Miles Davis - All Miles - The Prestige Albums - Box Set 14CDs

Tracklist: 

Prestige 7025 - Miles Davis and Horns (1953) (33:39)

1. "Morpheus" (John Lewis) (2:21)

2. "Down" (Miles Davis) (2:51)

3. "Blue Room" (Take 2) (Rodgers & Hart) (3:00)

4. "Whispering" (M. Schonberger, R. Coburn, V. Rose) (3:03)

5. "Tasty Pudding" (Al Cohn) (3:20)

6. "Willie The Wailer" (Cohn) (4:26)

7. "Floppy" (Cohn) (6:00)

8. "For Adults Only" (Cohn) (5:33)

9. "Blue Room" (Take 1) (Rodgers & Hart)

Miles Davis - Trumpet

John Lewis - Piano

Bennie Green - Trombone (Tracks 1-4; 9)

Sonny Rollins - Tenor Saxophone (Tracks 1-4; 9)

Percy Heath - Bass (Tracks 1-4; 9)

Roy Haynes - Drums (Tracks 1-4; 9

Zoot Sims - Tenor Saxophone (Tracks 5-8)

Leonard Gaskin - Bass (Tracks 5-8)

Kenny Clarke - Drums (Tracks 5-8)

Sonny Truitt - Trombone (Tracks 5-8)

Al Cohn - Tenor Saxophone (Tracks 5-8)

Released: 1956

Recorded:

tracks 5-8 February 17, 1951 at Apex Studio, New York,

tracks 1-4,9 January 19, 1953 at Beltone Studio, New York

Prestige 7012 - Dig (1951) (45:44)

1. "Dig" (7:33)

2. "It's Only A Paper Moon" (5:23)

3. "Denial" (5:39)

4. "Bluing" (9:55)

5. "Out of the Blue" (6:15)

6. "Conception" (4:01)

7. "My Old Flame" (6:34)

Miles Davis - trumpet

Jackie McLean - alto saxophone

Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone

Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano

Tommy Potter - double bass or

Charles Mingus - bass

Art Blakey - drums

All tracks written by Miles Davis except

"Paper Moon" by Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, and Billy Rose,

"My Old Flame" by Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston, and

"Conception" by George Shearing.

Released: 1951 (12 inch: 1956)

Recorded: October 5, 1951 at Apex Studio, New York

Prestige 7044 - Collectors' Items (1956) (43:31)

1. "Serpent's Tooth [Take 1]" 7:00

2. "Serpent's Tooth [Take 2]" 6:15

3. "'Round Midnight" 7:04

4. "Compulsion" 5:43

5. "No Line" 5:39

6. "Vierd Blues" 6:51

7. "In Your Own Sweet Way" 4:35

all selections composed by Miles Davis, except 'Round Midnight

by Monk, Williams, Hanighen

January 30, 1953 session - tracks 1-4

Miles Davis - Trumpet

Sonny Rollins - Tenor Saxophone

Charlie Parker - Tenor Saxophone

Walter Bishop - Piano

Percy Heath - Bass

Philly Joe Jones - Drums

March 16, 1956 session - tracks 5-7

Miles Davis - Trumpet

Sonny Rollins - Tenor Saxophone

Tommy Flanagan - Piano

Paul Chambers - Bass

Art Taylor - Drums

Released: 1956

Recorded: January 30, 1953 and March 16, 1956 in New York City, NY

Prestige 7054 - Blue Haze (1954) (36:37)

1. I'll Remember April (D. Raye, G. DePaul and P. Johnston) 7:52

2. Four (M. Davis and E. Vinson) 4:00

3. Old Devil Moon (B. Lane and E.Y. Harburg) 3:22

4. Smooch (M. Davis and C. Mingus) 3:04

5. Blue Haze (M. Davis) 6:08

6. When Lights are Low  (B. Carter and C. Williams) 3:25

7. Tune Up (M. Davis and E. Vinson) 3:52

8. Miles Ahead  (M. Davis and G. Evans) 4:28

"Smooch", "When Lights are Low", "Tune Up", "Miles Ahead" (19 May 1953):

