Miles Davis and Horns
Compilation album by
Miles Davis
ReleasedLate March/early April 1956[1]
RecordedJanuary 17, 1951
Apex Studios, New York City
February 19, 1953
Beltone Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length33:12
LabelPrestige
ProducerBob Weinstock, Ira Gitler
Miles Davis chronology
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Down Beat
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Miles Davis and Horns (PRLP 7025) is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Released in 1956, by Prestige Records, it compiles material from albums previously released by Prestige in the discontinued 10 inch LP format. The fifth, sixth, and eighth tracks were originally issued on the various artists album Modern Jazz Trumpets (PRLP 113),[4] and had also been issued as 78rpm singles.[5] Tracks 1–4 first appeared on Miles Davis Plays The Compositions Of Al Cohn (PRLP 154).[6] Track 3 was also previously released as the B-side of the "Morpheus" single (Prestige 734). Track 7 was originally on Blue Period (PRLP 140).[7]

The cover art was designed by MAD magazine cartoonist Don Martin, who created several album covers for Prestige before beginning his career with MAD.[8]

12" LP track listing

PRLP7025:[9]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)SessionLength
1."Tasty Pudding"Al CohnFebruary 19, 19533:20
2."Floppy"Al CohnFebruary 19, 19536:00
3."Willie the Wailer"Al CohnFebruary 19, 19534:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)SessionLength
1."For Adults Only"Al CohnFebruary 19, 19535:33
2."Morpheus"John LewisJanuary 17, 19512:21
3."Down"Miles DavisJanuary 17, 19512:51
4."Blue Room" (Take 1)Richard Rodgers, Lorenz HartJanuary 17, 19513:00
5."Whispering"Malvin Schonberger, Richard Coburn, Vincent RoseJanuary 17, 19513:03
Total length:33:12

An alternate take of "Blue Room" was later added as a bonus track.

Personnel

Tracks 1–4:

Tracks 5–8:

References

  1. ^ Billboard Apr 14, 1956
  2. ^ Down Beat: September 15, 1960, Vol. 27, No. 19
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ Modern Jazz Trumpets, at Discogs.com, accessed May 29, 2014
  5. ^ Prestige 78rpm singles discography, the Jazz Discography Project, accessed May 29, 2014
  6. ^ The Compositions Of Al Cohn, the Jazz Discography Project, accessed May 29, 2014
  7. ^ Blue Period entry, the Jazz Discography Project, accessed May 29, 2014
  8. ^ Don Martin album cover gallery, at Discogs.com, accessed May 29, 2014
  9. ^ "Miles Davis – Miles Davis and Horns". Discogs. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
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