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The Best (Victor VICJ-60818)

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Title: The Best
Label: Victor VICJ-60818 (CD)
Number of tracks: 13

Details: April 3, 1954; June 29, 1954; November 16, 1955; May 11, 1956; October 26, 1955

Note: Only tracks on which Davis is present (71:02) are displayed below.

1 If I Were a Bell (F. Loesser) [no chatter] [Oct 26, 1956] 8:04
2 In Your Own Sweet Way (D. Brubeck) [May 11, 1956] 5:40
3 My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [Oct 26, 1956] 5:56
4 I Could Write a Book (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [Oct 26, 1956] 5:05
5 When I Fall in Love (E. Heyman-V. Young) [May 11, 1956] 4:20
6 It Could Happen to You (J. Burke-J. Van Heusen) [with closing chatter] [May 11, 1956] 6:33
7 It Never Entered My Mind (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [May 11, 1956] 5:20
8 There is No Greater Love (M. Symes-I. Jones) [Nov 16, 1955] 5:17
9 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) [Oct 26, 1956] 5:21
10 Solar (M. Davis) [Apr 3, 1954] 4:41
11 But Not for Me (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [take 1] [Jun 29, 1954] 5:39
12 Four (E. Vinson) [May 11, 1956] 7:09
13 The Theme (M. Davis) [take 1] [May 11, 1956] 1:57


April 3, 1954
Miles Davis (tpt); Dave Schildkraut (as); 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)

November 16, 1955
Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (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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