, Dixon)
3. I Could Write A Book (Rodgers & Hart)
4. Oleo (Sonny Rollins)
5. It Could Happen To You (Burke, Van Heusen)
6. Woody'n You (Dizzy Gillespie)
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (drs)
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on May 11, 1956 (except tracks: 5 & 6) and on October 26, 1956 (tracks 1-4)
■ ´Round About Midnight
7. 'Round Midnight (Hanighen, C. Williams, T. Monk)
8. Ah-Leu-Cha (Charlie Parker)
9. All Of You (Cole Porter)
10. Bye Bye Blackbird (M. Dixon, R. Henderson)
11. Tadd's Delight (Tadd Dameron)
12. Dear Old Stockholm (Traditional)
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (drs)
Recorded in NYC on October 27, 1955 and June 5 and September 10,1956.
CD 7
■ Milestones 47:00
1. Dr. Jekyll (Jackie McLean)
2. Sid's Ahead (Miles Davis)
3. Two Bass Hit (Gillespie, Lewis)
4. Milestones (Miles Davis)
5. Billy Boy (Traditional)
6. Straight, No Chaser (Thelonious Monk)
Miles Davis (tp) Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (drs)
Recorded in NYC on February 4 and March 4, 1958
CD 8
■ Someday My Prince Will Come 41:45
1. Someday My Prince Will Come (F.E. Churchill, L. Morey)
2. Old Folks ( D.L. Hill, W. Robison)
3. Pfrancing (Miles Davis)
4. Drad-Dog (Miles Davis)
5. Teo (Miles Davis)
6. I Thought About You (J. Van Heusen, J. Mercer)
Miles Davis (tp) Hank Mobley (ts: 1-4, 6) John Coltrane (ts: 1 & 5) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Jimmy Cobb (drs)
Recorded in NYC on March 7, 20 and 21, 1961.
CD 9
■ In Person Friday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Vol. 1
1. Walkin' (Richard Carpenter)
2. Bye Bye Blackbird (M. Dixon, R. Henderson)
3. All Of You (Cole Porter)
4. No Blues (Miles Davis)
5. Bye Bye (Theme) (Miles Davis)
6. Love I've Found You ( D. Small, C. Moore)
Miles Davis (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Jimmy Cobb (drs)
Recorded at The Blackhawk, San Francisco, California, on April 21, 1961.
CD 10
■ Hank Mobley Roll Call
1. Roll Call (Hank Mobley)
2. My Groove Your Move (Hank Mobley)
3. Take Your Pick (Hank Mobley)
4. A Baptist Beat (Hank Mobley)
5. The More I See You (Warren, Gordon)
6. The Breakdown (Hank Mobley)
Hank Mobley (ts) Freddie Hubbard (tp) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b)
Art Blakey (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 13, 1960
■ Wayne Shorter Wayning Monents 32:29
7. Black Orpheus (Bonfá, Jobim)
8. Devil's Island (Wayne Shorter)
9. Moon of Manakoora (Loesser, Newman)
10. Dead End (Wayne Shorter)
11. Wayning Moments (Eddie Higgins)
12. Powder Keg (Wayne Shorter)
13. All or Nothing at All (Altman, Lawrence)
14. Callaway Went That-A-Way (Wayne Shorter)
Wayne Shorter (ts) Freddie Hubbard (tp) Eddie Higgins (p) Jymie Merritt (b)
Marshall Thompson (drs)
Recorded in Chicago on November 2 and 6, 1961.
Details
Genre: Jazz
Set content: 10
EAN: 4053796005120