Miles Davis and Horns
| Miles Davis and Horns | ||||
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| Compilation album by Miles Davis | ||||
| Released | Late March/early April 1956[1] | |||
| Recorded |
January 17, 1951 Apex Studios, New York City February 19, 1953 Beltone Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:12 | |||
| Label | Prestige | |||
| Miles Davis chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat (1960 Lp reissue) |   [2] |
Miles Davis and Horns (PRLP 7025) is an album by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, released by Prestige Records in 1956.
It compiles material from different albums previously released by Prestige in the discontinued 10 inch LP format. The first, second, and fourth tracks were originally issued on the various artists album Modern Jazz Trumpets (PRLP 113),[3] and had also been issued as 78rpm singles.[4] Track 3 was previously released as the b-side of the "Morpheus" single (Prestige 734). Tracks 5-8 first appeared on Miles Davis Plays The Compositions Of Al Cohn (PRLP 154).[5] Track 9 was originally on Blue Period (PRLP 140).[6]
The cover art was designed by MAD magazine cartoonist Don Martin, who created several album covers for Prestige before beginning his career with MAD.[7]
12"LP track listing
PRLP7025:[8]
| Side one | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Session | Length |
| 1. | "Tasty Pudding" | Al Cohn | February 19, 1953 | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Floppy" | Al Cohn | February 19, 1953 | 6:00 |
| 3. | "Willie the Wailer" | Al Cohn | February 19, 1953 | 4:26 |
| Side two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Session | Length |
| 1. | "For Adults Only" | Al Cohn | February 19, 1953 | 5:33 |
| 2. | "Morpheus" | John Lewis | January 17, 1951 | 2:21 |
| 3. | "Down" | Miles Davis | January 17, 1951 | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Blue Room" (Take 1) | Rodgers & Hart | January 17, 1951 | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Whispering" | Malvin Schonberger, Richard Coburn & Vincent Rose | January 17, 1951 | 3:03 |
| Total length: | 33:12 | |||
Personnel
Tracks 1-4 & 9:
- Miles Davis – Trumpet
- Sonny Rollins – Tenor Saxophone
- Bennie Green – Trombone
- John Lewis – Piano
- Percy Heath – Bass
- Roy Haynes – Drums
Tracks 5-8:
- Miles Davis – Trumpet
- Zoot Sims – Tenor Saxophone
- Al Cohn – Tenor Saxophone
- Sonny Truitt – Trombone
- John Lewis – Piano
- Leonard Gaskin – Bass
- Kenny Clarke – Drums
References
- ↑ Billboard Apr 14, 1956
- ↑ Down Beat: September 15, 1960 Vol. 27, No. 19
- ↑ Modern Jazz Trumpets, at Discogs.com, accessed May 29, 2014
- ↑ Prestige 78rpm singles discography, the Jazz Discography Project, accessed May 29, 2014
- ↑ The Compositions Of Al Cohn, the Jazz Discography Project, accessed May 29, 2014
- ↑ Blue Period entry, the Jazz Discography Project, accessed May 29, 2014
- ↑ Don Martin album cover gallery, at Discogs.com, accessed May 29, 2014
- ↑ "Miles Davis – Miles Davis and Horns". Discogs. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
