Miles Davis

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This release contains all of the studio recordings made by the great Miles Davis with J.J. Johnson for the Blue Note label. The master takes from the sessions (along with another date by the Miles Davis Quartet without J.J.) originally appeared on three consecutive LPs, "Young Man with a Horn" (BLP 5013), "Miles Davis Vol.2" (BLP 5022), and "Miles Davis Vol.3" (BLP 5040), with further takes appearing on Enigma (BLP5071). Miles and J.J. are backed on these sides by such celebrated jazz masters as Jimmy Heath, Jackie McLean, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, and Art Blakey, among others. Miles and J.J. had first worked together in 1946 as members of the Benny Carter orchestra, and their last recordings together date from 1963.

PERSONNEL:

MILES DAVIS, trumpet
J. J. JOHNSON, trombone
On all tracks, plus:

ON TRACKS [1-9]:
JACKIE McLEAN, alto sax
GIL COGGINS, piano
OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass
KENNY CLARKE, drums
WOR Studios, New York, May 9, 1952.

ON TRACKS [10-20]:
JIMMY HEATH, alto sax
GIL COGGINS, piano
PERCY HEATH, bass
ART BLAKEY, drums
WOR Studios, New York, April 20, 1953.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM
02 CHANCE IT
03 YESTERDAYS
04 DONNA
05 WOODY ‘N YOU
06 HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN?
07 CHANCE IT [alternate take]
08 DONNA [alternate take]
09 WOODY ‘N YOU [alternate take]
10 KELO
11 ENIGMA
12 RAY’S IDEA
13 TEMPUS FUGIT
14 C.T.A.
15 I WAITED FOR YOU
16 KELO [alternate take]
17 ENIGMA [alternate take]
18 RAY’S IDEA [alternate take]
19 TEMPUS FUGIT [alternate take]
20 C.T.A. [alternate take]

TOTAL TIME: 72:04 Min.