The Birdland Sessions

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Conception
recording of:
Conception
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
4:11
2Ray’s Idea
recording of:
Ray's Idea
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) and Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger)
5:57
3That Old Black Magic
2:20
4Max Is Making Wax
recording of:
Max Making Wax
composer:
Oscar Pettiford
4:04
5Woody ’n You
recording of:
Woody ’n’ You
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
5:44
6Move
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-06-02)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-06-02)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-06-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-06-02)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1951-06-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-06-02)
live recording of:
Move (on 1951-06-02)
composer:
Denzil Best
6:19
7Half Nelson
live recording of:
Half Nelson
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
7:39
8Down
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-06-02)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-06-02)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-06-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-06-02)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1951-06-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-06-02)
live recording of:
Down (on 1951-06-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
7:26
9Move
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1951-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-09-29)
piano:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) (on 1951-09-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-09-29) and George "Big Nick" Nicholas (on 1951-09-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-09-29)
live recording of:
Move (on 1951-09-29)
composer:
Denzil Best
6:27
10The Squirrel
recording of:
The Squirrel
composer:
Tadd Dameron
8:47
11Lady Bird
recording of:
Lady Bird
composer:
Tadd Dameron
5:40
12Confirmation
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1952-05-02)
mellophone:
Don Elliott (on 1952-05-02)
piano:
Gil Coggins (on 1952-05-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1952-05-02)
live recording of:
Confirmation (on 1952-05-02)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
5:51
13Out of the Blue
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1952-05-02)
piano:
Gil Coggins (on 1952-05-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1952-05-02)
vibraphone:
Don Elliott (on 1952-05-02)
live recording of:
Out of the Blue (on 1952-05-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Second Floor Music
5:43