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:  Porgy And Bess (2026)

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

Label:  Number One Essentials

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  The Buzzard Song (4:07)

 2.  Bess, You Is My Woman Now (5:10)

 3.  Gone (3:37)

 4.  Gone, Gone, Gone (2:03) 

 5.  Summertime (3:17)

 6.  Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess (4:18)

Side B:

 1.  Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (4:39)

 2.  Fisherman, Strawberry And Devil Crab (4:06)

 3.  My Man's Gone Now (6:14)

 4.  It Ain't Necessarily So (4:23)

 5.  Here Comes de Honey Man (1:18)

 6.  I Loves You, Porgy (3:39)

 7.  There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York (3:23)

Personnel:

Miles Davis:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Gil Evans:  Conductor

Johnny Goles:  Trumpet

Ernie Royal:  Trumpet

Bernie Glow:  Trumpet

Louis Mucci:  Trumpet

Joe Bennett:  Trombone

Dick Hixson:  Trombone

Frank Rehak:  Trombone

Jimmy Cleveland:  Trombone

Willie Ruff:  Flugelhorn

Julius Watkins:  Flugelhorn

Gunther Schuller:  Flugelhorn

Bill Barber:  Tuba

Jerome Richardson:  Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet

Phil Bodner:  Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet

Danny Bank:  Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Bass Clarinet

Cannonball Adderley:  Alto Saxophone

Paul Chambers:  Bass

Philly Joe Jones:  Drums 

Jimmy Cobb:  Drums

Porgy And Bess is an album by Miles Davis, originally released on March 9, 1959 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on May 22, 2026 by Number One Essentials.  Pressed on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.