Dingo (soundtrack)

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Dingo
Miles Davis with Michel LeGrand Dingo.jpg
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedNovember 5, 1991
RecordedMarch 1990
StudioCrystal Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre Jazz
Length45:45
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Gordon Meltzer
Miles Davis chronology
First Miles
(1990)
Dingo
(1991)
Doo-Bop
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Dingo: Selections from the Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1991 movie of the same name. It was composed by Miles Davis and Michel Legrand.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Miles Davis & Michel Legrand

No.TitleLength
1."Kimberley Trumpet"2:15
2."The Arrival"2:05
3."Concert on the Runway"3:50
4."The Departure"1:05
5."Dingo Howl"0:08
6."Letter as Hero"1:22
7."Trumpet Cleaning"3:56
8."The Dream"3:45
9."Paris Walking I"1:58
10."Paris Walking II"3:17
11."Kimberley Trumpet in Paris"2:05
12."The Music Room"2:50
13."Club Entrance"4:12
14."The Jam Session"6:00
15."Going Home"2:05
16."Surprise!"4:52

Personnel

Musicians

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