Miles Davis: LPs Coolection Part 02 (1960-1966)

Trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and one of the most important figures in jazz music history, and music history in general. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz. Winner of eight Grammy awards.

Born: 26 May 1926 in Alton, Illinois, USA.
Died: 28 September 1991 in Santa Monica, California, USA (aged 65).

Best known for his seminal modern jazz album "Kind Of Blue" (1959), the highest selling jazz album of all time with six million copies sold.

Miles went to NYC to study at the academic school for musicians, where he met Charlie Parker. They started playing together from 1945. In 1948 Miles Davis started to make his own ensembles, at that time he met Gil Evans, The Miles Davis Nonet was born. From the few recordings they made in 1949 to 1950 came the album "Birth Of The Cool" (1957), with Davis and Evans going on to work more together in the future.

Miles Davis was one of the musicians who introduced the 'Hard Bop' in the mid 1950s. In the late 1960s he started to experiment with electronic instruments and rock and funk rhythms. In the mid 1970s he stopped playing because of health problems, though in 1980 he made an 'electronical' comeback.

Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 (Performer). Winner of Eight Grammy Awards.

He married dancer/actress Frances Taylor Davis on December 12, 1959; they divorced in 1968. He then married singer Betty Mabry in September 1968; they divorced in 1970. He then married actress Cicely Tyson on November 26, 1981; they divorced in 1989. Father of Cheryl Davis & Erin Davis. Uncle of Vince Wilburn, Jr.

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Tracklist LP01. 1960 - Sketches of Spain (2012, Columbia 88765407651):

01. Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo) - 16:26
02. Will o' the Wisp from "El Amor Brujo" (De Falla) - 3:49
03. The Pan Piper (Evans) - 3:58
04. Saeta (Evans) - 5:12
05. Solea (Evans) - 12:16

Miles Davis – arranger, trumpet, flugelhorn
Gil Evans – arranger, conductor
Johnny Coles, Bernie Glow, Taft Jordan, Louis Mucci, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak – trombone
James Buffington, John Barrows, Earl Chapin, Tony Miranda, Joe Singer – French horn
Bill Barber, Jimmy McAllister – tuba
Harold Feldman – clarinet, flute, oboe
Danny Bank – bass clarinet
Albert Block, Eddie Caine – flute
Jack Knitzer – bassoon
Romeo Penque – oboe
Janet Putnam – harp
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Elvin Jones, Jose Mangual – percussion

Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York on November 15-20, 1959 and March 10, 1960.

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Tracklist LP02. 1961 - Someday My Prince Will Come (2020, Sony-Japan SIJP 1021):

01. Someday My Prince Will Come (Churchill-Morey) - 9:10
02. Old Folks (Hill-Robison) - 5:21
03. Pfrancing (Davis) - 8:36
04. Drad-Dog (Davis) - 4:34
05. Teo (Davis) - 9:40
06. I Thought About You (Mercer-Van Heusen) - 4:55

Miles Davis - trumpet
Hank Mobley (#1-4), John Coltrane (#1,5) - tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Jimmy Cobb - drums

Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York on March 7 (#3,4), March 20 (#1,2) and March 21 (#5,6), 1961.

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Tracklist LP03. 1964 - Miles in Tokyo (1972, CBS-Sony-Japan SOPL 162):

01. Introduction by Teruo Isono - 1:12
02. If I Were a Bell (Loesser) - 10:21
03. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) - 12:52
04. So What (Davis) - 8:08
05. Walkin' (Carpenter) - 9:18
06. All of You (Porter) - 11:16
07. Go Go (Theme and Announcement) (Davis) - 1:25

Miles Davis - trumpet
Sam Rivers - tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums

Recorded live at Kohseinenkin Hall, Tokyo on July 14, 1964.

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Tracklist LP04. 1964 - My Funny Valentine: Miles Davis in Concert (1972, CBS-Sony-Japan SOPL 160):

01. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) - 15:12
02. All of You (Porter) - 14:59
03. Stella by Starlight (Young-Washington) - 13:08
04. All Blues (Davis) - 9:01
05. I Thought About You (Mercer-Van Heusen) - 11:19

Miles Davis - trumpet
George Coleman - tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums

Recorded live at the Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York on February 12, 1964.

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Tracklist LP05. 1965 - E.S.P. (1972, CBS-Sony-Japan SOPL 164):

01. E.S.P. (Shorter-Davis) - 5:34
02. Eighty-One (Davis-Carter) - 6:17
03. Little One (Hancock) - 7:25
04. R.J. (Carter) - 4:01
05. Agitation (Davis) - 7:50
06. Iris (Shorter) - 8:36
07. Mood (Carter) - 8:51

Miles Davis - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums

Recorded at Columbia Studios, Hollywood, CA on January 20-22, 1965.

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Tracklist LP06. 1966 - Miles Smiles (1969, CBS-Sony-Japan SONP 50177):

01. Orbits (Shorter) - 4:41
02. Circle (Davis) - 5:57
03. Footprints (Shorter) - 9:47
04. Dolores (Shorter) - 6:25
05. Freedom Jazz Dance (Harris) - 7:18
06. Ginger Bread Boy (Heath) - 7:44

Miles Davis - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums

Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York on October 24 (#1,2,4,5) and October 25 (#3,6), 1966.

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