Cool & Collected

Cool & Collected
Cool & Collected
Compilation album by Miles Davis
Released	September 5, 2006
Recorded	June 5, 1956 – September 22, 1984
Genre	Jazz music, hard bop
Length	66:07
Label	Columbia/Legacy
Producer	George Avakian, Steven Berkowitz, Miles Davis, Charley Drayton, Robert Irving III, Cal Lampley, Teo Macero, Marcel Romano, Pat Thrall, Irving Townsend
Miles Davis chronology

Last updated October 21, 2024

Cool & Collected is a compilation album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released in 2006 by Columbia Records and recorded from 1955 through 1984.

Track listing

"So What" (Davis) – 9:23
"Summertime [From Porgy and Bess ]" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 3:20
"Généerique [From Ascenseur pour l'échafaud ]" (Davis) – 2:48
"Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 4:45
"Fran-Dance" (Davis) – 5:52
"Milestones" (Davis) – 5:44
"'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 5:57
"Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) – 7:55
"Seven Steps to Heaven" (Davis, Victor Feldman) – 6:25
"Time After Time" (Rob Hyman, Cyndi Lauper) – 3:38
"E.S.P." (Wayne Shorter) – 5:30
"Human Nature" (John Bettis, Steve Porcaro) – 4:30
"It's About That Time [Remix]" (Davis) – 3:40

Personnel

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – alto saxophone
Geri Allen – Fender Rhodes
George Avakian – production
Danny Bank – bass clarinet, alto flute
Bill Barber – tuba
Bob Belden – digital remastering
Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones – trombone
Bob Berg – tenor saxophone
Steven Berkowitz – executive production, production
Niko Bolas – engineering
Stacey Boyle – A&R
Ron Carter – upright bass
Bob Cato – photography
Paul Chambers – upright bass
Harold Chapman – engineering
Tom Choi – project manager
Kenny Clarke – drums
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Johnny Coles – trumpet
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Chick Corea – keyboard, piano
Jason Dale – assistant engineering
Miles Davis – composing, producing, trumpet
Didier C. Deutsch – A&R
Charley Drayton – double bass, production, programming
Bill Evans – piano
Gil Evans – arranging, conducting
Azize Faye – African drums
Al Foster – drums
Jim Gaines – engineering
Red Garland – piano
Bernie Glow – trumpet
Herbie Hancock – piano
Bernie Hanighen – composer
Dick Hixon – trombone
Jeremy Holiday – A&R
Dave Holland – bass
Johnny Hoyt – engineering, remixing
Don Hunstein – photography
Robert Irving III – keyboards, producing
Darryl Jones – electric bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Oren Karpovsky – assistant engineering
Frank Laico – engineering
Cal Lampely – producing
Teo Macero – audio production, production
Ndongo Mbaye – talking drum
John McLaughlin – classic guitar
Pierre Michelot – bass
Thelonious Monk – composer
Louis Mucci – trumpet
June Murakawa – mixing assistant
Romeo Penque – clarinet, flute, alto flute
Fred Plaut – engineering
Frank Rehak – trombone
Jerome Richardson – clarinet, flute, alto flute
Marcel Romano – producing
Seth Rothstein – project director
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Willie Ruff – French horn
Carlos Santana – guitar
Eddy Schreyer – mastering
Gunther Schuller – French horn
John Scofield – guitar
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Vernon Smith – photography
Tom Swift – engineering
Steve Thornton – percussion
Pat Thrall – guitar, mixing, producing, programming, remixing
Stan Tonkel – engineering
Irving Townsend – producer
René Urtreger – piano
Ned Washington – composer
Julius Watkins – French horn
Mark Wilder – digital remastering
Barney Wilen – tenor saxophone
Cootie Williams – composer
Tony Williams – drums
Tony Ruption Williams – drums
Victor Young – composer
Joe Zawinul – keyboards, piano
Joel Zimmerman – cover design

Charting and reviews

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	Allmusic link

Charting history

Chart	Peak chart position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)^[1]	74
Billboard Top Jazz Albums	8^[2]
French Albums Chart	89^[3]
New Zealand Albums Chart	17^[4]

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)^[5]	Gold	10,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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References

↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 75.
↑ "Cool & Collected – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
↑ "Extended Search: Miles Davis". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
↑ "Extended Search: Miles Davis". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
↑ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2006 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 14, 2020.

External links

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[ARIA-1] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 75.

[charting-2] "Cool & Collected – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-13.

[FRA-3] "Extended Search: Miles Davis". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

[NZL-4] "Extended Search: Miles Davis". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

[PolandMiles_DavisCool_and_ColelctedalbumCertRef-5] "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2006 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 14, 2020.

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