Compil. US 1956 on Blue Note label
Jazz (Hard-Bop, Bop)
Recorded at the WOR Studios, NYC, on May 9, 1952 (tracks A3, A6), on April 20, 1953 (tracks A4, A5, B4) and at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, on March 6, 1954 (tracks A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, B5). 1st original mono issue has: - deep grooved blue/white Blue Note Records labels with 767 Lexington Ave N.Y.C. addess - flat edge vinyl with RVG etched and "P" (otherwise wrongly called "ear") for Plastylite etched in the trail off, both sides - 767 Lexington Ave., New York 21 address on back cover - blank spine on cover
Miles Davis tr, 1926-1991 US trumpet, album by, written by | |
Jackie McLean as, 1931-2006 US alto saxophone, written by | |
Oscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US bass | |
Percy Heath b, 1923-2005 US bass | |
Art Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US drums | |
Kenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US drums | |
Gil Coggins p, 1928-2004 US piano | |
Horace Silver p, 1928-2014 US piano | |
Jimmy Heath ts, *1926 US tenor saxophone | |
J.J. Johnson tb, 1924-2001 US trombone |
John Hermansader design, cover |
Reid Miles design, cover |
Leonard Feather liner notes |
Francis Wolff photography by |
Alfred Lion producer |
Rudy Van Gelder recorded by, remastered by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Take Off | Miles Davis | Miles Davis | |
2 | Weirdo | Miles Davis | Miles Davis | |
3 | Wouldn't You | Miles Davis | Dizzy Gillespie | |
4 | I Waited For You | Miles Davis | Gil Fuller | |
5 | Ray's Idea (Alternate Master) | Miles Davis | Fuller-Brown, Gil Fuller, Ray Brown | |
6 | Donna | Miles Davis | Jackie McLean | |
7 | Well You Needn't | Miles Davis | Thelonious Monk | |
8 | The Leap | Miles Davis | Miles Davis | |
9 | Lazy Susan | Miles Davis | Miles Davis | |
10 | Tempus Fugit (Alternate Master) | Miles Davis | Bud Powell | |
11 | It Never Entered My Mind | Miles Davis | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers |