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The Best of Miles Davis (Prestige PRCD-5701)

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Title: The Best of Miles Davis
Label: Prestige PRCD-5701 (CD)
Number of tracks: 10
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Details: April 3, 1954; April 29, 1954; June 29, 1954; June 7, 1955; May 11, 1956; October 26, 1956

Note: Only tracks on which Davis is present (67:38) are displayed below.

1 A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [Jun 7, 1955] 7:19
2 I'll Remember April (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston) [Apr 3, 1954] 7:51
3 Surrey with the Fringe on Top (R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein) [May 11, 1956] 9:00
4 Doxy (S. Rollins) [Jun 29, 1954] 4:50
5 Walkin' (R. Carpenter) [Apr 29, 1954] 13:24
6 I Could Write a Book (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [Oct 26, 1956] 5:05
7 Airegin (S. Rollins) [Jun 29, 1954] 4:56
8 Oleo (S. Rollins) [Oct 26, 1956] 5:49
9 The Theme (M. Davis) [take 1] [May 11, 1956] 1:57
10 When Lights Are Low (B. Carter-C. Williams) [Oct 26, 1956] 7:27


April 3, 1954
Miles Davis (tpt); Dave Schildkraut (as); Horace Silver (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clarke (d)

April 29, 1954
Miles Davis (tpt); J.J. Johnson (tb); Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts); Horace Silver (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clarke (d)

June 29, 1954
Miles Davis (tpt); Sonny Rollins (ts); Horace Silver (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clarke (d)

June 7, 1955
Miles Davis (tpt); William "Red" Garland (p); Oscar Pettiford (b); Philly Joe Jones (d)

May 11, 1956
Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d)

October 26, 1956
Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d)

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