The Best of Miles Davis: The Capitol/Blue Note Years

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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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
42:34
2Godchild
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
43:10
3Budo
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
4Dear Old Stockholm
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-09)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-05-09)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1952-05-09)
piano:
Gil Coggins (on 1952-05-09)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1952-05-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1952-05-09)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-09)
recording of:
Dear Old Stockholm (on 1952-05-09)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Stan Getz
version of:
Ack, Värmeland, du sköna (Fryxell version)
cover recording of:
Dear Old Stockholm
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Stan Getz
version of:
Ack, Värmeland, du sköna (Fryxell version)
4:13
5Donna
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-05-09)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1952-05-09)
piano:
Gil Coggins (on 1952-05-09)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1952-05-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1952-05-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-09)
recording of:
Donna (on 1952-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist)
instrumental recording of:
Donna (on 1952-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist)
3:14
6Yesterdays
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-05-09)
bass and double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1952-05-09)
piano:
Gil Coggins (on 1952-05-09)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1952-05-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1952-05-09)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-09)
instrumental recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1952-05-09)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
3:46
7Tempus Fugit
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1953-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1953-04-20)
piano:
Gil Coggins (on 1953-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Heath (on 1953-04-20)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1953-04-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-04-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-04-20)
recording of:
Tempus Fugit (on 1953-04-20)
composer:
Bud Powell
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:52
8Enigma
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1953-04-20)
piano:
Gil Coggins (on 1953-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Heath (on 1953-04-20)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1953-04-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-04-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-04-20)
recording of:
Enigma (on 1953-04-20)
composer:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
publisher:
TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
3:25
9C.T.A.
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1953-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1953-04-20)
piano:
Gil Coggins (on 1953-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Heath (on 1953-04-20)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1953-04-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-04-20)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-04-20)
recording of:
C.T.A. (on 1953-04-20)
composer:
Jimmy Heath
3:35
10Well You Needn't
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-06)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-06)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-03-06)
recording of:
Well, You Needn’t (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
5:24
11It Never Entered My Mind
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-06)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-03-06)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Never Entered My Mind (on 1954-03-06)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Lorenz Hart Publishing Co.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:04
12Weirdo
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-06)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-03-06)
recording of:
Weirdo (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
4:45
13Somethin' Else
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (on 1958-03-09)
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-03-09)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-03-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-03-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 1999, in 2012), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1999) and Mastercorp Pty Ltd (in 2011)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-03-09)
recording of:
Somethin’ Else (on 1958-03-09)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
8:16
14Autumn Leaves
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (on 1958-03-09)
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-03-09)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-03-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-03-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 1999, in 2012), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1999), Mastercorp Pty Ltd (in 2011) and Count Records (in 2013)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-03-09)
instrumental recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics) (on 1958-03-09)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes
510:59

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