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Miles Davis
Great 5

Album JP 2016 on Esoteric Company label
Jazz (Post-Bop, Big Band, Modal)

Disc 1 ('Round About Midnight) recorded October 26, 1955 (2), June 5 (4-6) and September 10 (1, 3), 1956. Disc 2 (Milestones) recorded February 4 (3-6) and March 4 (1, 2), 1958. Disc 3 (Porgy And Bess) recorded July 22 (3, 4, 9) and 29 (2, 8, 10, 11), August 4 (1, 5-7, 13) and 18 (12), 1958. Disc 4 (Sketches Of Spain) recorded November 20, 1959 (1), March 10 (3) and 11 (2, 4, 5), 1960. Disc 5 (Miles Smiles) recorded October 24 (1, 2, 4, 5) and 25 (3, 6), 1966. Five Hybrid SACDs in hardback book-style digipaks with affixed booklets each containing two sets of liner notes in Japanese. Fold-out b/w facsimiles of original LP jackets (front and back) with original English liner notes included with each disc. Four-page insert with two sets of liner notes in Japanese. Slipcase with full-back obi. 企画・協力：東京電化株式会社 (Planning・Cooperation : Tokyo Denka Co. Ltd.)

     
Musicians
PortraitMiles Davis tr, 1926-1991 US
flugelhorn, piano, trumpet, album by, written by
PortraitCannonball Adderley as, 1928-1975 US
alto saxophone
PortraitGil Evans p, ep, 1912-1988 US
arranged by, conductor, under the direction of, written by
PortraitPaul Chambers b, 1935-1969 US
bass
PortraitRon Carter b, *1937 US
bass
PortraitDanny Bank bs, bcl, 1922-2010 US
bass clarinet
PortraitJack Knitzer ,
bassoon
PortraitHarold Feldman sax, US
clarinet, oboe, flute
Portrait"Philly" Joe Jones dr, 1923-1985 US
drums
PortraitAnthony Williams dr, 1945-1997 US
drums
PortraitJimmy Cobb dr, *1929 US
drums
PortraitAl Block as, 1925-2015 US
flute
PortraitEddie Caine fl, cl,
flute
PortraitJerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US
flute, alto flute, clarinet
PortraitPhil Bodner sax, 1917-2008 US
flute, alto flute, clarinet
PortraitRomeo Penque fl, sax, 1916-1985 US
flute, alto flute, clarinet, oboe
PortraitEarl Chapin frh, 1926-1997 US
french horn
PortraitGunther Schuller frh, alp, 1925-2015 US
french horn
PortraitJim Buffington frh, *1922 GB
french horn
PortraitJohn Barrows frh, alp, 1913-1974 US
french horn
PortraitJoseph Singer frh, alp, 1909-1978 US
french horn
PortraitJulius Watkins frh, 1921-1977 US
french horn
PortraitTony Miranda frh, *1919 FR
french horn
PortraitWillie Ruff frh, b, *1931 US
french horn
PortraitJanet Putnam hrp, *1921 US
harp
PortraitGeorge Avakian , *1919 US
liner notes, 1957, producer
PortraitCharles Edward Smith ,
liner notes, 1958, 1959
PortraitNat Hentoff , *1925 US
liner notes, 1960
Anthony Tuttle
liner notes, 1967
PortraitFumiaki Fujimoto , *1961 JP
liner notes, 1996
PortraitHiraku Aoki , 1929-2007 JP
liner notes, 2005
PortraitMasahisa Segawa , *1924 JP
liner notes, 2005
PortraitTakao Ogawa , *1950 JP
liner notes, 2005
PortraitMotoaki Ohmachi , JP
liner notes, 2016 - obi, producer, box set
Takashi Yamaguchi
liner notes, 2016 - insert
野澤龍介
liner notes, 2016
PortraitElvin Jones dr, 1927-2004 US
percussion
PortraitJose Mangual bgo, 1924-1998 PR
percussion
PortraitHerbie Hancock p, *1940 US
piano
