The Best of Miles Davis

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Someday My Prince Will Come
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (in 1961-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (in 1961-03)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1961-03)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (in 1961-03) and Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (in 1961-03)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (in 1961-03)
instrumental recording of:
Someday My Prince Will Come (in 1961-03)
lyricist:
Larry Morey
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1937)
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
9:06
2'Round Midnight
engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-10)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-09-10)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-09-10)
recorded at:
Columbia 799 Seventh Avenue Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-10-27, on 1956-06-05), CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-09-10) and Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-09-10)
instrumental cover recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1956-09-10)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
3.655:58
3So What
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02)
engineer:
Fred Plaut
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-03-02)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-03-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02)
remix of:
So What (stereo) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
So What (on 1959-03-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4.359:25
4Seven Steps to Heaven
engineer:
Fred Plaut
producer:
Teo Macero
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1963-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1963-05-14)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1963-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1963-05-14)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1963-05-14)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-05-14)
instrumental recording of:
Seven Steps to Heaven (on 1963-05-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (in 1963) and Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (in 1963)
6:25
5I Loves You, Porgy
alto flute and bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-08-18)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-18)
clarinet and flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1958-08-18) and Jerome Richardson (on 1958-08-18)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer)
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), Dick Hixson (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
instrumental cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1958-08-18)
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”
3.753:42
6Milestones
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-02-04)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-02-04)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1958-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1958-02-04)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-02-04)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-04)
recording of:
Milestones (originally titled “Miles”) (on 1958-02-04)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Jazz Horn Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
5:45
7My Ship
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-10)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-10)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-10)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-10) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-10)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-10)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-10)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-10)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-10), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1957-05-10) and Frank Rehak (on 1957-05-10)
trumpet:
John Carisi (on 1957-05-10), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-10), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-10), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-10) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-10)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-10)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-10)
recording of:
My Ship (from "Lady in the Dark”; catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
version of:
Lady in the Dark: My Ship
54:32
8E.S.P.
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1965-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1965-01-20)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1965-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1965-01-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1965-01-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio ‘D’ in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-20)
recording of:
E.S.P. (on 1965-01-20)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
5:31
9In a Silent Way
cover recording of:
In a Silent Way
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
publisher:
Zawinul Music
4:14
10Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
recording engineer:
Stanley Tonkel (engineer) (on 1969-08-20)
bass clarinet:
Bennie Maupin (on 1969-08-20)
congas:
Jim Riley (on 1969-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-08-20) and Jack DeJohnette (on 1969-08-20)
electric bass guitar:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist) (on 1969-08-20) and Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-08-20)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-08-20)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-08-20) and Larry Young (on 1969-08-20)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-08-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-08-20)
recording of:
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (on 1969-08-20)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
3.5514:04
11Time After Time
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman and Tom Swift (engineer)
co-producer:
Vince Wilburn, Jr. (Drummer)
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (Keyboardist)
bass:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones) (on 1984-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster (on 1984-01-26)
guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer) (on 1984-01-26)
percussion:
Steve Thornton (Percussionist) (on 1984-01-26)
synthesizer:
Robert Irving III (Keyboardist) (on 1984-01-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1984-01-26)
arranger:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (Keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-01-26)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Time After Time (on 1984-01-26)
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
cover recording of:
Time After Time
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
33:39