Miles Davis - Complete Live Recordings 1948-1954 Box Set (2006) 10CDs
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Miles Davis - The Complete Live Recordings 1948 - 1955. A great 10 CD box released by United Archives, a French record company. Ten hours and 19 minutes of Miles Davis early performances, with Benny Carter, with Parker and finally Coltrane. Recorded in clubs and concerts.
Here are the contents:
Disc 1
September 11, 1948 - NYC Royal Roost
Miles Davis (tp) Mike Zwerin (tb) Junior Collins (frh) John Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood* (vo) Gil Evans (arr, cond), John Lewis, Gerry Mulligan, (arr).
1 Birth Of The Cool Theme (Gil Evans) [0’18]
2 Move (Denzil Best) [4’50]
3 Moon Dreams (McGregor-Mercer) [3’03]
4 Budo (Miles Davis-Bud Powell) [4’23]
5 Godchild (George Wallington) [6’06]
6 S'il Vous Plaît (John Lewis) [4’34]
7 Darn That Dream* (De Lange-Van Heusen) [4’32]
8 Why Do I Love You ?* (Kern-Hammerstein) [3’46]
September 18, 1948 - NYC Royal Roost
Miles Davis (tp) Mike Zwerin (tb) Junior Collins (frh) John Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d) Gil Evans (arr, cond), John Lewis, Gerry Mulligan (arr).
9 Move (Denzil Best) [3’31]
10 Moon Dreams (McGregor-Mercer) [3’34]
11 Budo (Miles Davis-Bud Powell) [3’27]
BONUS : March 31, 1946 - Benny Carter Orchestra, Los Angeles Streets of Paris
Miles Davis (tpt) Al Grey (tb) Britt Woodman(tb) Benny Carter (as) Hubert "Bumps" Myers (ts) Sonny White (p) James Cannady (g) Thomas Moultrie (b) Percy Brice (d)
12 Just You, Just Me (R. Klages-J. Greer) [3’21]
BONUS August 1948 - Chicago Pershing Ballroom
Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Dave Burns, Willie Cook, Elmon Wright (tp) Jesse Tarrant, Andy Duryea (tb) John Brown, Ernie Henry (as) Joe Gayles, James Moody (ts) Cecil Paynes (bars) James Foreman Jr (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Teddy Stewart (d) Chano Pozo (cga)
13 Good Bait (Tadd Dameron-Count Basie) [2’28]
14 Unknown Ballad [0’32]
Disc 2
September 25, 1948 - NYC Royal Roost
Miles Davis (tp) Lee Konitz (as) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood* (vo)
1 Half Nelson (Miles Davis) [5’55]
2 Chasin' The Bird (Charlie Parker) [5’55]
3 52nd Street Theme (Thelonious Monk) [4’56]
4 You Go To My Head* (Dizzy Gillespie-Coots) [5’49]
January 17, 1949 - NYC WPIX radio : All Star Jam Session
Miles Davis (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Lucky Thompson, Charlie Ventura* (ts) Al Haig (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Shelly Manne (d)
5 Anthropology (Charlie Parker) [3’27]
6 The Squirrel (Tadd Dameron) [4’19]
7 How High The Moon* (Lewis-Hamilton) [3’41]
February 19, 1949 - NYC Royal Roost
Miles Davis (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Sahib Shihab (as) Benjamin Lundy (ts)
Cecil Payne (bars) Tadd Dameron (p) John Collins (g) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Carlos Vidal (cga)
8 Good Bait (Tadd Dameron-Count Basie) [3’30]
9 Focus(Tadd Dameron) [4’03]
10 April In Paris (Duke-Harburg) [3’03]
11 Sid’s Delight (Webb’s Delight) (Tadd Dameron) [3’47]
February 26, 1949 - NYC Royal Roost
Miles Davis (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Sahib Shihab (as) Benjamin Lundy (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Tadd Dameron (p) John Collins (g) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Carlos Vidal (cga)
12 Miles (Tadd Dameron) [3’38]
13 Casbah (Tadd Dameron) [3’36]
Disc 3
