SELECT AS ONE OF THE 100 BEST JAZZ ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

INCLUDES 11 BONUS TRACKS.

The complete seminal album “Birth of the Cool”, bringing together the talents of Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, John Lewis and Gil Evans, among others. As a bonus, all of the tracks recorded by the same group live at the Royal Roost a year before the studio LP was made. Arrangements by John Lewis, Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans, Miles Davis & Johnny Carisi.

PERSONNEL:

MILES DAVIS, trumpet on all tracks, accompanied by:

1-4: Kai Winding (tb), Junior Collins (fhr), Bill Barber (tu), Lee Konitz (as),
Gerry Mulligan (bar), Al Haig (p), Joe Shulman (b), Max Roach (d).
New York, January 21, 1949.

5-8: J.J. Johnson (tb), Sandy Siegelstein (fhr), Bill Barber (tu), Lee Konitz (as),
Gerry Mulligan (bar), John Lewis (p), Nelson Boyd (b), Kenny Clarke (d).
New York, April 22, 1949.

9-12: J.J. Johnson (tb), Gunther Schuller (fhr), Bill Barber (tu), Lee Konitz (as),
Gerry Mulligan (bar) John Lewis (p), Al McKibbon (b), Max Roach (d).
New York, March 9, 1950.

*BONUS TRACKS (LIVE RECORDINGS)
(13-23): Mike Zwerin (tb), Junior Collins (fhr), Bill Barber (tu), Lee Konitz (as),
Gerry Mulligan (bar), John Lewis (p), Al McKibbon (b), Max Roach (d)
Kenny Hagood (vcl on “Why Do I Love You?” and “Darn That Dream”).
Radio broadcasts from the Royal Roost, New York, September 4
(tracks 13-19) & September 18 (tracks 20-23), 1948.

TRACKS:

THE STUDIO RECORDINGS:
01 JERU 3:12
02 MOVE 2:33
03 GODCHILD 3:09
04 BUDO [HALLUCINATIONS] 2:33
05 VENUS DE MILO 3:10
06 ROUGE 3:13
07 BOPLICITY 3:00
08 ISRAEL 2:17
09 DECEPTION 2:46
10 ROCKER 3:05
11 MOONDREAMS 3:19
12 DARN THAT DREAM 3:24
THE LIVE RECORDINGS
13 THEME* 0:21
14 MOVE* 3:44
15 WHY DO I LOVE YOU?* 3:44
16 GODCHILD* 5:52
17 S’IL VOUS PLAIT* 4:24
18 MOONDREAMS* 3:08
19 BUDO (HALLUCINATIONS)* 3:25
20 MOVE* 4:49
21 DARN THAT DREAM* 4:24
22 MOON DREAMS* 3:48
23 BUDO (HALLUCINATIONS)* 4:21

TOTAL TIME: 77:53