Miles Davis and Horns

Miles Davis and Horns
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 City
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:12
Label	Prestige
Producer	Bob Weinstock, Ira Gitler
Miles Davis chronology
Dig (1956) Miles Davis and Horns (1956) Miles (1956)

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Down Beat (1960 Lp reissue)	[2]
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 albums covers for Prestige before beginning his career with MAD. ^[8]

12" LP track listing

PRLP7025: ^[9]

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 2)	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	January 17, 1951	3:00
5.	"Whispering"	Malvin Schonberger, Richard Coburn, Vincent Rose	January 17, 1951	3:03
Total length:				33:12

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

Personnel

Tracks 1–4:

• Miles Davis – Trumpet
• Zoot Sims – Tenor saxophone
• Al Cohn – Tenor saxophone
• Sonny Truitt – Trombone (plays on "Floppy" only)
• John Lewis – Piano
• Leonard Gaskin – Bass
• Kenny Clarke – Drums

Tracks 5–8:

• Miles Davis – Trumpet
• Sonny Rollins – Tenor saxophone
• Bennie Green – Trombone
• John Lewis – Piano
• Percy Heath – Bass
• Roy Haynes – Drums

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.