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Miles Davis
Birdland 1951

Album US 2004 on Blue Note label
Jazz (Bop)

Tracks #1-3: June 2, 1951 Tracks #4-7: February 17, 1951 Tracks #8-10: September 29, 1951 The June 2 and September 29 broadcasts from Birdland have appeared over the years on a variety of bootlegs. The February 17 is made available for the first time anywhere. The source for this material was discs cut from the original broadcasts and the fidelity is primitve. Every effort has been made to obtain the best possible sound for this historic music.

     
Musicians
PortraitMiles Davis tr, 1926-1991 US
trumpet, album by
PortraitCharles Mingus b, 1922-1979 US
bass
PortraitTommy Potter b, 1918-1988 US
bass
PortraitArt Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US
drums
PortraitBilly Taylor p, 1921-2010 US
piano
PortraitKenny Drew p, 1928-1993 US
piano
PortraitMichael Cuscuna sax, dr, *1949 US
producer, for release
PortraitKen Robertson ,
technician, cedar restoration
PortraitKurt Lundvall , US
mastered by, technician, sound restoration
PortraitBig Nick Nicholas voc, sax, ts, *1922 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitEddie "Lockjaw" Davis ts, 1922-1986 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitSonny Rollins ts, *1930 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitMalcolm Addey ,
transferred by, disc transfers
PortraitJ.J. Johnson tb, 1924-2001 US
trombone
Producers
Burton Yount art direction, design
Francis Wolff photography by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1MoveMiles Davis6:13
2Half NelsonMiles Davis7:33
3DownMiles Davis7:13
4Out Of The BlueMiles Davis5:54
5Half NelsonMiles Davis7:42
6Tempus FlightMiles Davis6:44
7MoveMiles Davis5:44
8MoveMiles Davis6:23
9The SquirrelMiles Davis8:39
10Lady BirdMiles Davis5:32
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