Miles Davis discography | |
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Studio albums | 60 |
Live albums | 39 |
Compilation albums | 46 |
Video albums | 27 |
Singles | 57 |
Soundtrack albums | 4 |
Box sets | 27 |
Collaborations | 72 |
Remix albums | 3 |
Miles Davis was an American trumpeter, bandleader and musical composer. His discography consists of at least 60 studio albums and 39 live albums, as well as 46 compilation albums, 27 box sets, 4 soundtrack albums, 57 singles and 3 remix albums.
Davis' initial appearances on record were mainly as a member of bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker's quintet from 1944 through 1947 and released on the Savoy label. Davis made his debut as a leader in the 1946 sessions featuring Parker, pianist John Lewis, bassist Nelson Boyd and drummer Max Roach. [1] Prestige Records released Davis' debut album, The New Sounds , in 1951. He recorded many studio albums under the Prestige label from 1951 through 1956, as well as Blue Moods , issued by Debut Records in 1955, and three sessions for Blue Note Records. The earliest Davis music released was recorded from April 4, 1945 through August 14, 1947, and reissued in CD format by Savoy Records under the title First Miles . From 1949 through 1950, Davis recorded twelve tunes with a nonet consisting of other noted jazz musicians including arranger Gil Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, John Lewis, Max Roach and Kenny Clarke. The arrangements for that group were scored for instruments rarely used in jazz such as French horn and tuba. These recordings, which were labeled cool jazz and eventually appeared on the album Birth of the Cool in 1957 by Capitol Records, marked an important influence on the future of jazz. [2] He later signed to Columbia and released 'Round About Midnight on March 18, 1957. His acclaimed 1959 album Kind of Blue is generally stated to be the best-selling jazz album of all time, [3] although the data are not conclusive. The follow-up album in 1960, Sketches of Spain , went gold.
He formed his Second Great Quintet in 1964. [4] With the release of Miles in the Sky , Davis permanently abandoned hard bop, instead adopting jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz. [5] In this era he released the studio album Bitches Brew , which was certified platinum, culminating in the long electric jams from the mid-1970s released as Pangaea , Agharta , and Dark Magus . After a six-year retirement, Davis released albums under the Columbia and Warner Bros. labels during the period between 1981 and 1991. These recordings combined jazz with popular music genres as he turned more toward the mainstream. [6] He finished his music career with Doo-Bop , in which he experimentally combined jazz with hip-hop, his discography ultimately being extensively sampled in hip-hop, such as with beats from his 1972 album On the Corner . [7]
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The New Sounds [8] | |
Young Man with a Horn [9] |
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Blue Period |
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The Compositions of Al Cohn |
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Miles Davis Volume 2 |
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Miles Davis, Volume 3 |
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Miles Davis Quartet |
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Miles Davis All Star Sextet |
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Miles Davis Quintet |
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Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins |
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Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 1 |
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Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 2 |
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The Musings of Miles [1] |
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Blue Moods [1] |
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Dig [1] |
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Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet [1] |
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Miles Davis and Horns [1] |
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Quintet / Sextet [1] |
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Blue Haze [1] |
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Collectors' Items [1] |
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Walkin' [1] |
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Cookin' [1] |
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Bags' Groove [1] |
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Relaxin' [1] |
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Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants [1] |
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Workin' [1] |
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Steamin' [1] |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||
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US [10] | Top Jazz Albums [10] | Cont. Jazz Albums [10] | BEL (Fla.) [11] | FRA [12] | NLD [13] | NZL [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | ||||||||||||||
'Round About Midnight [1] |
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Miles Ahead [1] |
