The Essential Collection – 1953–55 Sessions

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1When Lights Are Low
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-19)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-05-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-05-19)
instrumental cover recording of:
When Lights Are Low (on 1953-05-19)
lyricist:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Benny Carter
publisher:
Bee Cee Music Co. and Mills Music
3:24
2Tune Up
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-19)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-05-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-05-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Prestige (American jazz label)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-05-19)
recording of:
Tune Up (on 1953-05-19)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
3:51
3Miles Ahead
recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
4:27
4Smooch
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-19)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-05-19)
recording of:
Smooch (on 1953-05-19)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Charles Mingus
3:04
5Four
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-15)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1954-03-15) and Horace Silver (on 1954-03-15)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-15)
recording of:
Four (original instrumental version) (on 1954-03-15)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
44:00
6Old Devil Moon
bass:
Percy Heath
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-15)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1954-03-15) and Horace Silver (on 1954-03-15)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-15)
instrumental recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (on 1954-03-15)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Old Devil Moon / Stari vražji mesec
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
43:21
7Blue Haze
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-15)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-15)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-15)
recording of:
Blue Haze (on 1954-03-15)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
6:08
8Solar
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-04-03)
alto saxophone:
Davey Schildkraut (on 1954-04-03)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-04-03)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-04-03)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-04-03)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-04-03)
recording of:
Solar (on 1954-04-03)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)
4:41
9You Don’t Know What Love Is
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-04-03)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-04-03)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-04-03)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-04-03)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-04-03)
instrumental recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is (on 1954-04-03)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
cover recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:21
10Love Me or Leave Me
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-04-03)
alto saxophone:
Davey Schildkraut (on 1954-04-03)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-04-03)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-04-03)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-04-03)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-04-03)
instrumental recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me (on 1954-04-03)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
6:55
11I’ll Remember April
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-04-03)
alto saxophone:
Davey Schildkraut (on 1954-04-03)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-04-03)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-04-03)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-04-03)
recorded at:
Hackensack Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-04-03)
instrumental recording of:
I’ll Remember April (on 1954-04-03)
lyricist:
Patricia Johnston and Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Hub Music Co Inc, Leeds Music Co., MCA Music Ltd., Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
57:50
12Blue ’n’ Boogie
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-04-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-04-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-04-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-04-29)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1954-04-29)
trombone:
Jay Jay Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1954-04-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-04-29)
performer:
Miles Davis Sextet (on 1954-04-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Blue ’n’ Boogie (on 1954-04-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
8:16
13Walkin’
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-04-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-04-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-04-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-04-29)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1954-04-29)
trombone:
Jay Jay Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1954-04-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-04-29)
performer:
Miles Davis Sextet (on 1954-04-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Walkin’ (usually credited to Richard Carpenter) (on 1954-04-29)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
413:23
14Airegin
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
Airegin (instrumental) (on 1954-06-29)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (in 1954)
publisher:
Prestige (American jazz label) and Prestige Music (US drum & bass)
cover recording of:
Airegin (instrumental) (in 1956)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (in 1954)
publisher:
Prestige (American jazz label) and Prestige Music (US drum & bass)
4:57
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