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:  Birth Of The Cool (Limited Edition) (2021)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz

Label:  Ober Entertainment

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Jeru (3:12)

 2.  Move (2:33)

 3.  Godchild (3:09)

 4.  Budo (2:33)

 5.  Venus De Milo (3:10)

 6.  Rouge (3:13)

 7.  Boplicity (3:00)

 8.  Israel (2:17)

Side B:

 1.  Deception (2:46)

 2.  Rocker (3:05)

 3.  Moondreams (3:19)

 4.  Darn That Dream (3:24)

 5.  Concrption (4:01)

 6.  Three Little Feelings (10:45)

Personnel:

Miles Davis:  Trumpet

Side A Tracks:  1-4:  New York, January 21, 1949:

Kai Winding:  Trombone 

Junior Collins:  Flugelhorn

Bill Barber:  Trumpet

Lee Konitz:  Alto Saxophone

Gary Mulligan:  Baritone Saxophone

Al Haig:  Piano

Joe Shulman:  Bass

Max Roach:  Drums

Side A Tracks:  5-8:  New York, April 22, 1949:

J.J. Johnson:  Trombone

Sandy Siegelstein:  Flugelhorn

Bill Barber:  Trumpet

Lee Konitz:  Alto Saxophone

Gerry Mulligan:  Baritone Saxophone

John Lewis:  Piano

Nelson Boyd:  Bass

Kenny Clarke:  Drums

Side B Tracks:  1-4:  New York, March 9, 1950:

J.J. Johnson:  Trombone

Gunther Schuller:  Flugelhorn

Bill Barber:  Trumpet

Lee Konitz:  Alto Saxophone

Gerry Mulligan:  Baritone Saxophone

John Lewis:  Piano

Al McKibbon:  Bass

Max Roach:  Drums

Kenny Hagood:  Vocals on Side B Track 4

Birth Of The Cool is an album by Miles Davis, released in 2021 by Ober Entertainment/20th Century Masterworks.  Limited Edition, Coloured Vinyl 180 Gram, plus Bonus Tracks.