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Milestones [1] |
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Jazz Track |
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Porgy and Bess [1] |
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Kind of Blue |
| — | 10 | — | 21 [A] | 29 | — | — | 40 | 58 | — | US: 5× Platinum [19] | |||||||||||
Sketches of Spain |
| — | 13 [B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: Platinum [19] | |||||||||||
Someday My Prince Will Come |
| 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Seven Steps to Heaven [1] |
| 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Quiet Nights |
| 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
E.S.P. [1] |
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Miles Smiles [1] |
| — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Sorcerer [1] |
| — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Nefertiti [1] |
| — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles in the Sky [1] |
| — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Filles de Kilimanjaro [1] |
| — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
In a Silent Way |
| 134 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold [18] | |||||||||||
Bitches Brew |
| 35 | 1 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: Platinum [19] | |||||||||||
Jack Johnson |
| 159 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Live-Evil |
| 125 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
On the Corner |
| 156 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Big Fun |
| 179 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Get Up with It |
| 141 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Water Babies |
| 190 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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US [10] | Top Jazz Albums [10] | Cont. Jazz Albums [10] | BEL (Fla.) [11] | FRA [12] | NLD [13] | NZL [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | ||||||||||||||
The Man with the Horn |
| 53 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 35 | 30 | — | ||||||||||||
Star People |
| 136 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Decoy |
| 169 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
You're Under Arrest |
| 111 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 19 | ||||||||||||
Tutu |
| 141 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 27 | FRA: Gold | |||||||||||
Amandla |
| 177 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 24 | ||||||||||||
Aura |
| — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Doo-Bop |
| 190 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 40 | 7 | GER: Gold | |||||||||||
Rubberband |
| — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Title | Date recorded | Date released | Label | Format | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||
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US [10] | Top Jazz Albums [10] | |||||||||||||||||
In Paris Festival International De Jazz May, 1949 (with Tadd Dameron Quintet) [23] | May 8–15, 1949 | 1977 | Columbia | LP, CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
Jazz at the Plaza Vol. I [24] | September 9, 1958 | September 28, 1973 | Columbia | LP, CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
In Person Friday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 1 | April 21, 1961 | September 1961 | Columbia | LP, Reel tape | — | — | ||||||||||||
In Person Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 2 | April 22, 1961 | September 1961 | Columbia | LP, Reel tape | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall | May 19, 1961 | July 16, 1962 | Columbia | LP, CD | 59 | — | ||||||||||||
Live Miles: More Music from the Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert [25] | May 19, 1961 | 1987 | Columbia | LP, CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles & Monk at Newport | May 1 – July 2, 1958 | 1963 | Columbia | LP, CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles Davis in Europe | July 27, 1963 | July 13, 1964 | Columbia | LP, Reel tape, CD | 116 | — | ||||||||||||
My Funny Valentine | February 12, 1964 | February 23, 1965 | Columbia | LP, CD | 138 | — | ||||||||||||
Four & More | February 12, 1964 | January 17, 1966 | Columbia | LP | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles in Tokyo | July 14, 1964 | June 6, 1969 | CBS/Sony | LP, CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles in Berlin | September 25, 1964 | February 1, 1965 | CBS | LP | — | — | ||||||||||||
At Plugged Nickel, Chicago, Vol. 1 | December 22–23, 1965 | 1967 | CBS | LP | — | — | ||||||||||||
At Plugged Nickel, Chicago, Vol. 2 | December 22–23, 1965 | 1967 | CBS | LP | — | — | ||||||||||||
Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West | April 10, 1970 | 1973 | Columbia | LP, CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East | June 17–20, 1970 | October 28, 1970 | Columbia | LP, CD | 123 | 1 | ||||||||||||
In Concert | September 29, 1972 | 1973 | Columbia | LP, CD | 152 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Dark Magus | March 30, 1974 | 1977 | Columbia | LP, CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
Agharta [26] | February 1, 1975 | 1975 | Columbia | LP, CS, CD | 168 | 16 | ||||||||||||
