Four

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Issues

Lots of confusion surrounding this (and Blue Moon in general).
This UPC is variously reported as for the 4 disc set, or as Four & More.
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Annotation last modified on 2007-12-13 15:32 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Yesterdays
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)
instrumental recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1952-05-09)
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
3:45
2How Deep is the Ocean
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)
instrumental recording of:
How Deep Is the Ocean? (on 1952-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1932)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
recording of:
How Deep Is the Ocean? (on 1952-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1932)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4:39
3Miles Ahead
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-19)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-05-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-05-19)
recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans
4:29
4When Lights are Low
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-19)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-05-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-05-19)
instrumental recording of:
When Lights Are Low (on 1953-02-19)
lyricist:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Benny Carter
publisher:
Bee Cee Music Co.
3:26
5Tune Up
recording of:
Tune Up
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
3:54
6Smooch
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-19)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-05-19)
recording of:
Smooch (on 1953-05-19)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Charles Mingus
3:06
7Well 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)
5:23
8Lazy Susan
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:
Lazy Susan (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
4:03
9Take Off
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:
Take-Off (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
3:40
10It Never Entered My Mind
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)
instrumental 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 (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
4:02
11The Leap
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:
The Leap (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
4:32
12Weirdo
recording of:
Weirdo
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
4:44
13Old Devil Moon
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-15)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1954-03-15) and Horace Silver (on 1954-03-15)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-15)
instrumental recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (on 1954-03-15)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
43:22
14You Don't Know What Love Is
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-04-03)
alto saxophone:
Davey Schildkraut (on 1954-04-03)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-04-03)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-04-03)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-04-03)
performer:
Miles Davis Quintet (US jazz group, active 1955–58 and 1964–68) (on 1954-04-03)
instrumental recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is (on 1954-04-03)
lyricist and composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4:23
15Four
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-15)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1954-03-15) and Horace Silver (on 1954-03-15)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-15)
recording of:
Four (original instrumental version) (on 1954-03-15)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
44:02
16Blue Haze
recording of:
Blue Haze
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
6:08