Twenty Classic Albums

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

Annotation

Solid cardboard box containing 10 CDs in vinyl design, holding 2 original albums each, and a 12-page booklet with detailed track listings and credits.
The CDs are packed in top-open digisleeves showing the original LP-artwork of their content.

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-14 17:22 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Birth of the Cool (1950) & Conception (1951)
2▶CD: Dig (1951) & Blue Haze (1954)
3▶CD: Walkin' (1954) & The Musings of Miles (1955)
4▶CD: Blue Moods (1955) & Quintet / Sextet (1955)
5▶CD: Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (1956) & Miles Davis with Horns (1956)
6▶CD: Relaxin' (1957) & Bag's Groove (1957)
7▼CD: Round About Midnight (1957) & Mile's Ahead (1957)
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1'round About Midnight
recording engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer, 1957–1995) (on 1956-09-10)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-10)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-09-10)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-09-10)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-09-10)
instrumental cover recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1956-09-10)
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
3.75:56
2Ah-Leu-Cha
engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer, 1957–1995) (on 1955-10-26)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1955-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-10-26)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1955-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1955-10-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1955-10-26)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1955-10-26)
cover recording of:
Ah-Leu-Cha (on 1955-10-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3.85:51
3All of You
engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer, 1957–1995)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-10)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-09-10)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-09-10)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer) and Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-09-10)
instrumental cover recording of:
All of You (Silk Stockings musical) (on 1956-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK)
part of:
Silk Stockings (1957 musical film)
47:01
4Bye Bye Blackbird
engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer, 1957–1995)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-05)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-06-05)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-06-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-06-05)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05) and Columbia 799 Seventh Avenue Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird (on 1956-06-05)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
47:55
5Tadd's Delight
engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer, 1957–1995)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-05)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-06-05)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-06-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-06-05)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05) and Columbia 799 Seventh Avenue Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05)
cover recording of:
Tadd's Delight (on 1956-06-05)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
3.754:27
6Dear Old Stockholm
recording engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer, 1957–1995) (on 1956-06-05)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-05)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-06-05)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-06-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-06-05)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05) and Columbia 799 Seventh Avenue Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05)
cover recording of:
Dear Old Stockholm (on 1956-06-05)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Stan Getz
version of:
Ack, Värmeland, du sköna (Fryxell version)
47:49
7Springsville
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-23)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-23)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-23) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-23)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-23)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-23)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-23)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-23), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-23), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-23), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-23), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-23) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-23)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-23)
recording of:
Springsville (on 1957-05-23)
composer:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer)
3:27
8The Maids of Cadiz
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-06)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-06)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-06)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-06) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-06)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-06)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-06)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-06)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-06), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-06) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-06)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-06), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-06), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-06), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-06) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-06)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-06)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-06)
recording of:
Les Filles de Cadix (The Maids of Cadiz) (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1957-05-06)
lyricist:
Alfred de Musset
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
arrangement of:
Les Filles de Cadix (Chanson espagnole)
3:54
9The Duke
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-06)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-06)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-06)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-06) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-06)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-06)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-06)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-06)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-06), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-06) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-06)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-06), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-06), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-06), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-06) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-06)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-06)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-06)
recording of:
The Duke (on 1957-05-06)
composer:
Dave Brubeck
dedicated to:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
publisher:
Derry Music Company
3:34
10My Ship
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-10)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-10)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-10)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-10) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-10)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-10)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-10)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-10)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-10), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-10) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-10)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-10), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-10), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-10), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-10) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-10)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-10)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-10)
recording of:
My Ship (from "Lady in the Dark”; catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Lady in the Dark: My Ship
54:28
11Miles Ahead
recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
3:30
12Blues for Pablo
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-23)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-23)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-23) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-23)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-23)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-23)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-23)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-23), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-23), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-23), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-23), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-23) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-23)
orchestra:
The Gil Evans Orchestra
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-23)
cover recording of:
Blues for Pablo (on 1957-05-23)
composer:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
5:19
13New Rhumba
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-23)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-23)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-23) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-23)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-23)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-23)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-23)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-23), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-23), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-23), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-23), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-23) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-23)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-23)
cover recording of:
New Rhumba (on 1957-05-23)
composer:
Ahmad Jamal
4:36
14The Meaning of the Blues
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-27)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-27)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-27) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-27)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-27)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-27)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-27)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-27), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-27), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-27), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-27), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-27) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-27)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-27)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-27)
instrumental recording of:
The Meaning of the Blues (on 1957-05-27)
lyricist:
Leah Worth
composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Londontown Music, Inc. and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:49
15Lament
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-27)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-27)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-27) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-27)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-27)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-27)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-27)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-27), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-27), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-27), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-27), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-27) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-27)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-27)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-27)
remasters:
Lament (master) (1996 stereo remix) by Miles Davis + 19
cover recording of:
Lament (on 1957-05-27)
composer:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:13
16I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone but You)
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-27)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-27)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-27) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-27)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-27)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-27)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-27)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-27), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-27), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-27), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-27), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-27) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-27)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-27)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-27)
cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (on 1957-05-27)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
3:01
8▶CD: Cookin' (1957) & Milestones (1958)
9▶CD: Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1958) & Somethin' Else (with Cannonball Adderley, 1958)
10▶CD: 1958 Miles (1958) & Selections from Porgy and Bess (1958)

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Release

rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
remaster of:’Round About Midnight
1958 Miles
Bags’ Groove
Birth of the Cool
Blue Haze
Blue Moods
Conception by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter), Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist), Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) & Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist)
Cookin’ With the Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet (US jazz group, active 1955–58 and 1964–68)
Dig by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) featuring Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
Miles by Miles Davis Quintet (US jazz group, active 1955–58 and 1964–68)
Miles Ahead
Miles Davis and Horns
Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) & Milt Jackson
Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants
Milestones
Porgy and Bess by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet (US jazz group, active 1955–58 and 1964–68)
Somethin’ Else by Cannonball Adderley
The Musings of Miles
Walkin' by Miles Davis All Stars
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6209066 [info]

Release group

part of:… Classic Albums (Real Gone Jazz) (order: 9)