Miles Davis

Featuring unusual instrumentation and several notable musicians, the music consisted of innovative arrangements influenced by classical music techniques such as polyphony, and marked a major development in post-bebop jazz. As the title suggests, these recordings are considered seminal in the history of cool jazz. Most of them were originally released in the 10-inch 78-rpm format and are all approximately three minutes long. As of 2018, Lee Konitz is the only living member of the Birth of the Cool sessions.

PERSONNEL:

• MILES DAVIS, trumpet (all)
• KAI WINDING, trombone (January 1949)
• J. J. JOHNSON, trombone (April 1949, March 1950)
• JUNIOR COLLINS, French horn (January 1949)
• SANDY SEGELSTEIN, French horn (April 1949)
• GUNTHER SCHULLER, French horn (March 1950)
• BILL BARBER, tuba (all)
• LEE KONITZ, alto saxophone (all)
• GERRY MULLIGAN, baritone saxophone (all)
• AL HAIG, piano (January 1949)V
• JOHN LEWIS, piano (April 1949, March 1950)
• JOE SHULMAN, bass (January 1949)
• NELSON BOYS, bass (April 1949)
• AL MCKIBBON, bass (March 1950)
• MAX ROACH, drums (January 1949, March 1950)
• KENNY CLARKE, drums (April 1949)
• KENNY HAGOOD, vocal ("Darn That Dream" only)

• Recorded live at Royal Roost in New York for WMCA radio broadcast.
• (Tracks 1–9 on September 4, 1948,
• Tracks 10–13 on September 18, 1948)

TRACKS:

• 01. Move
• 02. Jeru
• 03. Moon Dreams
• 04. Venus de Milo
• 05. Budo
• 06. Deception
• 07. Godchild
• 08. Boplicity
• 09. Rocker
• 10. Israel
• 11. Rouge
• 12. Darn That Dream
• 13. Theme
• 14. Move
• 15. Why Do I Love You?
• 16. Godchild
• 17. S'il Vous Plait
• 18. Moondreams
• 19. Budo
• 20. Move
• 21. Darn That Dream
• 22. Moon Dreams
• 23. Budo (Hallucinations)