Session details: Columbia 30th Street Studio (May 26, 1958)

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May 26, 1958 (12 items; TT = 57:13)

Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York NY

Commercial for Columbia

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Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane (ts); William J. "Bill" Evans (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d)

1	On Green Dolphin Street (take 3) (N. Washington-B. Kaper)	9:56
	Cal Lampley: "OK, still take three..."
2	Fran Dance (take 1) (M. Davis)	6:00
	"Put your little foot where it's warm, take one..." As the tune winds downs Davis says, "I wanna hear that." Lampley: "You must hear that." Davis: "I must..."
3	Fran Dance (take 2) (M. Davis)	5:59
	"One sec now. CO 61165, take two..."
4	Stella by Starlight (take 1 (inc)) (N. Washington-V. Young)	1:02
	Lampley: "This'll be, ah, like, 'Stella', take one." Davis (to Evans?): "...and end it the same way... Wait, wait a minute... Take one, go ahead..." Evans: "This is in tempo?" Davis: "No, no, however you want it..." False start (0:05). Davis: "Slower, here we go. Paul?" then a run through of the opening (0:24). Davis: "Let's cut it off. Go again."
5	Stella by Starlight (take 2 (inc)) (N. Washington-V. Young)	2:43
	Lampley: "OK, 'Stella', take two..." False start (0:22). Davis: "...the intro..." Lampley: "OK, this'll still be take two..." Incomplete take (2:05), after which Davis says, "I wanna hear it..."
6	Stella by Starlight (take 3) (N. Washington-V. Young)	5:37
	Lampley: "'Stella', take three..." False start (0:12). Davis (to Chambers): "Right on the beat. All right?" Lampley: "Still take three..." As the tune winds down Lampley says, "Miles, keep your tempo, please. Great, but we had a little technical difficulty, so keep your tempo. We wanna do from your first solo into Coltrane, OK? Try to keep your tempo..."
7	Stella by Starlight (take 4 (inc)) (N. Washington-V. Young)	0:56
	"OK, 'Stella', four..." Breakdown. Davis: "Try again..."
8	Stella by Starlight (take 5 (inc)) (N. Washington-V. Young)	1:07
	Lampley: "Stella, five..." Davis: "Paul, what's wrong with you?" False start (0:15). Lampley: "Still five..." Short incomplete take (0:22). Davis: "Hey man, wake Cannonball up, 'cause he's snorin'..." Someone wakes him up. "Don't snore on my solo, bitch..." (Laughter.)
9	Stella by Starlight (take 6 (inc)) (N. Washington-V. Young)	1:59
	Lampley: "This'll be 'Stella', take six..." Davis: "Isn't Stella gonna be tired, Cat?" Lampley: "Yeah, she's wearing out..."
10	Stella by Starlight (take 7) (N. Washington-V. Young)	5:06
	Lampley: "OK, here we go..." Davis: "...in other words, the endin' is like the introduction..." Lampley: "Again. OK, this'll be 'Stella', seven..." At the end Lampley says, "Yes, hear it..." (cut off)
11	Stella by Starlight (takes 3/7) (N. Washington-V. Young)	4:42
	The originally-issued version consists of take 3 until the end of the tpt introduction, then the remainder from take 7. The edit point is 1:39, at which point an extra beat is introduced
12	Love for Sale (take 1) (C. Porter)	12:06
	Lampley: "'Love for Sale' take one..." At the end he remarks, "What can you say?"


