MUNI 20080313 – Miles Davis-Gil Evans: Miles Ahead

Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra Godchild (George Wallington/arr. Gerry Mulligan) 3:11 Johnny Napton, Johnny Carisi, Gene Roland-tp; Allan Langstaff, Leon Cox-tb; Al Antonucci, Junior Collins-frh; Danny Polo-cl, as; Lee Konitz-as; Brew Moore, Jet Rollo-ts; Gerry Mulligan-bs; Claude Thornhill-p; Joe Shulman-b; (Bill Barber-tu); Bill Exiner-dr. New York, October 1948. CD HEP 17.

Miles Davis Nonet = Capitol Band Godchild (George Wallington/arr. Gerry Mulligan) 3:11 Miles Davis-tp; Jay Jay Johnson-tb; Junior Collins-frh; Bill Barber-tu; Lee Konitz-as; Gerry Mulligan-bs; Al Haig-p; Joe Shulman-b; Max Roach-dr. New York, January 21, 1949. CD Capitol Jazz 7243 4 94550 2 3.

Godchild (George Wallington/arr. Gerry Mulligan) 5:51 Miles Davis-tp; Mike Zwerin-tb; Junior Collins-frh; Bill Barber-tu; Lee Konitz-as; Gerry Mulligan-bs; John Lewis-p; Al McKibbon-b; Max Roach-dr. Live at Royal Roost, New York, September 4, 1948. CD Capitol Jazz 7243 4 94550 2 3.

Miles Davis & Gil Evans and His Orchestra MILES AHEAD (suite of 10 parts) 1. Springsville (Johnny Carisi) 3:27 2. The Maids of Cadiz (Leo Delibes/arr. Gil Evans) 3:53 3. The Duke (Dave Brubeck) 3:35 4. My Ship (Kurt Weill) 4:28 5. Miles Ahead (Miles Davis-Gil Evans) 3:29 6. Blues for Pablo (Gil Evans) 5:18 7. New Rhumba (Ahmad Jamal) 4:37 8. The Meaning of the Blues (Bobby Troup) 2:48 9. Lament (Jay Jay Johnson) 2:14 10. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed [By Anyone But You] (H. Spina-L. Eliott) 3:06

Miles Davis-fh; Ernie Royal, Bernie glow, Louis Mucci, Taft Jordan, Johnny Carisi-tp; Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Bennett-tb; Tom Mitchell-btb; Willie Ruff, Tony Miranda-frh; Bill Barber-tu; Romeo Penque-fl, cl, bcl, ob; Sid Cooper-fl, cl; Lee Konitz-as; Danny Bank-bcl; Paul Chambers-b; Art Taylor-dr. New York, May 6, 1957 and similar personnel-May 10, 23 & 27, 1957. Miles Davis-fh overdubs – August 22, 1957. CD Columbia/Legacy CK 67471.