The Very Best of Miles Davis

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Time After Time
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman and Tom Swift (engineer)
co-producer:
Vince Wilburn, Jr. (drummer)
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
bass:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones) (on 1984-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster (on 1984-01-26)
guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer) (on 1984-01-26)
percussion:
Steve Thornton (Percussionist) (on 1984-01-26)
synthesizer:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist) (on 1984-01-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1984-01-26)
arranger:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-01-26)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Time After Time (on 1984-01-26)
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended, ), CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (publisher) (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
4.53:31
2Summertime
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18)
flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1958-08-18) and Jerome Richardson (on 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (on 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1958-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
53:17
3Bye Bye Blackbird
engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer, 1957–1995)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-05)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-06-05)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-06-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-06-05)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05) and Columbia 799 Seventh Avenue Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird (on 1956-06-05)
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) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
47:53
4It Ain't Necessarily So
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Dick Nixon (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
flute:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Romeo Penque (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
performer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
4:24
5Once Upon a Summertime
3:26
6Concierto De Aranjuez
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1959-11-20)
clarinet and oboe:
Harold Feldman (woodwind player) (on 1959-11-20)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-20)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-11-20)
flute:
Albert Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone) (on 1959-11-20) and Eddie Caine (saxophone player, not the rapper) (on 1959-11-20)
French horn:
John Barrows (American wind instrumentalist) (on 1959-11-20), Earl Chapin (on 1959-11-20) and Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1959-11-20)
harp:
Janet Putnam (harpist) (on 1959-11-20)
percussion:
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-20)
trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (on 1959-11-20) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1959-11-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-11-20), Bernie Glow (on 1959-11-20), Taft Jordan (on 1959-11-20), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1959-11-20) and Ernie Royal (on 1959-11-20)
tuba:
Jimmy McAllister (on 1959-11-20)
conductor:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-11-20)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-20)
remasters:
Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (1959-11-20, master take, stereo) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez (on 1959-11-20)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
16:20
7'Round Midnight
recording engineer:
Ray Moore (engineer, 1957–1995) (on 1956-09-10)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-10)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-09-10)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-09-10)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-09-10)
instrumental cover recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1956-09-10)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
3.655:53
8I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-27)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-27)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-27) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-27)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-27)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-27)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-27)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-27), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-27)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-27), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-27), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-27), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-27) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-27)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-27)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-27)
cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (on 1957-05-27)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
3:06
9So What
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-03-02)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-03-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 72)
recording of:
So What (on 1959-03-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4.759:03
10Jean Pierre
recording of:
Jean Pierre
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
3:42
11Human Nature
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman and Tom Swift (engineer)
co-producer:
Vince Wilburn, Jr. (drummer)
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
bass:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones) (from 1984-12-26 until 1984-12-27)
drums (drum set):
Vince Wilburn, Jr. (drummer)
guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer)
percussion:
Steve Thornton (Percussionist) (from 1984-12-26 until 1984-12-27)
synthesizer:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist) (from 1984-12-26 until 1984-12-27)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (from 1984-12-26 until 1984-12-27)
arranger:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-12-26 until 1984-12-27)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Human Nature (from 1984-12-26 until 1984-12-27)
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Steve Porcaro
publisher:
John Bettis Music and Mystical Light Music
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing France, Warner Chappell Music France, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (, from 2017-04-01 to present), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
54:27
12Shout
recording of:
Shout
composer:
Glenn Burris, Randy Hall (Chicago soul singer, jazz guitarist) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
5:47
13Milestones
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-02-04)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-02-04)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1958-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1958-02-04)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-02-04)
recorded at:
Le Poste Parisien in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1957-12-04), CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-04) and Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-04)
recording of:
Milestones (originally titled “Miles”) (on 1958-02-04)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Jazz Horn Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
5:43