PortraitRed Garland p, 1923-1984 US
piano
PortraitJohn Coltrane ts, 1926-1967 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitWayne Shorter ts, ss, *1933 US
tenor saxophone, written by
PortraitFrank Rehak tb, 1926-1987 US
trombone
PortraitJimmy Cleveland tb, 1926-2008 US
trombone
PortraitJoseph Bennett tb, 1926-2012 US
trombone
PortraitRichard Hixson tb,
trombone
PortraitBernie Glow tr, 1926-1982 US
trumpet
PortraitErnie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US
trumpet
PortraitJohnny Coles tr, 1926-1997 US
trumpet
PortraitLouis R. Mucci tr, 1909-2000 US
trumpet
PortraitTaft Jordan tr, 1915-1981 US
trumpet
PortraitBill Barber tu, 1920-2007
tuba
Jimmy McAllister
tuba
PortraitStan Getz ts, 1927-1991 US
arranged by
Producers
Frank Laico engineer
Fred Plaut engineer
Harold Chapman engineer
Cal Lampley producer
Irving Townsend producer
Teo Macero producer
Kazuie Sugimoto remastered by
Composers
DuBose Heyward
George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Bernie Hanighen
Cootie Williams
Thelonious Monk
Charlie Parker
Cole Porter
Mort Dixon
Ray Henderson
Tadd Dameron
Traditional
Jackie McLean
Miles Davis
Dizzy Gillespie
John Lewis
Gil Evans
Joaquín Rodrigo
Manuel De Falla
Wayne Shorter
Eddie Harris
Jimmy Heath
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1'Round About MidnightMiles Davis
2'Round MidnightMiles DavisBernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk6:01
3Ah-Leu-ChaMiles DavisCharlie Parker5:56
4All Of YouMiles DavisCole Porter7:09
5Bye Bye BlackbirdMiles DavisMort Dixon, Ray Henderson7:58
6Tadd's DelightMiles DavisTadd Dameron4:29
7Dear Old StockholmMiles DavisTraditional7:51
8MilestonesMiles Davis
9Dr. JekyllMiles DavisJackie McLean5:54
10Sid's AheadMiles DavisMiles Davis13:12
11Two Bass HitMiles DavisDizzy Gillespie, John Lewis5:17
12MilestonesMiles DavisMiles Davis5:49
13Billy BoyMiles DavisTraditional7:19
14Straight, No ChaserMiles DavisThelonious Monk10:42
15Porgy And BessMiles Davis
16The Buzzard SongMiles Davis4:12
17Bess, You Is My Woman NowMiles Davis5:15
18GoneMiles DavisGil Evans3:41
19Gone, Gone, GoneMiles Davis2:06
20SummertimeMiles Davis3:22
21Bess, Oh Where's My BessMiles Davis4:34
22Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)Miles Davis4:44
23Fishermen, Strawberry And Devil CrabMiles Davis4:06
24My Man's Gone NowMiles Davis6:19
25It Ain't Necessarily SoMiles Davis4:28
26Here Come De Honey ManMiles Davis1:24
27I Loves You, PorgyMiles Davis3:41
28There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New YorkMiles Davis3:26
29Sketches Of SpainMiles Davis
30Concierto De AranjuezMiles DavisJoaquín Rodrigo16:26
31Will O' The WispMiles DavisManuel De Falla3:53
32The Pan PiperMiles DavisGil Evans3:57
33SaetaMiles DavisGil Evans5:37
34SoleaMiles DavisGil Evans12:17
35Miles SmilesMiles Davis
36OrbitsMiles DavisWayne Shorter4:41
37CircleMiles DavisMiles Davis5:54
38FootprintsMiles DavisWayne Shorter9:48
39DoloresMiles DavisWayne Shorter6:21
40Freedom Jazz DanceMiles DavisEddie Harris7:16
41Gingerbread BoyMiles DavisJimmy Heath7:47
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