Bye Bye Blackbird / Theme (live, 1953-07-03: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, US)

~ Recording by Miles Davis Sextet

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Bye Bye Blackbird / Theme12:50Miles Davis SextetNewport Jazz 1958–59Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + LiveFor Discriminate CollectorFDC 1024

Relationships

alto saxophone:Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-07-03)
double bass:Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-07-03)
drums (drum set):Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-07-03)
piano:Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-07-03)
tenor saxophone:John Coltrane (on 1958-07-03)
trumpet:Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-07-03)
spoken vocals [announcer]:Willis Conover (on 1958-07-03)
recorded at:Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1958-07-03)
recording of:1. Bye Bye Blackbird (on 1958-07-03: live, instrumental, medley)
2. The Theme (on 1958-07-03: live, medley)

Bye Bye Blackbird

lyricist:Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:Francis, Day & Hunter
Olde Clover Leaf Music
Ray Henderson Music
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
referred to in medleys:Let's Have Another Party (Winifred Atwell medley)
The Roaring 20's (order: 6)
later parody versions:Bye Bye Blumberg
is the basis for:I’m Your Mailman

The Theme

composer:Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)