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Miles Davis
Twenty Classic Albums

Album 2011 on Real Gone label
Jazz (Cool Jazz, Bop, Hard-Bop, Big Band, Modal, Post-Bop)

Released in a clamp box set. Discs are housed in cardboard sleeves. Includes 12-page booklet. Digitally remastered and enhanced for superior quality. Made in EU. Birth Of The Cool recorded at WOR Studios, New York. Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7 - 21 January, 1949 Tracks 4, 8, 10, 11 - 22 April, 1949 Tracks 3, 6, 9, 12 - 9 March, 1950 Conception recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, 1949-1951 June 21, 1949 - Track 22 January 6, 1950 - Track 21 March 15, 1950 - Tracks 23 & 24 March 8, 1951 - Tracks 13 to 16 March 13, 1951 - Tracks 17 & 18 October 5, 1951 - Tracks 19 & 20 Dig recorded October 5, 1951 at Apex Studio, New York Miles Davis Quartet tracks 11, 13 to 15 recorded 19 May, 1953 at WOR Studio, New York Tracks 9, 10 & 12 recorded 15 March, 1954 at Beltone Studio, New York Track 8 recorded 3 April, 1954 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey Walkin' recorded April 3 & April 29, 1954 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey The Musings Of Miles recorded June 7, 1955 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey Blue Moods recorded July 9, 1955 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey Quintet / Sextet recorded August 5, 1955 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey Miles recorded November 16, 1955 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey Miles Davis And Horns recorded January 17, 1951 at Apex Studio New York (tracks 7 to 10 & 15) and February 19, 1953 at Beltone Studio, New York (tracks 11 to 14) Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet tracks 1 to 4 recorded May 11, 1956 & tracks 5 & 6 recorded October 26, 1956 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey Bags Groove tracks 1 & 2 recorded December 24, 1954 and tracks 9 to 12 recorded June 29, 1954 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey 'Round About Midnight recorded October 26, 1955, June 5 & September 10, 1956 at 30th Street Studios, New York Miles Ahead recorded May 6, 10, 23, 27 & August 22, 1957 at Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet recorded October 26, 1956 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey Milestones recorded February 4 and March 4, 1959 at Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants track 3 recorded October 26, 1956, tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5 recorded December 24, 1954 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey Somethin' Else recorded March 9, 1958 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey 1958 Miles recorded September 9, 1958 at Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York Selections from Porgy And Bess recorded July 22 - August 18, 1958 at Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York

Musicians

	Miles Davis tr, 1926-1991 US flugelhorn, trumpet, album by, written by, piano
	Danny Bank bs, bcl, 1922-2010 US alto flute, bass clarinet, bass clarinet
	Cannonball Adderley as, 1928-1975 US alto saxophone
	Charlie Kennedy as, sax, 1927-2009 US alto saxophone
	Davey Schildkraut as, 1925-1998 US alto saxophone
	Jackie Mclean alto saxophone, written by
	Lee Konitz as, *1927 US alto saxophone, written by
	Gil Evans p, ep, 1912-1988 US arranged by, conductor, written by
	Gerry Mulligan bs, 1927-1996 US baritone saxophone, written by, arranged by
	Al McKibbon b, 1919-2005 US bass
	Arnold Fishkin b, 1919-1999 US bass
	Charles Mingus b, 1922-1979 US bass, double bass, piano, written by
	Chubby Jackson b, 1918-2003 US bass
	Gene Ramey b, 1913-1984 US bass
	Joe Shulman b, cb, 1923-1957 US bass
	Leonard Gaskin b, 1920-2009 US bass
	Nelson Boyd b, 1928-1985 US bass
	Oscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US bass
	Paul Chambers b, 1935-1969 US bass, double bass
	Percy Heath b, 1923-2005 US bass
	Sam Jones b, 1924-1981 US bass, written by
	Tommy Potter b, 1918-1988 US bass, double bass
	Thomas Mitchell tb, 1926-2003 US bass trombone
	"Philly" Joe Jones dr, 1923-1985 US drums
	Art Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US drums
	Art Taylor dr, 1929-1995 US drums
	Don Lamond dr, 1920-2003 US drums
	Elvin Jones dr, 1927-2004 US drums
	Jimmy Cobb dr, *1929 US drums
	Kenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US drums
	Max Roach dr, 1924-2007 US drums
	Roy Haynes dr, *1925 US drums
	Stan Levey dr, 1926-2005 US drums
	Jerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US flute, alto flute, clarinet
	Phil Bodner sax, 1917-2008 US flute, alto flute, clarinet
	Romeo Penque fl, sax, 1916-1985 US flute, alto flute, clarinet, flute, clarinet
	Sid Cooper fl, cl, sax, 1918-2011 CA flute, clarinet
	Addison Collins frh, 1927-1976 FR french horn
	Gunther Schuller frh, alp, 1925-2015 US french horn, horn
	Sandy Siegelstein frh, *1919 FR french horn
	Billy Bauer g, 1915-2005 US guitar
	Julius Watkins frh, 1921-1977 US horn
	Willie Ruff frh, b, *1931 US horn, horns
	Tony Miranda frh, *1919 FR horns
	Al Haig p, 1922-1982 US piano
	Bill Evans p, 1929-1980 US piano
	Hank Jones p, 1918-2010 US piano
	Horace Silver p, 1928-2014 US piano
	John Lewis p, 1920-2001 US piano, arranged by, written by
	Ray Bryant p, 1931-2011 US piano, written by
	Red Garland p, 1923-1984 US piano
	Sal Mosca p, 1927-2007 US piano
	Thelonious Monk p, 1917-1982 US piano, written by
	Tony Aless p, 1921-1979 US piano
	Walter Bishop, Jr. , 1927-1998 US piano, piano
	Al Cohn ts, 1925-1988 US tenor saxophone, written by
	Georgie Auld ts, 1919-1990 US tenor saxophone
	John Coltrane ts, 1926-1967 US tenor saxophone
	Lucky Thompson ts, 1924-2005 US tenor saxophone
	Sonny Rollins ts, *1930 US tenor saxophone, written by
	Stan Getz ts, 1927-1991 US tenor saxophone, written by, arranged by
	Zoot Sims ts, 1925-1985 US tenor saxophone
	Bennie Green tb, 1923-1977 US trombone
	Britt Woodman tb, 1920-2000 US trombone
	Frank Rehak tb, 1926-1987 US trombone, trombone
	J.J. Johnson tb, 1924-2001 US trombone, written by
	Jimmy Cleveland tb, 1926-2008 US trombone
	Joseph Bennett tb, 1926-2012 US trombone
	Kai Winding tb, 1922-1983 US trombone
	Richard Hixson tb, trombone
	Sonny Truitt tb, p, bs, US trombone
	Al Porcino tr, 1925-2013 DE trumpet
	Don Ferrara tr, 1928-2011 US trumpet
	Ernie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US trumpet
	Howard McGhee tr, 1918-1987 US trumpet
	John Carisi tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet, written by
	Johnny Coles tr, 1926-1997 US trumpet
	Louis R. Mucci tr, 1909-2000 US trumpet
	Taft Jordan tr, 1915-1981 US trumpet
	Bernie Glow tr, 1926-1982 US trumpet, lead trumpet
	Bill Barber tu, 1920-2007 tuba
	Milt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US vibraphone, written by
	Teddy Charles vib, 1928-2012 US vibraphone, vibes
	Kenny Hagood voc, 1926-1989 US vocals
	Ahmad Jamal p, *1930 US arranged by

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