Volume 1 (Remastered) Miles Davis

• 1 Tempus Fugit 03:49
• 2 Kelo 03:17
• 3 Enigma 03:21
• 4 Ray's Idea 03:42
• 5 How Deep Is The Ocean 04:40
• 6 C.T.A. 03:17
• 7 Dear Old Stockholm 04:11
• 8 Chance It 03:02
• 9 Yesterdays 03:43
• 10 Donna 03:09
• 11 C.T.A. 03:32
• 12 Woody'n You 03:22
• Total Runtime 43:05

Info for Volume 1 (Remastered)

'Miles Davis' recordings of 1951-1954 tend to be overlooked because of his erratic lifestyle of the period and because they predated his first classic quintet. Although he rarely recorded during this era, what he did document was often quite classic.

The two sessions included on this album are among the earliest hard bop recordings and would indirectly influence the modern mainstream music of the 1960s. The first session features Davis in a sextet with trombonist J.J. Johnson, altoist Jackie McLean, pianist Gil Coggins, bassist Oscar Pettiford, and drummer Kenny Clarke; highlights include 'Dear Old Stockholm,' 'Woody 'n You,' and interpretations of 'Yesterdays' and 'How Deep Is the Ocean.'

The remaining six numbers showcase Davis in a quartet with pianist Horace Silver, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Art Blakey, really stretching out on such numbers as 'Take Off' and 'Well, You Needn't.' However, on 'It Never Entered My Mind,' Davis' muted statement (his only one on this set) looks toward his treatments of ballads later in the decade'. (Scott Yanow)

Miles Davis, trumpet
Jackie McLean, alto saxophone
J.J. Johnson, trombone
Horace Silver, piano
Gil Coggins, piano
Oscar Pettiford, bass
Percy Heath, bass
Kenny Clarke, drums
Art Blakey, drums

Recorded at WOR Studios, New York, New York on May 9, 1952
Engineered by Doug Hawkins and Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion

Digitally Remastered

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