Pangaea [27] | February 1, 1975 | 1976 [28] | Columbia | LP, CS, CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
We Want Miles | June 27 – October 4, 1981 | 1982 | CBS | LP, CD | 159 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Amsterdam Concert [29] | December 8, 1957 | 1984 | Celluloid | LP, CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles! Miles! Miles! [30] | October 4, 1981 | 1992 | Sony | LP, CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux | July 8, 1991 | 1993 | Warner Bros. | CD, SC | — | 1 | GER: Gold | |||||||||||
1969 Miles: Festiva de Juan Pins [31] | July 25, 1969 | August 29, 1993 | Sony | CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
Live Around the World | August 1, 1988 – August 1, 1991 | May 14, 1996 | Warner Bros. | LP, CD, CS | — | 4 | GER: Gold | |||||||||||
Miles in Paris | November 3, 1989 | 2000 | Warner Bros. | VHS, CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
At Newport 1958 | July 3, 1958 | April 17, 2001 | Columbia/Legacy | CD, LP | — | — | ||||||||||||
Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time | March 7, 1970 | July 17, 2001 | Columbia/Legacy | CD | — | 3 | ||||||||||||
In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk [32] | April 21–22, 1961 | June 3, 2003 | Columbia | CD, LP, Reel Tape | 68 | — | ||||||||||||
Birdland 1951 [33] | February 17 – September 29, 1951 | January 27, 2004 | Blue Note | CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival [34] | September 20, 1963 | July 31, 2007 | Monterey Jazz Festival Records | CD | — | 8 | ||||||||||||
Bitches Brew Live [35] | July 5, 1969 – August 29, 1970 | February 8, 2011 | Columbia/Legacy | CD | — | — | ||||||||||||
Merci Miles! Live at Vienne [36] | July 1, 1991 | June 25, 2021 | Warner, Rhino | 2CD, 2LP | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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US [10] | Top Jazz Albums [10] | Cont. Jazz Albums [10] | BEL (Fla.) [11] | FRA [12] | NLD [13] | NZL [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | ||||||||||||||
Modern Jazz Trumpets |
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Conception [37] |
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Classics in Jazz: Miles Davis |
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Miles Davis Volume 1 [38] |
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Miles Davis Volume 2 |
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Birth of the Cool [39] [40] |
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Many Miles of Davis [41] |
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Miles Davis Plays for Lovers [42] |
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Miles Davis' Greatest Hits |
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Tallest Trees |
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Basic Miles: The Classic Performances of Miles Davis |
| 189 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
1958 Miles [43] |
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Tune Up |
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Circle in the Round |
| — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Directions |
| 179 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Miles Davis Collection, Vol. 1: 12 Sides of Miles |
| — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Mellow Miles [44] |
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First Miles |
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Plays Classic Ballads [46] |
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The Ballad Artistry of Miles Davis [47] |
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The Best of Miles Davis: The Capitol/Blue Note Years [48] |
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Highlights from the Plugged Nickel |
| — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Ballads and Blues |
| — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
This Is Jazz, Vol. 8: Miles Davis Acoustic |
| — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Very Best Of Miles Davis |
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Bluing: Miles Davis Plays the Blues [49] |
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The Best of Miles Davis & Gil Evans |
| — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
This Is Jazz, Vol. 22: Miles Davis Plays Ballads |
| — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969–1974 |
| — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Love Songs |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Panthalassa: The Remixes |
| — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Ken Burns Jazz |
| — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Ballads [50] |
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Super Hits |
| — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Essential Miles Davis |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Blue Moods: Music for You |
| — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Jazz Moods: Cool [51] |
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The Best of Miles Davis |
| — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Prestige Profiles, Vol. 1 |
| — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Cool & Collected |
| — | 8 | — | — | 89 | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Evolution of the Groove [52] |
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Forever Miles Davis |
| — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs |
| — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Playlist |
| — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Muted Miles |
| — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles' Groove |
| — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Live in Europe 1967: Best of the Bootleg Vol. 1 |
| — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Everything's Beautiful (with Robert Glasper) |
| 152 | 1 | — | 44 | 125 [53] | 85 | — | — | — | 50 | ||||||||||||
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US [10] | Top Jazz Albums [10] | Cont. Jazz Albums [10] | BEL (Fla.) [11] | FRA [12] | NLD [13] | NZL [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | ||||||||||||||
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud |
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Music from Siesta |
| — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Hot Spot [54] [55] |
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Dingo |
| — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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US [10] | Top Jazz Albums [10] | Cont. Jazz Albums [10] | BEL (Fla.) [11] | FRA [12] | NLD [13] | NZL [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | ||||||||||||||
Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951–1956 |
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The Columbia Years 1955–1985 |
| — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Great Sessions [56] |
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The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions |
| — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Bitches Brew 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition |
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The Original Mono Recordings |
| — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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US [10] | Top Jazz Albums [10] | Cont. Jazz Albums [10] | BEL (Fla.) [11] | FRA [12] | NLD [13] | NZL [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | ||||||||||||||
Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings [58] |
| — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968 |
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The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions [59] |
| — | 6 | — | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane [60] |
| — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions [61] |
| — | 6 | — | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions |
| — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963–1964 |
| — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Complete On the Corner Sessions |
| — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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US [10] | Top Jazz Albums [10] | Cont. Jazz Albums [10] | BEL (Fla.) [11] | FRA [12] | NLD [13] | NZL [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | ||||||||||||||
Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection [62] |
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The Perfect Miles Davis Collection [63] |
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US [10] | Top Jazz Albums [10] | Cont. Jazz Albums [10] | BEL (Fla.) [11] | FRA [12] | NLD [13] | NZL [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | ||||||||||||||
The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 [64] |
| — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux |
| — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete [65] |
| — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 |
| — | 16 | — | — | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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US [10] | Top Jazz Albums [10] | Cont. Jazz Albums [10] | BEL (Fla.) [11] | FRA [12] | NLD [13] | NZL [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | ||||||||||||||
Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1 |
| — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 |
| — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles at the Fillmore - Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 |
| — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 |
| — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 |
| — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miles Davis & John Coltrane The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
That’s What Happened 1982-1985: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7 |
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Year | A-side | B-side | Catalog number | Label | Footnotes |
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1946 | "Milestones" | "Sippin' at Bell's" | 934 | Savoy | [66] [67] |
1947 | "Goin' to Minton's" (Fats Navarro Quintet) | "Half Nelson" | 951 | Savoy | [66] [67] |
1947 | "Chasing the Bird" (Charlie Parker's All Stars) | "Little Willie Leaps" | 977 | Savoy | [68] |
1948 | "Little Willie Leaps" | "Half Nelson" | 4507 | Savoy | [67] [69] |
1949 | "Move" | "Budo" | 15404 | Capitol | [67] [69] |
1949 | "Jeru" | "Godchild" | 57-60005 | Capitol | [67] [69] |
1949 | "Boplicity" | "Israel" | 57-60011 | Capitol | [67] [69] |
1950 | "Venus Di Milo" | "Darn That Dream" | 1221 | Capitol | [67] [69] |
