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Title: Greatest Miles Davis
Label: Universal UCCU 1642/3 (CD)
Number of tracks: 22
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Details: January 21, 1949; March 9, 1950; October 5, 1951; May 9, 1952; April 20, 1953; April 3, 1954; April 29, 1954; June 29, 1954; December 24, 1954; June 7, 1955; May 11, 1956; October 26, 1956; December 4, 1957; March 9, 1958
Note: Only tracks on which Davis is present (134:09) are displayed below.
| Disc 1: Romantic Ballads |
| 1 |
It Never Entered My Mind (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [May 11, 1956] |
5:22 |
| 2 |
'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) [Oct 26, 1956] |
5:21 |
| 3 |
You're My Everything (M. Dixon-J. Young-H. Warren) [Oct 26, 1956] |
4:46 |
| 4 |
Moon Dreams (C. MacGregor-J. Mercer) [Mar 9, 1950] |
3:17 |
| 5 |
Générique (M. Davis) [Dec 4, 1957] |
2:47 |
| 6 |
Autumn Leaves (J. Prevert-J. Mercer-J. Kosma) [Mar 9, 1958] |
10:57 |
| 7 |
Dear Old Stockholm (Traditional, arr. S. Getz) [May 9, 1952] |
4:13 |
| 8 |
Solar (M. Davis) [Apr 3, 1954] |
4:40 |
| 9 |
The Man I Love (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Dec 24, 1954] |
7:56 |
| 10 |
My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [Oct 26, 1956] |
5:59 |
| 11 |
In Your Own Sweet Way (D. Brubeck) [May 11, 1956] |
5:43 |
| 12 |
When I Fall in Love (E. Heyman-V. Young) [May 11, 1956] |
4:20 |
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| Disc 2: Cool Miles |
| 1 |
If I Were a Bell (F. Loesser) [Oct 26, 1956] |
8:20 |
| 2 |
Love for Sale (C. Porter) [Mar 9, 1958] |
7:02 |
| 3 |
Bags' Groove (M. Jackson) [Dec 24, 1954] |
11:14 |
| 4 |
Move (D. Best) [Jan 21, 1949] |
2:32 |
| 5 |
It's Only a Paper Moon (H. Arlen-B. Rose-E.Y. Harburg) [Oct 5, 1951] |
5:20 |
| 6 |
Tempus Fugit (B. Powell) [Apr 20, 1953] |
3:51 |
| 7 |
Walkin' (R. Carpenter) [Apr 29, 1954] |
13:22 |
| 8 |
A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [Jun 7, 1955] |
7:20 |
| 9 |
Oleo (S. Rollins) [Jun 29, 1954] |
5:11 |
| 10 |
But Not For Me (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Jun 29, 1954] |
4:36 |
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January 21, 1949
Miles Davis (tpt); Kai Winding (tb); Junior Collins (frh); Bill Barber (tuba); Lee Konitz (as); Gerry Mulligan (bs); Al Haig (p); Joe Shulman (b); Max Roach (d) |
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March 9, 1950
Miles Davis (tpt); J.J. Johnson (tb); Gunther Schuller (frh); Bill Barber (tuba); Lee Konitz (as); Gerry Mulligan (bs); John Lewis (p); Al McKibbon (b); Max Roach (d); Kenny "Pancho" Hagood (voc) |
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October 5, 1951
Miles Davis (tpt); Jackie McLean (as); Sonny Rollins (ts); Walter Bishop Jr. (p); Tommy Potter (b); Art Blakey (d) |
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May 9, 1952
Miles Davis (tpt); J.J. Johnson (tb); Jackie McLean (as); Gil Coggins (p); Oscar Pettiford (b); Kenny Clarke (d) |
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April 20, 1953
Miles Davis (tpt); J.J. Johnson (tb); Jimmy Heath (ts); Gil Coggins (p); Percy Heath (b); Art Blakey (d) |
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April 3, 1954
Miles Davis (tpt); Dave Schildkraut (as); Horace Silver (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clarke (d) |
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April 29, 1954
Miles Davis (tpt); J.J. Johnson (tb); Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts); Horace Silver (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clarke (d) |
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June 29, 1954
Miles Davis (tpt); Sonny Rollins (ts); Horace Silver (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clarke (d) |
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December 24, 1954
Miles Davis (tpt); Milt Jackson (vb); Thelonious Monk (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clarke (d) |
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June 7, 1955
Miles Davis (tpt); William "Red" Garland (p); Oscar Pettiford (b); Philly Joe Jones (d) |
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May 11, 1956
Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d) |
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October 26, 1956
Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d) |
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December 4, 1957
Miles Davis (tpt); Barney Wilen (ts); René Urtreger (p); Pierre Michelot (b); Kenny Clarke (d) |
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March 9, 1958
Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); Hank Jones (p); Sam Jones (b); Art Blakey (d) |
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