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Miles Davis & John Coltrane
The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961
Compil. US 2000 on Columbia label
Jazz (Hard-Bop, Bop, Modal)
58-track digitally remastered 6-CD box set of the complete Columbia recordings made between 1955 & 1961 Including 18 previously unreleased tracks with "90 minutes of new music" as the shrink-wrap sticker announced. The 6-discs are housed inside a hard back die cut hessian book pack with an etched metal spine inside an outer metal slipcase box. The 116-page integral booklet contains extensive liner notes full discography of the time period and many rare photographs of all the musicians. Recorded at Columbia Studio D, New York, New York on October 26, 1955; Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, New York between June 5, 1956 and March 21, 1961; live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport Rhode Island on July 3, 1958; live at the Persian Room, Plaza Hotel, New York, New York on September 9, 1958. Disc imprints: Ⓒ 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Originally recorded 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, originally released 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1988, Ⓟ 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Musicians
 | Miles Davis tr, 1926-1991 US trumpet, album by, written by |
 | John Coltrane ts, 1926-1967 US tenor saxophone, album by |
 | Cannonball Adderley as, 1928-1975 US alto saxophone |
 | Paul Chambers b, 1935-1969 US bass |
 | Seth Rothstein , directed by, miles davis series |
 | Steve Berkowitz , directed by, miles davis series |
 | "Philly" Joe Jones dr, 1923-1985 US drums |
 | Jimmy Cobb dr, *1929 US drums, liner notes |
 | Bill Evans p, 1929-1980 US liner notes, piano |
 | Don Hunstein , 1928-2017 US photography by, cover sheet, pages 3-5, 14, 17, 18, 20 (left), 21 (background), 24-26, 32, 33, 40, 42-43, 45-46, 52, 54, 57, 60-61, 70, 72, 74, 78, 80-81, 84-86, 89, 91-92, 105-106, 109-113, 115 |
 | Francis Wolff , 1907-1971 US photography by, page 96 |
 | Marvin Koner , photography by, pages 1, 9, 12-13, 63, 67 |
 | Dennis Stock , 1928-2010 US photography by, pages 10, 19, 20 (right), 21 (background), 27-28, 47, 59 |
 | Aram Avakian , photography by, pages 2, 16, 23 (middle), 30-31, 36, 44, 45 (background), 48, 51, 58, 64, 67, 68, 71, 76, 79, 93, 97 |
 | Vernon Smith voc, tr, photography by, pages 53, 76, 79 |
 | Chuck Stewart voc, *1927 US photography by, pages 6, 8, 23 (top & bottom), 29, 34-35, 38-39, 83, 88, 94, 107-108 |
 | Red Garland p, 1923-1984 US piano |
 | Wynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US piano |
 | Willis Conover , 1920-1996 US presenter, announcer |
 | Hank Mobley ts, 1930-1986 US tenor saxophone |
 | Stan Getz ts, 1927-1991 US arranged by |
Producers
| Arnold Levine art direction, design |
| Frank Harkins art direction, design |
| Bob Belden compilation producer, liner notes |
| Michael Cuscuna compilation producer, liner notes |
| Darren Salmieri coordinator, a&r |
| Patti Matheny coordinator, a&r |
| Bob Blumenthal liner notes |
| George Avakian liner notes, producer, original recordings |
| Ken Vail liner notes |
| Mark Wilder mastered by, digital, mixed by, sessions d-l remixed from the original 3-track tapes |
| Cal Lampley producer, original recordings |
| Irving Townsend producer, original recordings |
| Teo Macero producer, original recordings |
| Nicholas Bennett product manager, packaging manager |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis | 3:18 |
| 2 | Two Bass Hit (Take 2 Through Most Of Tenor Solo, Then Take 5) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 3:41 | |
| 3 | Ah-Leu-Cha (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Charlie Parker | 5:48 |
| 4 | Ah-Leu-Cha (Take 5 To Middle Of Trumpet Solo, Then Take 4) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 5:49 | |
| 5 | Ah-Leu-Cha (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 5:21 | |
| 6 | Little Melonae (Takes 2 To Middle Of Trumpet Solo, Then Take 3 To End) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Jackie McLean | 7:19 |
| 7 | Budo (Alternate Take) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Bud Powell, Miles Davis | 5:00 |
| 8 | Budo (Take 8 Includes Some Ensemble Edits From Take 1 Or 2) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 4:14 | |
| 9 | Dear Old Stockholm | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Traditional | 7:48 |
| 10 | Bye Bye Blackbird (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson | 7:48 |
| 11 | Bye Bye Blackbird | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 7:54 | |