May 8 – 15, 1949 - Paris Salle Pleyel
Miles Davis (tp) James Moody (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Barney Spieler (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Maurice Cullaz (speaker)
1 Rifftide (Coleman Hawkins) [4’11]
2 Good Bait (Tadd Dameron-Count Basie) [5’55]
3 Don't Blame Me (Fields-McHugh) [4’17]
4 The Squirrel (Tadd Dameron) [3’45]
5 Lady Bird (Tadd Dameron) [5’04]
6 All The Things You Are (Kern-Hammerstein) [4’20]
7 Wee (Allen’s Alley) (Denzil Best) [4’23]
8 Perdido (Wah Hoo) (Tizol-Lengsfelder-Drake) [5’33]
9 Embraceable You (Gershwin) [4’06]
10 Ornithology (Charlie Parker-B.Harris) [4’00]
May 15, 1949 - Paris Salle Pleyel
Aimé Barelli, Bill Coleman, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Hot Lips Page (tp) « Big Chief » Russel Moore (tb) Hubert Rostaing (cl) Sidney Bechet, Pierre Braslavsky (ss) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas, James Moody (ts) Bernard Pfeiffer (p) Hazy Osterwald (vib) Toots Thielemans (g) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
11 Farewell Blues (Blues Final) (Traditionnel) [4’00]
December 25, 1949 - NYC Carnegie Hall - The Stars of Modern Jazz
Miles Davis (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Sonny Stitt (as) Serge Chaloff (bars) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
12 Move (Denzil Best) [5’37]
13 Hot House (Tadd Dameron-Bregman) [7’55]
14 Ornithology (Charlie Parker-B.Harris) [3’37]
Disc 4
February 18, 1950 - WNYC Radio Broadcast Jazz Festival
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Stan Getz (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)
1 Conception (George Shearing) [4’20]
2 Ray's Idea (Ray Brown-Gil Fuller) [6’13]
3 Max Is Making Wax (Charlie Parker) [4’11]
4 Woody'n You (Dizzy Gillespie) [5’57]
June 30, 1950 - NYC Birdland
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
5 Wee (Allen’s Alley) (Denzil Best) [11’20]
6 Ow ! (Dizzy Gillespie) [11’31]
7 Embraceable You (Gershwin) [4’15]
8 Max Is Making Wax (Charlie Parker) [6’31]
Disc 5
June 30, 1950 - NYC Birdland
Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Charlie Parker* (as) Brew Moore (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey, Roy Haynes° (d)
1 Hot House (Tadd Dameron-Bregman) [10’20]
2 Conception / Deception* (George Shearing / Miles Davis) [11’16]
3 Eronel / 52nd Street I (Thelonious Monk) [14’14]
4 52nd Street II°(Thelonious Monk) [5’04]
February 17, 1951 - NYC Birdland
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
5 Move (Denzil Best) [5’57]
6 Out Of The Blue (Evance) (Miles Davis) [6’07]
7 Half Nelson (Miles Davis) [7’58]
8 Tempus Fugit (Bud Powell) [6’34]
Disc 6
June 2, 1951 - NYC Birdland
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
1 Down (Miles Davis) [7’38]
2 Half Nelson (Miles Davis) [8’00]
3 Move (Denzil Best) [6’34]
September 29, 1951 - NYC Birdland
Miles Davis (tp) Eddie « Lockjaw » Davis, Big Nick Nicholas (ts) Billy Taylor (p) Charles Mingus (b) Art Blakey (d)
4 The Squirrel (Tadd Dameron) [9’14]
5 Move (Denzil Best) [6’46]
6 Lady Bird (Tadd Dameron) [5’57]
April 25, 1952 - NYC Birdland
Miles Davis (tp) Don Elliott (vib, mellophone*) Beryl Booker (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Clyde Lombardi (b) Connie Kay (d)
7 Rifftide (Coleman Hawkins) [3’37]
8 All the Things You Are (Kern-Hammerstein) [4’37]
9 The Squirrel* (Tadd Dameron) [3’25]
May 2, 1952 - NYC Birdland
