The Best of Miles Davis & Gil Evans

~ Release by Miles Davis & Gil Evans (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This is subset of the 1996 six-disc set "The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings".

Annotation last modified on 2012-05-29 06:37 UTC.

Tracklist

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1My Ship
remix of:
My Ship by Miles Davis + 19, Gil Evans
cover recording of:
My Ship (from "Lady in the Dark”; catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
version of:
Lady in the Dark: My Ship
4:28
2Miles Ahead
remix of:
Miles Ahead by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans
3:32
3Blues for Pablo
remix of:
Blues for Pablo by Miles Davis + 19, Gil Evans
recording of:
Blues for Pablo
composer:
Gil Evans
5:22
4Gone
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Dick Nixon (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flute:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Romeo Penque (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
recording of:
Gone (Gil Evans composition) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
composer:
Gil Evans
3:39
5My Man's Gone Now
remaster of:
My Man’s Gone Now by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
cover recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
6:17
6It Ain't Necessarily So
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Dick Nixon (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flute:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Romeo Penque (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
performer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
4:26
7Summertime
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18)
flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1958-08-18) and Jerome Richardson (on 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (on 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1958-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
53:20
8I Loves You, Porgy
alto flute and bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-08-18)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-18)
clarinet and flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1958-08-18) and Jerome Richardson (on 1958-08-18)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-08-18), Dick Hixson (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (on 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans
instrumental cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1958-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
2.453:42
9Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
clarinet:
Harold Feldman (woodwind player) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-15)
flugelhorn:
Al Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
flute:
Albert Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Eddie Caine (saxophone player, not the rapper) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
French horn:
John Barrows (American wind instrumentalist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Earl Chapin (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
harp:
Janet Putnam (harpist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
oboe:
Romeo Penque and Harold Feldman (woodwind player) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
percussion:
José Mangual and Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Bernie Glow (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Taft Jordan (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Ernie Royal (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
tuba:
Jimmy McAllister (tuba) (on 1959-11-15) and Jimmy McAllister (on 1959-11-20)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-15) and Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-20)
remaster of:
Concierto de Aranjuez (1959-11-20, master take, mono) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (on 1959-11-15)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez (on 1959-11-20)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
16:21
10Wait Till You See Her
bassoon:
Robert Tricarico
bassoon and contrabassoon:
Garvin Bushell
bongos:
Willie Bobo
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (in 1962)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (in 1962)
flugelhorn:
Al Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone)
flute:
Ray Beckenstein (saxophonist and flute player) and Jerome Richardson
French horn:
Ray Alonge (french horn), Don Corrado and Julius Watkins
percussion:
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer)
soprano saxophone:
Steve Lacy (jazz saxophonist and composer 1934–2004)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter), Bernie Glow, Harold Baker, Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) and Ernie Royal
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player)
instrumental recording of:
Wait Till You See Her (in 1962)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1942)
writer:
Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers (composer)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1942)
4:04
11Corcovado
bassoon:
Robert Tricarico
bassoon and contrabassoon:
Garvin Bushell
bongos:
Willie Bobo
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (in 1962)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (in 1962)
flugelhorn:
Al Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone)
flute:
Ray Beckenstein (saxophonist and flute player) and Jerome Richardson
French horn:
Ray Alonge (french horn), Don Corrado and Julius Watkins
percussion:
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer)
soprano saxophone:
Steve Lacy (jazz saxophonist and composer 1934–2004)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter), Bernie Glow, Harold Baker, Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) and Ernie Royal
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player)
recording of:
Corcovado (original Portuguese version) (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
2:45
12The Time of the Barracudas (excerpt)
recording of:
Time of the Barracudas
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans
3:06

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ASIN:US: B000002BE1 [info]