1951 | "Morpheus" | "Blue Room" | 734 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1951 | "Whispering" | "Down" | 742 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1951 | "My Old Flame, Part 1" | "My Old Flame, Part 2" | 766 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1951 | "Dig, Part 1" | "Dig, Part 2" | 777 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1951 | "It's Only a Paper Moon, Part 1" | "It's Only a Paper Moon, Part 2" | 817 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1951 | "Bluing, Part 1" | "Bluing, Part 2" | 846 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1951 | "Conception" | "Bluing, Part 3" | 868 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1951 | "Out of the Blue, Part 1" | "Out of the Blue, Part 2" | 876 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1951 | "Dig" | "It's Only a Paper Moon" | 45-321 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1952 | "Dear Old Stockholm" | "Woody'n You" | 1595 | Blue Note | [67] [69] |
1952 | "Chance It" | "Yesterdays" | 1596 | Blue Note | [67] [69] |
1952 | "Donna" | "The Squirrel" [by Tadd Dameron] | 1597 | Blue Note | [67] [69] |
1953 | "Tempus Fugit" | "Enigma" | 1618 | Blue Note | [67] [69] |
1953 | "Ray's Idea" | "I Waited for You" | 1619 | Blue Note | [67] [69] |
1953 | "Kelo" | "C.T.A." | 1620 | Blue Note | [67] [69] |
1953 | "Tune Up" | "Smooch" | 884 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1953 | "When Lights Are Low" | "Miles Ahead" | 902 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1953 | "My Funny Valentine" | "Smooch" | 45-353 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1954 | "Well You Needn't" | "Donna" | 45-1633 | Blue Note | [67] [69] |
1954 | "Lazy Susan" | "Tempus Fugit" | 45-1649 | Blue Note | [67] [69] |
1954 | "The Leap" | "Weirdo" | 45-1650 | Blue Note | [67] [69] |
1954 | "Blue Haze, Part 1" | "Blue Haze, Part 2" | 893 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1954 | "Four" | "That Ole Devil Called Love" | 898 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1954 | "But Not for Me, Part 1" | "But Not for Me, Part 2" | 915 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1954 | "Walkin', Part 1" | "Walkin', Part 2" | 45-157 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1954 | "You Don't Know What Love Is" | "That Old Devil Moon" | 45-376 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1955 | "Green Haze, Part 1" | "Green Haze, Part 2" | 45-103 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1955 | "A Night in Tunisia, Part 1" | "A Night in Tunisia, Part 2" | 45-114 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1955 | "S'posin'" | "Just Squeeze Me" | 45-268 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1955 | Blue Moods, Vol. 1: "Nature Boy" | "Alone Together" | 27 | Debut | [67] [69] |
1955 | Blue Moods, Vol. 2: "There's No You" | "Easy Living" | 28 | Debut | [67] [69] |
1956 | "If I Were a Bell, Part 1" | "If I Were a Bell, Part 2" | 45-123 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1956 | "It Never Entered My Mind, Part 1" | "It Never Entered My Mind, Part 2" | 45-165 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1956 | "When I Fall in Love" | "I Could Write a Book" | 45-195 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1956 | "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" | "Diane" | 45-248 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1956 | "Oleo" | "Tune Up" | 45-395 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1956 | "Airegin" | "'Round Midnight" | 45-413 | Prestige | [67] [69] |
1970 | "Great Expectations" (edit) | "The Little Blue Frog" | 45090 | Columbia | |
1970 | "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" (edit) | "Spanish Key" (edit) | 45171 | Columbia | |
1971 | "Saturday Miles" (edit) | "Friday Miles" (edit) | 45327 | Columbia | |
1971 | "Right Off (Part I)" | "Right Off (Part II)" | 45350 | Columbia | |
1972 | "Molester (Part I)" | "Molester (Part II)" | 45709 | Columbia | |
1972 | "Vote for Miles (Part I)" | "Vote for Miles (Part II)" | 45822 | Columbia | |
1973 | "Holly-Wuud" | "Big Fun" | 45946 | Columbia | |
1974 | "Go Ahead John" (edit) | "Great Expectations" (edit) | 46074 | Columbia | |
1975 | "Red China Blues" | "Maiysha" (edit) | 10110 | Columbia | |
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Ref(s) |
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1945 | Bird's Eyes, Vol. 13 | Charlie Parker | [70] |
Bird's Eyes, Vol. 14 | [71] | ||
Bird's Eyes, Vol. 18 | [72] | ||
The Love Songs of Mr. B | Billy Eckstine | [73] | |
The Charlie Parker Story | Charlie Parker | [74] | |
Yardbird in Lotus Land | [75] | ||
1946 | The Young Rebel | Charles Mingus | [76] |
Charlie Parker on Dial, Vol. 1 | Charlie Parker | [77] | |
1947 | Encores | [78] | |
1948 | The Band That Never Was | [79] | |
1950 | Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi | Sarah Vaughan | [80] |
1951 | Swedish Schnapps | Charlie Parker | [81] |
1951 | The New Sounds | Lee Konitz | |
1953 | Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet | Sonny Rollins | [82] |
1955 | Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 1 | Charlie Parker | [83] |
Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 | [84] | ||
I Surrender, Dear | Billy Eckstine | [85] | |
The Genius of Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker | [86] | |
