Miles Davis

DE-LUXE DIGI-SLEEVE EDITIONS

INCLUDES 8 BONUS TRACKS

"Birth of the Cool" (Capitol T762), a seminal album in its time, put together the talents of Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Gerry Mulligan, John Lewis and Gil Evans, among others. The LP is complemented here with two complete sessions from the same period also featuring Miles with Lee Konitz.

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), MAZ 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 ROACK (d),
KENNY HAGGOD (vc on 12 only). New York, March 9, 1950.

TRACKS:

01 JERU
02 MOVE
03 GODCHILD
04 BUDO
05 VENUS DE MILO
06 ROUGE
07 BOPLICITY
08 ISRAEL
09 DECEPTION
10 ROCKER
11 MOONDREAMS
12 DARN THAT DREAM
13 ODJENAR (*)
14 EZZ-THETIC (*)
15 HI BECK (*)
16 YESTERDAYS (*)
17 52nd STREET THEME (*)
18 HALF NELSON (*)
19 YOU GO TO MY HEAD (*)
20 CHASIN’ THE BIRD (*)

Total Time: 69:05

(*) BONUS TRACKS