Miles Davis – Miles Ahead (1957)

Columbia – CL 1041Rec. Dates : May 6, 1957, May 10, 1957, May 23, 1957, May 27, 1957 Stream this Album Flugelhorn : Miles DavisArranger/Conductor : Gil EvansAlto Sax : Lee KonitzBass : Paul ChambersBass Clarinet : Danny BankBass Trombone : Tom MitchellClarinet/Flute : Edwin Caine, Sid Cooper, Romeo PenqueDrums : Art TaylorFrench Horn :

Miles Davis – ‘Round About Midnight (1957)

Columbia – CL 949Rec. Dates : October 26, 1955, June 5, 1956, September 10, 1956 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisArranger : Gil Evans, Teo MaceroBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Red GarlandTenor Sax : John Coltrane Billboard : 03/30/1957Spotlight on… selection Davis’ Columbia debut disk is the mellowest and, for

Miles Davis – Bags Groove (1957)

Prestige – PRLP 7109Rec. Dates : June 29, 1954, December 24, 1954See additional notes about 12/24/1954 here: PRLP 7150, PRLP 7650 Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Percy HeathDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : Horace Silver, Thelonious MonkTenor Sax : Sonny RollinsVibes : Milt Jackson Listening to Prestige : #114, #131Stream this Album Billboard : 12/16/1957Score of 80 Remastered, converted sessions cut in 1954, also including previously unissued

Miles Davis – And the Modern Jazz Giants (1969)

Prestige – PRLP 7650Rec. Dates : December 24, 1954 Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Percy HeathDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : Thelonious MonkVibes : Milt Jackson Listening to Prestige : #131Album is Not StreamableCompilation of tracks from PRLP 7109 & PRLP 7150 Liner Notes by Martin WilliamsMarch 1969 The Bags’ Groove – Man I Love date, all of it, collected on a single LP. Miles Davis, Milt

Miles Davis – And The Modern Jazz Giants (1959)

Prestige – PRLP 7150Rec. Dates : December 24, 1954, October 26, 1956 Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Percy Heath, Paul ChambersDrums : Kenny Clarke, Philly Joe JonesPiano : Thelonious Monk, Red GarlandTenor Sax : John ColtraneVibes : Milt Jackson Listening to Prestige : #131, #191Stream this AlbumSee more about 12/24/1954: PRLP 7109, PRLP 7650 Billboard : 06/15/1959Jazz Spotlight Winner of the Week This album could easily

Miles Davis Quintet – Cookin’ (1957)

Prestige – PRLP 7094Rec. Date : October 26, 1956 Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Red GarlandTenor Sax : John Coltrane Listening to Prestige : #191Stream this Album Billboard : 07/29/1957Jazz Special Merit Album One of the more interesting Davis LPs, offering the modern pace-setter in a more dynamic mood than usual, per the title. Great ensemble

Miles Davis All-Stars – Walkin’ (1957)

Prestige – PRLP 7076Rec. Dates : April 3, 1954, April 29, 1954 Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Davey SchildkrautBass : Percy HeathDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Lucky ThompsonTrombone : J.J. Johnson Listening to Prestige : #107Stream this Album Billboard : 04/06/1957Jazz Special Merit Album Walkin’, the elongated blues, has been Davis’ best-known disk performance in the last few years,

Miles Davis – Blue Haze (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7054Rec. Dates : May 19, 1953, March 15, 1954, April 3, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Dave SchildkrautBass : Percy HeathDrums : Max Roach, Art Blakey, Kenny ClarkePiano : John Lewis, Charles Mingus, Horace Silver Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #86May 19, 1953Listening to Prestige : #106March

Miles Davis – Collectors’ Items (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7044Rec. Dates : January 30, 1953, March 16, 1956 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Paul Chambers, Percy HeathDrums : Art Taylor, Philly Joe JonesPiano : Tommy Flanagan, Walter BishopTenor Sax : Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #79January 30, 1953Listening to Prestige : #166March 16, 1956

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Miles Davis / Milt Jackson – Quintet / Sextet (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7034Rec. Date : August 5, 1955 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisVibes : Milt JacksonAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Percy HeathDrums : Arthur TaylorPiano : Ray Bryant Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #151August 5, 1955 Billboard : 09/08/1956Score of 83 Davis – and his featured soloists, Jackie McLean and Milt