Miles Davis

Artist:  Miles Davis
Birth Name:  Miles Dewey Davis III
Born:  May 26, 1926.  Alton, Illinois, USA
Died:  September 28, 1991 (Aged 65).  Santa Monica, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Bandleader, Composer, Trumpeter
Instruments:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer

Miles Davis was an American Jazz Musician, Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer.  He was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 20th century of several developments in Jazz Music, including Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, and Jazz Fusion.  In 2006, Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.  In 2008, his 1959 album Kind Of Blue received fourth Platinum Certification from RIAA for shipment of at least four million copies in USA.

Title:  Blue Haze  (2016)
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Label:  Prestige Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:  

 1. I'll Remember April  (7:55)
 2.  Four  (4:04)
 3.  Old Devil Moon  (3:25)
 4.  Smooth  (3:07)
 5.  Blue Haze  (6:12)
 6.  When Lights Are Low  (3:56)
 7.  Miles Ahead  (4:29)

Personnel:

Track:  1:

Miles Davis:  Trumpet
David Schildkraut:  Alto Saxophone
Horace Silver:  Piano
Percy Heath:  Bass
Kenny Clarke:  Drums

Tracks:  2, 3, 5:

Miles Davis:  Trumpet
Horace Silver:  Piano
Percy Heath:  Bass
Art Blakey:  Drums

Tracks:  4, 6-8:

Miles Davis:  Trumpet
John Lewis:  Piano, not on Track 4
Charles Mingus:  Piano on Track 4
Percy Heath:  Bass
Max Roach:   Drums

Blue Haze is a compilation of tracks recorded in 1953 and 1954 by Miles Davis for Prestige Records, originally released on October, 1956 by Prestige, remastered and reissued in 2016 by Prestige Records, featuring David Schildkraut, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, John Lewis, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach.