The Columbia Years 1955–1985

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Blues & Standards
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1Generique
recording of:
Générique (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Edition Continentale
2:50
2All 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)
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)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation
4.511:33
3Eighty-One
recording of:
Eighty-One
composer:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
6:17
4Blues for Pablo
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-23)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-23)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-23) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-23)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-23)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-23)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-23)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-23), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1957-05-23) and Frank Rehak (on 1957-05-23)
trumpet:
John Carisi (on 1957-05-23), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-23), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-23), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-23) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-23)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-23)
recording of:
Blues for Pablo (on 1957-05-23)
composer:
Gil Evans
cover recording of:
Blues for Pablo
composer:
Gil Evans
5:20
5Summertime
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)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
cover 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)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:21
6Straight, No Chaser
cover recording of:
Straight, No Chaser
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
8:59
7Footprints
recording of:
Footprints
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
9:49
8Florence sur les Champs Elysees
recording of:
Florence sur les Champs-Élysées
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Edition Continentale
2:51
9I Thought About You
recording of:
I Thought About You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Jerry Leiber Music, Lewis Music Publishing Co., Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Silver Seahorse Music LLC, Twentieth Century Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
11:52
10Someday My Prince Will Come
recording of:
Someday My Prince Will Come
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)
5:43
▼ CD 2: Standards & Originals
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1Bye Bye Blackbird
engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-05)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-06-05)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-06-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-06-05)
recorded at:
Columbia 799 Seventh Avenue Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-10-27, on 1956-06-05), Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05) and CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-09-10)
instrumental recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird (on 1956-06-05)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
47:57
2My Funny Valentine
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
14:56
3Love for Sale
cover recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
11:51
4Budo
recording of:
Budo
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bud Powell
is based on:
Hallucinations
5:04
5Miles
recording of:
Miles
writer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter), Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music, More Cut Music, Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
5:45
6Filles de Kilimanjaro
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer)
electric upright bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Filles de Kilimanjaro
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
12:04
7Fran-Dance
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Fran‐Dance
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
5:50
8Seven Steps to Heaven
recording of:
Seven Steps to Heaven
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (in 1963) and Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (in 1963)
6:24
▼ CD 3: Originals & Moods
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1Flamenco Sketches
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-04-22)
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:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-04-22)
recording of:
Flamenco Sketches
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bill Evans (pianist)
9:34
2So What
recording of:
So What
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
12:00
3Water Babies
recording of:
Water Babies
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
5:08
4Saeta
recording of:
Saeta
composer:
Gil Evans
4:58
5Masqalero
recording of:
Masqualero
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
8:54
6Pinocchio
recording of:
Pinocchio
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
5:08
7Summer Night
engineer:
Fred Plaut
producer:
Teo Macero
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1963-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Frank Butler (drummer) (on 1963-04-17)
piano:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (on 1963-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1963-04-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1963-04-17)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1963-04-16 until 1963-04-17)
instrumental recording of:
Summer Night (on 1963-04-17)
writer:
Al Dubin and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
6:04
8Fall
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1967-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1967-07-19)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1967-07-19)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1967-07-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1967-07-19)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-07-19)
recording of:
Fall (on 1967-07-19)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
publisher:
Miyako Music (Music publishing company for Wayne Shorter's compositions.)
46:36
9It’s About That Time
recording of:
It's About That Time
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
11:28
▼ CD 4: Electric
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1Sivad
recording of:
Sivad
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
3:33
2What It Is
4:35
3Ms. Morrisine
recording of:
Ms. Morrisine
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter), Morrisine Tynes Irving and Robert Irving III (Keyboardist)
4:53
4Shout
recording of:
Shout
composer:
Glenn Burris, Randy Hall (Chicago soul singer, jazz guitarist) and Robert Irving III (Keyboardist)
5:51
5Honky Tonk
engineer:
Stanley Tonkel (engineer)
producer:
Teo Macero
clavinet:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1970-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Billy Cobham (on 1970-05-19)
electric bass guitar:
Michael Henderson (US jazz/funk bassist) (on 1970-05-19)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1970-05-19)
percussion:
Airto Moreira (percussionist) (on 1970-05-19)
Rhodes piano:
Keith Jarrett (pianist) (on 1970-05-19)
soprano saxophone:
Steve Grossman (American jazz and fusion tenor saxophonist) (on 1970-05-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1970-05-19)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘E’ in New York, New York, United States (on 1970-05-19)
recording of:
Funky Tonk (on 1970-05-19)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
45:53
6Star on Cicely
drums (drum set):
Al Foster
electric bass guitar:
Tom Barney (bassist) and Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
electric guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer) and Mike Stern
keyboard and trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
percussion:
Mino Cinelu
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Bill Evans (saxophonist)
4:29
7Thinkin’ One Thing and Doin’ Another
6:48
8Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
recording of:
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
14:01