Miles Davis

Mono + Stereo versions

Miles Davis’ quintet was formed in 1955 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest combos in jazz history. Each of its members were individual creative forces that could have easily been leaders. Miles had been recording for the small jazz label Prestige, which didn’t have a wide distribution. However, after his success at the 1955 Newport Jazz Festival, he received a substantial offer from the recording giant Columbia. ’Round About Midnight was Miles’ first album for the label, and he titled it after the Thelonious Monk tune that had earned him such great success at Newport.

PERSONNEL:

MILES DAVIS, trumpet
JOHN COLTRANE, tenor sax
RED GARLAND, piano
PAUL CHAMBERS, bass
PHILLY JOE JONES, drums

All tracks recorded in New York.
“All of You” / “’Round Midnight” on September 10, 1956.
“Dear Old Stockholm” / “Bye, Bye, Blackbird” / “Tadd’s Delight” on June 5, 1956.
“Ah-Leu-Cha” on October 26, 1955.

TRACKS:

The Mono version (Columbia CL949):
01. ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT
02. AH-LEU-CHA
03. ALL OF YOU (Cole Porter)
04. BYE, BYE, BLACKBIRD
05. TADD’S DELIGHT
06. DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM

The Stereo version (Columbia CS8649):
07. ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT
08. AH-LEU-CHA
09. ALL OF YOU
10. BYE, BYE, BLACKBIRD
11. TADD’S DELIGHT
12. DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM

Total time: 78:56