Essential Miles

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Tracklist

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01On Green Dolphin Street
cover recording of:
On Green Dolphin Street
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1947)
composer:
Bronisław Kaper (in 1947)
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, Leo Feist, Inc. and Patti Washington Music
9:50
02Fran-Dance
recording of:
Fran‐Dance
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
5:52
03Buzzard Song
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-04)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-04)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-08-04)
bass trombone:
Dick Nixon (on 1958-08-04) and Dick Hixson (on 1958-08-04)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-04) and Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-04)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-04)
flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1958-08-04) and Jerome Richardson (on 1958-08-04)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1958-08-04), Gunther Schuller (horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1958-08-04) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-08-04)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1958-08-04), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1958-08-04) and Frank Rehak (on 1958-08-04)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-08-04), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-04), Bernie Glow (on 1958-08-04), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1958-08-04) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-08-04)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1958-08-04)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1958-08-04)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-04)
remasters:
Buzzard Song by Miles Davis
instrumental cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Buzzard keep on flyin’” (on 1958-08-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
4:09
04Bess, You Is My Woman Now
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”
5:12
05Gone
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Nixon (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Dick Hixson (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flute:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Romeo Penque (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (horn player, conductor, composer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
recording of:
Gone (Gil Evans composition) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
composer:
Gil Evans
3:38
06Gone, Gone, Gone
2:05
07Summertime
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Nixon (on 1958-08-18) and Dick Hixson (on 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-18) and Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18)
flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1958-08-18) and Jerome Richardson (on 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (on 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (on 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1958-08-18)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
lyrics quoted on:
Doin’ Time
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
lyrics quoted on:
Doin’ Time
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:21
08Bess, Oh Where's My Bess
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-04)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-04)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-08-04)
bass trombone:
Dick Nixon (on 1958-08-04) and Dick Hixson (on 1958-08-04)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-04) and Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-04)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-04)
flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1958-08-04) and Jerome Richardson (on 1958-08-04)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1958-08-04), Gunther Schuller (horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1958-08-04) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-08-04)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1958-08-04), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1958-08-04) and Frank Rehak (on 1958-08-04)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-08-04), Bernie Glow (on 1958-08-04), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1958-08-04) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-08-04)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1958-08-04)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1958-08-04)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-04)
remasters:
Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess by Miles Davis
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess” (on 1958-08-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
4:31
09Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)
4:42
10Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab
4:07
11My Man's Gone Now
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Nixon (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Dick Hixson (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flute:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Romeo Penque (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (horn player, conductor, composer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
remasters:
My Man’s Gone Now by Miles Davis
instrumental cover recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
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)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My man’s gone now”
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)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My man’s gone now”
6:16
12It Ain't Necessarily So
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 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)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
4:25
13Here Come de Honeyman
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-07-29)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-07-29)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-07-29)
bass trombone:
Dick Nixon (on 1958-07-29) and Dick Hixson (on 1958-07-29)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-07-29)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-07-29)
flute:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (on 1958-07-29) and Romeo Penque (on 1958-07-29)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1958-07-29), Gunther Schuller (horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1958-07-29) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-07-29)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1958-07-29), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1958-07-29) and Frank Rehak (on 1958-07-29)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-07-29), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-07-29), Bernie Glow (on 1958-07-29), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1958-07-29) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-07-29)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1958-07-29)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1958-07-29)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-07-29)
remasters:
Here Come de Honey Man by Miles Davis
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Here come de honey man” (on 1958-07-29)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
1:20
14I Loves You Porgy
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”
3:42
15There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York
3:25
16All Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-04-22)
engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1959-04-22)
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-04-22)
bass and double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-04-22)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-04-22)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-04-22)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-04-22)
recording of:
All Blues (on 1959-04-22)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
4.411:32
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