Miles Davis - Trumpet

John Lewis - Piano (not on "Smooch")

Charles Mingus - Piano ("Smooch" only)

Percy Heath - Bass

Max Roach - drums

"Four", "Old Devil Moon", "Blue Haze" (15 March 1954):

Miles Davis - Trumpet

Horace Silver - Piano

Percy Heath - Bass

Art Blakey - drums

"I'll Remember April" (3 April 1954):

Miles Davis - Trumpet

David Schildkraut - Alto saxophone

Horace Silver - Piano

Percy Heath - Bass

Kenny Clarke - drums

Released: 1954

Recorded:

May 19, 1953 at WOR Studio, New York;

March 15, 1954 at Beltone Studio, New York &

April 3, 1954 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Prestige 7076 - Miles Davis All Stars - Walkin' (1954) (37:45)

1. "Walkin'" (R. Carpenter) 13:24

2. "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) 8:15

3. "Solar"  (Miles Davis, Chuck Wayne)  4:41

4. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul) 4:20

    (Don Raye wrote the lyrics, but this version is instrumental)

5. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson) 6:54

    (Gus Kahn wrote the lyrics, but this version is instrumental)

Miles Davis - Trumpet

Lucky Thompson - Tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2)

J. J. Johnson - Trombone (tracks 1, 2)

David Schildkraut - Alto saxophone (tracks 3-5)

Horace Silver - Piano

Percy Heath - Bass

Kenny Clarke - drums

Released: 1954 (10"); 1957 (12")

Recorded: April 3 & April 29, 1954 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Prestige 7109 - Bag's Groove (1954) (46:19)

1. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) [take 1] – 11:14

2. "Bags' Groove" [take 2] – 9:24

3. "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:01

4. "Oleo" (Rollins) – 5:16

5. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin) [take 2] – 5:48

6. "Doxy" (Rollins) – 4:56

7. "But Not for Me" [take 1] – 4:42

Miles Davis - Trumpet

Sonny Rollins - Tenor saxophone

Horace Silver - Piano

Percy Heath - Bass

Kenny Clarke - drums

On "Bags' Groove":

Miles Davis - Trumpet

Milt Jackson - Vibraphone

Thelonious Monk - Piano

Percy Heath - Bass

Kenny Clarke - drums

Released: 1957

Recorded: June 29 & December 24, 1954 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Prestige 7150 - Miles Davis and The Modern Jazz Giants (1956) (42:12)

1. The Man I Love (G. Gershwin and I. Gershwin) 7:57

2. Swing Spring (M. Davis) 10:44

3. 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen, C. Williams, T. Monk) 5:20

4. Bemsha Swing (T. Monk and D. Best) 9:30

5. The Man I Love (G. Gershwin and I. Gershwin) 8:29

Miles Davis - Trumpet

Milt Jackson - Vibraphone

Thelonious Monk - Piano

Percy Heath - Bass

Kenny Clarke - drums

On "'Round Midnight":

Miles Davis - Trumpet

John Coltrane - Tenor saxophone

Philly Joe Jones - drums

Red Garland - Piano

Paul Chambers - Bass

Released: 1958

Recorded:

24 December 1954,

26 October 1956 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Prestige 7007 - Musings of Miles (1955) (35:49)

1. "Will You Still Be Mine?" (M. Dennis and T. Adair) 6:23

2. "I See Your Face Before Me" (A. Schwartz and H. Dietz) 4:46

3. "I Didn't" (M. Davis) 6:06

4. "A Gal In Calico" (A. Schwartz and L. Robin) 5:18

5. "A Night in Tunisia" (D. Gillespie and F. Paparelli) 7:24

6. "Green Haze" (M. Davis) 5:50

Miles Davis - Trumpet

Red Garland - Piano

Oscar Pettiford - Bass

Philly Joe Jones - drums

Released: 1955

Recorded: June 7, 1955 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Prestige 7034 - Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet Sextet (1955) (31:02)

