Miles Davis

• LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPs

• 180 gram VINYL –AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK

• 5 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

Miles Ahead was Miles Davis’ first recording with the Gil Evans Orchestra. It is a completely refined product in which the arrangements, the repertoire and the mood of every improvisation were carefully selected. Davis and Evans had previously collaborated on the wonderful Birth of the Cool and would make three more albums together. A previous quartet version of the title tune has been added as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

• Miles Davis - flugelhorn with The Gil Evans Orchestra

• Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Louis Mucci, Taft Jordan, John Carisi (tp), Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Bennett (tb), Tom Mitchell (b-tb), Willie Ruff, Jimmy Buffington, Tony Miranda (fhr), Bill Barber (tu), Lee Konitz (as), Danny Bank (b-cl), Romeo Penque, Sid Cooper (cl, fl), Gil Evans, Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Art Taylor (d), Gil Evans (arr, cond).

New York, May 6-27, 1957.

• (*) Bonus track: Miles Davis (tp), John Lewis (p), Percy Heath (b), Max Roach (d). New York, May 19, 1953.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• 01 SPRINGSVILLE
• 02 THE MAIDS OF CADIZ
• 03 THE DUKE
• 04 MY SHIP
• 05 MILES AHEAD

• SIDE B:
• 01 BLUES FOR PABLO
• 02 NEW RHUMBA
• 03 THE MEANING OF THE BLUES
• 04 LAMENT
• 05 I DON’T WANNA BE KISSED [By Anyone But You]
• 06 MILES AHEAD [quartet version] (*)