The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Miles Ahead
2▶CD: Porgy and Bess
3▶CD: Sketches of Spain
4▶CD: Quiet Nights and More
5▶CD: The Making of Miles Ahead
6▼CD: Alternate and Rehearsal Takes
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1[studio discussion]
0:21
2Springsville (take 8 without overdubs)
partial recording of:
Springsville
composer:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer)
3:37
3[studio discussion]
0:09
4Miles Ahead (take 11 without overdubs)
partial recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
3:35
5I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (take 3 without overdubs)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
3:03
6Springsville (overdub take 1)
partial recording of:
Springsville
composer:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer)
2:10
7Springsville (overdubbed solos 4–5)
partial recording of:
Springsville
composer:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer)
2:23
8Springsville (overdubbed solos 6–9)
partial recording of:
Springsville
composer:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer)
2:35
9Springsville (issued overdubbed solo)
partial recording of:
Springsville
composer:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer)
0:29
10Miles Ahead (issued overdubbed solo)
partial recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
1:56
11Miles Ahead (overdubbed solo)
partial recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
1:36
12I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 1)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
1:06
13I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 2)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
1:27
14I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 4)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
2:06
15I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 8)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
3:07
16I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 19 & 19C)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
3:00
17Miles Ahead (mono master)
remaster of:
Miles Ahead by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
3:33
18Gone (rehearsal sequence)
partial recording of:
Gone (Gil Evans composition)
composer:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
2:55
19Gone, Gone, Gone (rehearsal sequence)
partial instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “Gone, gone, gone (Where is brudder Robbins?)”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II
2:59
20[studio discussion]
0:57
21Bess, You Is My Woman Now (rehearsal take)
partial instrumental cover recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
5:00
22It Ain’t Necessarily So (take 1)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
3:24
23Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (take 3)
instrumental cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
3:57
24I Loves You, Porgy (rehearsal sequence)
partial instrumental cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
2:21
25There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York (remake)
instrumental cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
2:26
26My Man’s Gone Now (remake take)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
6:16
27Song of Our Country (take 9)
recording of:
Song of Our Country
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)
3:01
28Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (rehearsal)
partial cover recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
7:25
29Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (alternate ending)
partial cover recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
1:23
30[pause track]
0:08