Alyn Shipton, Guy Barker and Brian Morton recommend the best recordings from the trumpeter's early career and examine his collaborations with Gil Evans.
Recommended Recordings
Birth of the Cool (Capitol)
Porgy and Bess (Columbia)
Kind of Blue (Columbia)
In Person: Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk (Columbia Legacy)
Playlist
DISC 1
Title All Blues
Artist Miles Davis
Composer Davis
Album Complete Columbia Studio Recordings of Miles Davis and John Coltrane
Label Columbia
Number AC6K 65833 CD 4 Track 9
DISC 2
Title Boplicity
Artist Miles Davis
Composer Henry
Album Birth of the Cool
Label Capitol
Number 24353 01172 Track 8
DISC 3 T
itle Blues for Pablo
Artist Miles Davis
Composer Evans
Album Complete Columbia Studio Recordings of Miles Davis and Gil Evans
Label Columbia
Number 2 67397 CD 1 Track 6
DISC 4
Title Studio Discussion
Artist Miles Davis / Gil Evans
Album Complete Columbia Studio Recordings of Miles Davis and Gil Evans
Label Columbia
Number 2 67397 CD 6 Track 1
DISC 5
Title Springsville (overdub take 1)
Artist Miles Davis / Gil Davis
Composer Carisi
Album Complete Columbia Studio Recordings of Miles Davis and Gil Evans
Label Columbia
Number 2 67397 CD 6 Track 6
DISC 6
Title Bess You Is My Woman Now
Artist Miles Davis / Gil Evans
Composer Gerswhin
Album Complete Columbia Studio Recordings of Miles Davis and Gil Evans
Label Columbia Number 2 67397 CD 2 Track 2
DISC 7
Title Solea
Artist Miles Davis / Gil Evans
Composer Evans
Album Complete Columbia Studio Recordings of Miles Davis and Gil Evans
Label Columbia Number 2 67397 CD 3 Track 5
DISC 8
Title Diner Au Motel
Artist Miles Davis
Composer Davis Album L'Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud
Label Polygram Number 836305 Track 8
DISC 9
Title Straight No Chaser
Artist Miles Davis
Composer Monk
Album Complete Columbia Studio Recordings of Miles Davis and John Coltrane
Label Columbia Number AC6K 65833 CD 3 Track 1
DISC 10
Title Oleo
Artist Miles Davis
Composer Sonny Rollins
Album In Person: Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk Complete
Label Columbia Number C4K 87106 CD 1 Track 1
DISC 11
Title So What
Artist Miles Davis / Gil Evans Orchestra
Composer Davis
Album Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall
Label Columbia Legacy
Number C2K 65027 CD 1 Track 1
DISC 12
Title Some Day My Prince Will Come
Artist Miles Davis
Composer Churchill / Morey
Album Complete Columbia Studio Recordings of Miles Davis and John Coltrane
Label Columbia Number AC6K 65833 CD 5 Track 1
Recommended Recordings
Birth of the Cool (Capitol)
Porgy and Bess (Columbia)
Kind of Blue (Columbia)
In Person: Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk (Columbia Legacy)
Read Alyn Shipton's Miles Davis profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/miles_davis.shtml
email the programme at jazzlibrary@bbc.co.uk
