Twenty Classic Albums

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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)
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1Move
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-01-21)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-01-21)
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1949-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-01-21)
French horn:
Junior Collins (on 1949-01-21)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-01-21)
trombone:
Kai Winding (on 1949-01-21)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-01-21)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-01-21)
arranger:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-01-21)
recording of:
Move (on 1949-01-21)
composer:
Denzil Best
42:35
2Jeru
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-01-21)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-01-21)
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1949-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-01-21)
French horn:
Junior Collins (on 1949-01-21)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-01-21)
trombone:
Kai Winding (on 1949-01-21)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-01-21)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-01-21)
arranger:
Gerry Mulligan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-01-21)
recording of:
Jeru (on 1949-01-21)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
33:13
3Moon Dreams
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-03-09)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1950-03-09)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1950-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1950-03-09)
French horn:
Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1950-03-09)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1950-03-09)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1950-03-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-03-09)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1950-03-09)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
engineered at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1950-03-09)
recording of:
Moon Dreams (on 1950-03-09)
composer:
Chummy MacGregor and Johnny Mercer
43:20
4Venus de Milo
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-04-22)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-04-22)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1949-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1949-04-22)
French horn:
Sanford J. Siegelstein (on 1949-04-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-04-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-04-22)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-04-22)
arranger:
Gerry Mulligan
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-22)
recording of:
Venus de Milo (on 1949-04-22)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
43:12
5Budo
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-01-21)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-01-21)
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1949-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-01-21)
French horn:
Junior Collins (on 1949-01-21)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-01-21)
trombone:
Kai Winding (on 1949-01-21)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-01-21)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-01-21)
arranger:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-01-21)
recording of:
Budo (on 1949-01-21)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bud Powell
is based on:
Hallucinations
42:35
6Deception
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-03-09)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1950-03-09)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1950-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1950-03-09)
French horn:
Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1950-03-09)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1950-03-09)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1950-03-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-03-09)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1950-03-09)
arranger:
Gerry Mulligan
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1950-03-09)
recording of:
Deception (on 1950-03-09)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
32:49
7Godchild
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-01-21)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-01-21)
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1949-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-01-21)
French horn:
Junior Collins (on 1949-01-21)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-01-21)
trombone:
Kai Winding (on 1949-01-21)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-01-21)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-01-21)
arranger:
Gerry Mulligan
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-01-21)
recording of:
Godchild (on 1949-01-21)
composer:
George Wallington
43:11
8Boplicity
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-04-22)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-04-22)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1949-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1949-04-22)
French horn:
Sanford J. Siegelstein (on 1949-04-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-04-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-04-22)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-04-22)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-22)
recording of:
Boplicity (on 1949-04-22)
composer:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer) and Cleo Henry
publisher:
Sophisticated Music
43:02
9Rocker
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-03-09)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1950-03-09)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1950-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1950-03-09)
French horn:
Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1950-03-09)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1950-03-09)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1950-03-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-03-09)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1950-03-09)
arranger:
Gerry Mulligan
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1950-03-09)
recording of:
Rocker (on 1950-03-09)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
43:07
10Israel
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-04-22)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-04-22)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1949-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1949-04-22)
French horn:
Sanford J. Siegelstein (on 1949-04-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-04-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-04-22)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-04-22)
arranger:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer)
recording of:
Israel (Miles Davis/John Carisi's song) (on 1949-04-22)
composer:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer)
publisher:
Beechwood Music
42:18
11Rouge
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-04-22)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-04-22)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1949-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1949-04-22)
French horn:
Sanford J. Siegelstein (on 1949-04-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-04-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-04-22)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-04-22)
arranger:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
recording of:
Rouge (on 1949-04-22)
composer:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
43:15
12Darn That Dream
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-03-09)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1950-03-09)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1950-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1950-03-09)
French horn:
Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1950-03-09)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1950-03-09)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1950-03-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-03-09)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1950-03-09)
vocals:
Kenny Hagood (on 1950-03-09)
arranger:
Gerry Mulligan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1950-03-09)
cover recording of:
Darn That Dream (on 1950-03-09)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
43:25
13Odjenar
recording of:
Odjenar
composer:
George Russell (American jazz pianist and composer)
2:53
14Hibeck
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
bass:
Arnold Fishkind (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1951-03-08)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
Sal Mosca (on 1951-03-08)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-03-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Prestige (American jazz label)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-03-08)
recording of:
Hibeck (Hi Beck) (on 1951-03-08)
composer:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist)
partial recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (on 1951-03-08)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
3:07
15Yesterdays
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-03-08)
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
bass:
Arnold Fishkind
double bass:
Arnold Fishkind (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
Sal Mosca (on 1951-03-08)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-03-08)
instrumental recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1951-03-08)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
cover recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
2:27
16Ezz-Thetic
recording of:
Ezz-Thetic
composer:
George Russell (American jazz pianist and composer)
2:54
17Indian Summer
2:34
18Duet for Saxophone and Guitar
2:40
19Conception
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1951-10-05) and Tommy Potter (on 1951-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-10-05)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) and Prestige (American jazz label)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-05)
recording of:
Conception (on 1951-10-05)
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
4:09
20My Old Flame
producer:
Bob Weinstock
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-10-05)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) and Prestige (American jazz label)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Old Flame (on 1951-10-05)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
6:36
21Intoit
producer:
Bob Weinstock
bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1950-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1950-01-06)
guitar:
Jimmy Raney (on 1950-01-06)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1950-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz (on 1950-01-06)
recording of:
Intoit
composer:
Stan Getz
33:22
22Prezervation
2:43
23I May Be Wrong
3:28
24So What
recording of:
So What
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:43
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)
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)

Credits

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)