1. "Dr. Jackle" (J. McLean) - 8:52

2. "Bitty Ditty" (T. Jones) - 6:34

3. "Minor March" (J. McLean) - 8:14

4. "Changes" (R. Bryant) - 7:10

Miles Davis - Trumpet

Milt Jackson - Vibraphone

Jackie McLean - Alto saxophone

Ray Bryant - Piano

Percy Heath - Bass

Arthur Taylor - drums

Released: 1955

Recorded: August 5, 1955 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Prestige 7014 - Miles - The New Miles Davis Quintet (1955) (34:02)

1. "Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington and Lee Gaines) 7:25

2. "There Is No Greater Love" (Marty Symes and Isham Jones) 5:16

3. "How Am I to Know?" (Dorothy Parker and Jack King) 4:37

4. "S'posin'" (Paul Denniker and Andy Razaf) 5:12

5. "Miles' Theme" (Miles Davis) 5:47

6. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) 5:19

Miles Davis - Trumpet

John Coltrane - Tenor saxophone

Red Garland - Piano

Paul Chambers - Bass

Philly Joe Jones - drums

Released: April 1956

Recorded: November 16, 1955 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Prestige 7094 - Cookin' With the Miles Davis Quintet (1956) (33:37)

1. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers) – 6:03

2. "Blues by Five" (Miles Davis) – 9:59

3. "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:27

4. "Tune Up"/"When Lights Are Low" (Miles Davis)/(Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) – 13:09

Miles Davis - Trumpet

John Coltrane - Tenor saxophone

Red Garland - Piano

Paul Chambers - Bass

Philly Joe Jones - drums

Released: 1957

Recorded: October 26, 1956 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Prestige 7129 - Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (1956) (36:35)

1. "If I Were A Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 8:15

2. "You're My Everything" (Harry Warren) – 5:18

3. "I Could Write a Book" (Richard Rodgers) – 5:09

4. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:18

5. "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy van Heusen) – 6:37

6. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:02

The first four tracks are from the October session, the other two from May.

Miles Davis - Trumpet

John Coltrane - Tenor saxophone

Red Garland - Piano

Paul Chambers - Bass

Philly Joe Jones - drums

Released: 1958

Recorded: May 11 and October 26, 1956 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Prestige 7166 - Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet (1956) (42:06)

1. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Richard Rodgers) – 5:26

2. "Four" (Miles Davis) – 7:15

3. "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) – 5:45

4. "The Theme" [take 1] (Davis) – 2:01

5. "Trane's Blues" (a.k.a "Vierd Blues") (John Coltrane) – 8:35

6. "Ahmad's Blues" (Ahmad Jamal) – 7:26

7. "Half Nelson" (Davis) – 4:48

8. "The Theme" [take 2] (Davis) – 1:03

All tracks are from the May session, apart from "Half Nelson", from October.

Miles Davis – Trumpet

John Coltrane – Tenor saxophone

Red Garland – Piano

Paul Chambers – Bass, Cello

Philly Joe Jones – drums

Released: September 1959

Recorded: May 11 and October 26, 1956 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Prestige 7200 - Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet (1956) (40:11)

1. "Surrey With the Fringe On Top" (Richard Rodgers) – 9:04

2. "Salt Peanuts" (Dizzy Gillespie-Kenny Clarke) – 6:07

3. "Something I Dreamed Last Night" (Sammy Fain) – 6:13

4. "Diane" (Lew Pollack / Ernö Rapée) – 7:49

5. "Well You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:18

6. "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young) – 4:24

Miles Davis - Trumpet

John Coltrane - Tenor saxophone (except #3)

Red Garland - Piano

Paul Chambers - Bass

Philly Joe Jones - drums

Released: May 1961

Recorded: May 11 and October 26, 1956 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

All tracks are from the May session, apart from Well, You Needn't, from October.