Dig (Miles Davis album)

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ReleasedJanuary 1956 [1]
RecordedOctober 5, 1951
Studio Apex (New York City)
Genre Jazz
Length34:45 (Original LP Format)
44:00 (CD Reissue)
Label Prestige
Producer Bob Weinstock
Miles Davis chronology
The Musings of Miles
(1955)
Dig
(1956)
Miles Davis and Horns
(1956)
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
PopMatters 7/10 [5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]

Dig is an album by Miles Davis on Prestige Records, catalogue number 7012. It features tracks from a 1951 session at Apex Studios. First released in the 12-inch LP format in 1956, The original album was later released as Diggin' with the catalogue number PR 7281 and a different cover. Dig was reissued as a compact disc with additional tracks.

Contents

After inaugurating the school of cool jazz with the Birth of the Cool recording sessions in 1949 and 1950, Davis almost immediately turned away from that sound in the early 1950s, instead exploring hard bop. Dig was also the jazz recording debut of saxophonist Jackie McLean, and was one of Sonny Rollins's earliest recordings; both men would go on to become major voices in jazz.

Release history

The material was originally released on two 10-inch LPs, except for "Denial", released on a 1954 7" (Prestige PREP 1361). "Dig" and "It's Only a Paper Moon" first appeared on The New Sounds (PRLP 124), as did "Conception" and "My Old Flame". "Bluing" and "Out of the Blue" were originally released on Blue Period (PRLP 140). When the material was reconfigured for the new 12-inch format, "Conception" and "My Old Flame" were included on the Prestige various artists collection Conception (PRLP 7013).

Track listing

12" LP

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dig" Jackie McLean 7:33
2."It's Only a Paper Moon" Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose 5:23
3."Denial"Miles Davis5:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bluing"Miles Davis9:55
2."Out of the Blue"Miles Davis6:15
Total length:34:45

CD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dig" Jackie McLean 7:33
2."It's Only a Paper Moon" Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose 5:23
3."Denial" Miles Davis 5:39
4."Bluing"Miles Davis9:55
5."Out of the Blue"Miles Davis6:15
6."My Old Flame" Sam Coslow 6:34
7."Conception" George Shearing 4:01
Total length:45:20

Personnel

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References

  1. Billboard Feb 4, 1956
  2. Yanow, Scott (2011). "Dig [Bonus Tracks] – Sonny Rollins | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 341. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. PopMatters review
  6. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 57. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.