1 On Green Dolphin Street (take 3) 45 rpm: Columbia 13-33282 12" LP: Columbia CL 1268, Columbia 88883 76108, Music on Vinyl MOV LP019, Columbia CJ 47835, Mosaic MQ9-191, CBS/Sony SOPM 140, CBS/Sony 20AP 1401, CBS/Sony 00AP 2076/81 , Analogue Productions AAPJ 172BLU (blue vinyl), Analogue Productions AAPJ 172 (black vinyl) CD: Columbia CK 47835, Columbia Legacy C6K 65833, Columbia Legacy C6K 90922, Columbia Legacy 88697 33552, Columbia Legacy 88883 75664, CBS/Sony 32DP 521, CBS/Sony CSCS 5140, CBS/Sony 80DP 872/5, Sony SRCS 5691/4, Sony SRCS 6841, Sony SRCS 9102, Sony SRCS 2223/8, Sony SICP 651/6, Sony SRCS 9744, Sony SICP 1204, Sony SRCS 7218, Sony SICP 20075, Sony SICP 30214, Sony SICJ 30042, Sony SICP 30521/9, Columbia Legacy 86975 24922 [= Columbia (F) 86975 52492] (CD 6), Analogue Productions CAPJ 172SA
2 Fran Dance (take 1) 12" LP: Mosaic MQ9-191 CD: Columbia Legacy C6K 65833, Columbia Legacy C6K 90922, Columbia Legacy 88697 33552, Sony SRCS 2223/8, Sony SICP 651/6, Columbia Legacy 86975 24922 [= Columbia (F) 86975 52492] (CD 6)
3 Fran Dance (take 2) 12" LP: Columbia CL 1268, Columbia 88883 76108, Columbia CJ 47835, CBS/Sony SOPM 140, CBS/Sony 20AP 1401, Mosaic MQ9-191 , Analogue Productions AAPJ 172BLU (blue vinyl), Analogue Productions AAPJ 172 (black vinyl) CD: Columbia CK 47835, Columbia Legacy C6K 65833, Columbia Legacy C6K 90922, Columbia Legacy 88697 33552, Columbia Legacy 88883 75664, CBS/Sony 32DP 521, CBS/Sony CSCS 5140, Sony SRCS 6841, Sony SRCS 9102, Sony SRCS 2223/8, Sony SICP 651/6, Sony SRCS 9744, Sony SICP 1204, Sony SICP 20075, Sony SICP 30214, Sony SICJ 30042, Sony SICP 30521/9, Columbia Legacy 86975 24922 [= Columbia (F) 86975 52492] (CD 6), Analogue Productions CAPJ 172SA
10 Stella by Starlight (take 7) 12" LP: Columbia CJ 47835 CD: Columbia CK 47835
11 Stella by Starlight (takes 3/7) 12" LP: Columbia CL 1268, Columbia 88883 76108, Columbia C5X 45000, CBS/Sony SOPM 140, CBS/Sony 20AP 1401, Mosaic MQ9-191 , Analogue Productions AAPJ 172BLU (blue vinyl), Analogue Productions AAPJ 172 (black vinyl) CD: Columbia Legacy C4K 45000, Columbia Legacy C4K 86569, Columbia Legacy C6K 65833, Columbia Legacy C6K 90922, Columbia Legacy CK 64616, Columbia Legacy 88697 33552, Columbia Legacy 88883 75664, CBS/Sony 32DP 521, CBS/Sony CSCS 5140, CBS/Sony 80DP 5430/3, Sony SICP 5037/40, Sony SRCS 6841, Sony SRCS 9102, Sony SRCS 2223/8, Sony SICP 651/6, Sony SRCS 9744, Sony SICP 1204, Sony SICP 20075, Sony SICP 30214, Sony SICJ 30042, Jazz Roots CD 56045, Sony SICP 30521/9, Columbia Legacy 86975 24922 [= Columbia (F) 86975 52492] (CD 6), Analogue Productions CAPJ 172SA
12 Love for Sale (take 1) 12" LP: Columbia PG 33402, Columbia KC2 36278, Columbia C5X 45000, CBS/Sony 20AP 1401, Mosaic MQ9-191 , Analogue Productions AAPJ 172BLU (blue vinyl), Analogue Productions AAPJ 172 (black vinyl) CD: Columbia Legacy C2K 46862, Columbia CK 47835, Columbia Legacy C4K 45000, Columbia Legacy C4K 86569, Columbia Legacy CK 64616, Columbia Legacy C6K 65833, Columbia Legacy C6K 90922, Columbia Legacy 88697 33552, CBS/Sony 32DP 521, CBS/Sony CSCS 5140, CBS/Sony 80DP 5430/3, Sony SICP 5037/40, Sony SRC 9102, Sony SRCS 2223/8, Sony SICP 651/6, Sony SRC 9744, CBS/Sony CSCS 5340/41, Sony SRCS 9308/9, Sony SRCS 9759/60, Sony SICJ 30111/2, Columbia Legacy 86975 24922 [= Columbia (F) 86975 52492] (CD 2, CD 6), Analogue Productions CAPJ 172SA

Adderley is out on all takes of "Stella by Starlight" -- and he falls asleep in the studio while the rest of the group works on it.

The Davis Sextet was very busy during this period, and this session was scheduled after a week at the Red Hill Inn, Pennsauken NJ (May 20-25). The group continued through the summer months with engagements at the Village Vanguard, New York (May 27-June 1); Spotlite Lounge, Washington DC (June 10-15); Small's Paradise, New York (June 24-29); Newport Jazz Festival (Thursday, July 3, 8:30 pm); Montréal Theatre Maisonneuve (July 10, with other dates in Montréal and Quebec City); Village Vanguard, New York (July 22-August 3); Spotlite, Washington DC (August 5-10); Comedy Club, Baltimore (August 12-17); and Randall's Island, New York (August 23: Third Annual NY Jazz Festival).