| 12 | Tadd's Delight | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Tadd Dameron | 4:25 |
| 13 | Tadd's Delight (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 4:16 | |
| 14 | Dear Old Stockholm (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Traditional | 6:36 |
| 15 | All Of You (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Cole Porter | 7:28 |
| 16 | All Of You | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 7:00 | |
| 17 | Sweet Sue, Just You (First Version - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Victor Young, Will Harris | 4:20 |
| 18 | Sweet Sue, Just You (First Start With Discussion Between Leonard Bernstein And Miles Davis - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 1:56 | |
| 19 | Sweet Sue, Just You (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 3:28 | |
| 20 | Sweet Sue, Just You | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 3:37 | |
| 21 | Miles Davis Comments | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 0:27 | |
| 22 | 'Round Midnight | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk | 5:54 |
| 23 | Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis | 4:29 |
| 24 | Two Bass Hit | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 5:10 | |
| 25 | Billy Boy (Trio Only) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Traditional | 7:10 |
| 26 | Straight, No Chaser (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk | 10:25 |
| 27 | Straight, No Chaser | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk | 10:34 |
| 28 | Milestones (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Miles Davis | 5:58 |
| 29 | Milestones | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 5:41 | |
| 30 | Sid's Ahead | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Miles Davis | 12:58 |
| 31 | Little Melonae (Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Jackie McLean | 7:49 |
| 32 | Dr. Jackle | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Jackie McLean | 5:45 |
| 33 | On Green Dolphin Street | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington | 9:46 |
| 34 | Fran-Dance (Alternate Take - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Miles Davis | 5:50 |
| 35 | Fran Dance | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 5:47 | |
| 36 | Stella By Starlight (Takes 3 Up To Tenor Solo Then Take 7) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Ned Washington, Victor Young | 4:41 |
| 37 | Love For Sale | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Cole Porter | 11:43 |
| 38 | Freddie Freeloader (False Start - Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Miles Davis | 1:25 |
| 39 | Freddie Freeloader | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 9:43 | |
| 40 | So What | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Miles Davis | 9:20 |
| 41 | Blue In Green | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Miles Davis | 5:32 |
| 42 | Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Miles Davis | 9:30 |
| 43 | Miles Davis Comments (Previously Unissued) | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 0:40 | |
| 44 | Flamenco Sketches | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 9:22 | |
| 45 | All Blues | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Miles Davis | 11:30 |
| 46 | Someday My Prince Will Come | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Frank Churchill, Larry Morey | 9:01 |
| 47 | Teo | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Miles Davis | 9:32 |
| 48 | Introduction By Willis Conover | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | 2:15 | |
| 49 | Ah-Leu-Cha | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Charlie Parker | 5:52 |
| 50 | Straight, No Chaser | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk | 8:47 |
| 51 | Fran-Dance | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Miles Davis | 7:13 |
| 52 | Two Bass Hit | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis | 4:10 |
| 53 | Bye Bye Blackbird | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson | 9:10 |
| 54 | The Theme | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Miles Davis | 2:48 |
| 55 | If I Were A Bell | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Frank Loesser | 8:27 |
| 56 | Oleo | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Sonny Rollins | 10:52 |
| 57 | My Funny Valentine | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Rodgers & Hart | 10:25 |
| 58 | Straight, No Chaser | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk | 11:02 |
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