Directions: Unreleased Recordings 1960–1970

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Song of Our Country
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1960-03-11)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1960-03-11)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1960-03-11)
oboe:
Romeo Penque (on 1960-03-11)
percussion:
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1960-03-11) and José Mangual (on 1960-03-11)
trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (on 1960-03-11) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1960-03-11)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1960-03-11), Bernie Glow (on 1960-03-11) and Ernie Royal (on 1960-03-11)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1960-03-11)
conductor:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer) (on 1960-03-11)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer) (on 1960-03-11)
recording of:
Song of Our Country (on 1960-03-11)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
is based on:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 2, W247: II. Ária (O canto da nossa terra) (for orchestra)
3:27
2’Round Midnight
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1961-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-04-22)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1961-04-22)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1961-04-22)
instrumental recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1961-04-22)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
7:45
3So Near, So Far
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1963-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Frank Butler (drummer) (on 1963-04-16)
piano:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (on 1963-04-16)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1963-04-16)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1963-04-16)
recording of:
So Near, So Far (on 1963-04-16)
composer:
Tony Crombie and Bennie Green (jazz trombonist)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
5:18
4Limbo
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1967-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1967-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1967-05-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1967-05-09)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1967-05-09)
recording of:
Limbo (on 1967-05-09)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
5:33
5Water on the Pond
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1967-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1967-12-28)
guitar:
Joe Beck (guitar) (on 1967-12-28)
harpsichord [electric harpsichord], piano and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1967-12-28)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1967-12-28)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1967-12-28)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘B’ in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-12-28)
recording of:
Water on the Pond
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
7:05
6Fun
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1968-01-11)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1968-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1968-01-11, on 1968-01-12)
electric guitar:
Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1968-01-11)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1968-01-12)
harpsichord [electric harpsichord] and piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1968-01-12)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1968-01-11, on 1968-01-12)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1968-01-11, on 1968-01-12)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1968-01-11)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘B’ in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-01-12)
4:12
7Directions I
recording engineer:
Stan Tonkell (engineer)
double bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1968-11-27)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1968-11-27) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
organ:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1968-11-27)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1968-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-11-27)
recording of:
Directions (on 1968-11-27)
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
6:51
8Directions II
recording engineer:
Stan Tonkell (engineer)
double bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1968-11-27)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1968-11-27) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
organ:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1968-11-27)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1968-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-11-27)
recording of:
Directions (on 1968-11-27)
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
4:51
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