Miles Davis (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Don Elliott (vib, mellophone*) Gil Coggins (p) Connie Henry (b) Connie Kay (d)
10 Out of the Blue (Evance) (Miles Davis) [5’47]
11 Confirmation* (Charlie Parker) [5’53] <
Disc 7
Spring 1952 - St. Louis, MO The Barrelhouse Club
Miles Davis (tp) Jimmy Forrest (ts) Charles Fox (p) John Mixon (b) Oscar Oldham (d) unknown (cga)
1 A Night In Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie-Paparelli) [8’24]
2 Wee Dot (Jay Jay Johnson) [10’39]
3 What's New ? (Burke-Haggart) [7’29]
4 Perdido (Tizol-Lengsfelder-Drake) [9’24]
5 All The Things You Are (Kern-Hammerstein) [10’06]
6 Our Delight (Tadd Dameron) [7’24]
7 Lady Bird (Tadd Dameron) [6’43]
8 Ow ! (Dizzy Gillespie) [4’07]
9 Ray's Idea (Ray Brown-Gil Guller) [8’36]
Disc 8
May 3, 1952 - NYC Birdland
Miles Davis (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Don Elliott (vib, mellophone*) Gil Coggins (p) Connie Henry (b) Connie Kay (d)
1 Wee Dot* (Jay Jay Johnson) [6’31]
2 The Chase (Miles Davis) [6’26]
3 It Could Happen To You (Burke-Van Heusen) [4’43]
4 Out Of The Blue (Evance) (Miles Davis) [5’46]
Beginning of 1953 - Boston, MA Hi-Hat Club
Miles Davis (tp) Jay Migliori (ts) Al Walcott, Bob Freeman (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Jimmy Zitano (d)
5 Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (Lester Young) [1’48]
6 Tune Up (Miles Davis) [6’57]
7 Dig (Miles Davis) [8’02]
8 Darn That Dream (De Lange-Van Heusen) [4’28]
9 Ray's Idea (Ray Brown-Gil Fuller) [7’12]
10 Nice Work If You Can Get It (Gershwin) [5’36]
11 Wee Dot (Jay Jay Johnson) [5’57]
Disc 9
Beginning of 1953 - Boston, MA Hi-Hat Club (cont.)
Miles Davis (tp) Jay Migliori (ts) Al Walcott, Bob Freeman* (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Jimmy Zitano (d)
1 Alone Together (Schwartz-Dietz) [5’26]
2 Well, You Needn't (Thelonious Monk) [9’50]
3 A Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie-Paparelli) * [7’49]
4 Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (Lester Young) [2’07]
May 16, 1953 - NYC Birdland
Miles Davis (tp) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll* (vo) Candido Camero° (cga)
5 Move (Denzil Best) [5’37]
6 Tenderly (Lawrence-Gross) [4’44]
7 A Night in Tunisia° (Dizzy Gillespie-Paparelli) [5’56]
8 Dig° (Miles Davis) [3’51]
9 I Got Rythm* (Gershwin) [4’51]
May 23, 1953 - NYC Birdland
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
10 The Bluest Blues (Gary McFarland-Charles Thompson) [6’39]
11 On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Fields-McHugh) [2’52]
Disc 10
September 13, 1953 - Los Angeles, CA
Miles Davis, Rolf Ericson* (tp) Bud Shank (as, bars) Bob Cooper (ts) Lorraine Geller (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d)
1 Round Midnight (Monk-Williams-Hanighen) [5’44]
2 Night In Tunisia* (Gillespie-Paparelli) [11’59]
3 Infinity Promenade* (Shorty Rogers) [12’17]
July 17, 1955 - Newport, RI Newport Jazz Festival
Miles Davis (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Thelonious Monk (p)Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)
4 Introduction by Duke Ellington [1’14]
5 Hackensack (Thelonious Monk) [8’09]
6 Round About Midnight (Thelonious Monk) [6’09]
7 Now's the Time (Charlie Parker) [8’46]
November 18, 1955 - NYC Basin Street Club, TV broadcast « The Steve Allen Tonight Show »
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
8 Max Is Making Wax (Charlie Parker) [3’04]
9 It Never Entered My Mind (Rodgers-Hart) [2’55]
10 CDs - ADD - Mono