1956 | What is Jazz | Leonard Bernstein | [87] |
1957 | En Concerts | Rene Urtreger | [88] |
Music For Brass: The 1957 Columbia Third Stream Recordings, Vol. 1 | Brass Ensemble of the Jazz and Classical Music | [89] | |
1958 | Bird on 52nd Street | Charlie Parker | [90] |
Somethin' Else | Cannonball Adderley | [91] | |
Legrand Jazz | Michel Legrand | [92] | |
1962 | The Bird Returns | Charlie Parker | [93] |
A Date with Greatness | Coleman Hawkins, Howard McGhee and Lester Young | [94] | |
1971 | Bird in Paris | Charlie Parker | [95] |
1975 | Nasty Gal | Betty Davis | [96] |
1986 | Fahrenheit | Toto | [97] |
1987 | Siesta | Marcus Miller | [98] |
1988 | Bopping the Blues | Earl Coleman, Ann Baker | [99] |
Machismo | Cameo | [100] | |
Provision | Scritti Politti | [101] | |
CK | Chaka Khan | [102] | |
Scrooged – Original Soundtrack | (various artists) | [103] | |
1989 | Back on the Block | Quincy Jones | [104] |
Rara Avis | Charlie Parker | [105] | |
Stars of Modern Jazz at Carnegie Hall, Christmas 1949 | (various artists) | [106] | |
Hollywood Stampede | Coleman Hawkins | [107] | |
Prisoner of Love | Kenny Garrett | [108] | |
1990 | The Hot Spot | (various artists) | [109] |
Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Benny Carter | [110] | |
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve | Charlie Parker | [111] | |
1991 | You Won't Forget Me | Shirley Horn | [112] |
Bird's Eyes, Vol. 7 | Charlie Parker | [113] | |
1992 | Flying Home | Illinois Jacquet | [114] |
We the People Bop | Serge Chaloff | [115] | |
Capri | Paolo Rustichelli | [116] | |
1993 | The Sun Don't Lie | Marcus Miller | [117] |
1994 | Mister B. And The Band | Billy Eckstine | [118] |
Bird's Eyes, Vol. 12 | Charlie Parker | [119] | |
1995 | Bird's Eyes, Vol. 19 | [120] | |
Bird's Eyes, Vol. 20 | [121] | ||
Blue Bird | [122] | ||
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings | Dizzy Gillespie | [123] | |
The Complete Blue Note and Capitol Recordings of Fats Navarro and Tadd Dameron | Fats Navarro and Tadd Dameron | [124] | |
1996 | In a Soulful Mood | [125] | |
Music Forever and Beyond: The Selected Works of Chick Corea | Chick Corea | [126] | |
Mystic Man | Paolo Rustichelli | [127] | |
1998 | Meets Miles Davis | Cannonball Adderley | [128] |
1999 | Birth of Bop | Charlie Parker | [129] |
2000 | Cool Bird | [130] | |
2001 | Complete 1945–1949 West Coast Recordings | Charles Mingus | [131] |
2002 | Boss Bird | Charlie Parker | [132] |
Louis Armstrong and His Friends | Louis Armstrong | [133] | |
2003 | The Complete Verve Master Takes | Charlie Parker | [134] |
Complete Onyx Recordings | [135] | ||
The Immortal Charlie Parker | [136] | ||
2004 | Complete Dial Sessions | [137] |
Year | Title | Director | Footnotes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1986 | Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis | — | [138] | ||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | The Miles Davis Story | — | [139] | ||||||||||||||||||||
In Paris | — | [140] | |||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Live at Montreux | — | [141] | ||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Miles Ahead: Music of Miles Davis | — | [142] | ||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | — | [143] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Live from the Montreal Jazz Festival | — | [144] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Live in Paris | — | [145] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Miles Davis at La Villette | — | [146] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Live in Munich | — | [147] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue | — | [148] | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Cool Jazz Sound | — | [149] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Miles Davis: A Different Kind of Blue | Murray Lerner [150] | [151] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Miles Davis – Live In Montreal 1985 | — | [152] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Live in Vienna 1973 | — | [153] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Live in Germany 1988 | — | [154] | ||||||||||||||||||||
European Tour 1967 | — | [155] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Milan 1964 | — | [156] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Miles Davis: Live in Montreal | Tom O'Neill [157] | [158] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Live in Poland 1983 | — | [159] | |||||||||||||||||||||
At Hammersmith Odeon, London | — | [160] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Live in Copenhagen & Rome 1969 | — | [161] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | That's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987 | — | [162] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 1969 Berlin Concert | — | [163] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Live at Montreux: Highlights 1973–1991 | — | [164] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Miles! The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux DVD Collection | — | [165] [166] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Birth of the Cool | — | [167] | ||||||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes that no directors collaborated, or that no directors were found due to lack of sources. |
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