The Essential Miles Davis
2001 greatest hits album by Miles Davis
The Essential Miles Davis | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Miles Davis | ||||
Released | May 15, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 1945–1986 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 149:13 (2 disc set) | |||
Label | Sony/Columbia/Legacy | |||
Producer | Michael Cuscuna, Bob Belden, Steve Berkowitz and Seth Rothstein for Columbia Legacy label of Sony Entertainment | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
The Essential Miles Davis is a 2-CD compilation album by Miles Davis released by Columbia Legacy on May 15, 2001. It belongs to Sony Music Entertainment's "The Essential" series, not to the series "Essentials", established by WEA International, and was released as part of Sony's Miles 75 Anniversary program. In 2008, The Essential Miles Davis 3.0 was released as a limited edition album featuring a bonus third disc that added five more songs to the original track list.
Track listing
CD1
- "Now's the Time" – C. Parker
- "Jeru" – G. Mulligan
- "Compulsion" – M. Davis
- "Tempus Fugit" – B. Powell
- "Walkin'" – R. Carpenter
- "Round Midnight" – T. Monk - B. Hanighen - C. Williams
- "Bye Bye Blackbird" – M. Dixon - R. Henderson
- "New Rhumba" – A. Jamal
- "Generique" – M. Davis
- "Summertime" – G. Gershwin - I. Gershwin - D. Heyward
- "So What" – M. Davis
- "The Pan Piper" – Gil Evans
- "Someday My Prince Will Come" – F.E. Churchill - L. Morey
CD2
- "My Funny Valentine (Live)" – R. Rodgers - L. Hart
- "E.S.P." – Miles Davis - W. Shorter
- "Nefertiti" – W. Shorter
- "Petits Machins (Little Stuff)" – Miles Davis - Gil Evans
- "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" – Miles Davis
- "Little Church" – H. Pascoal
- "Black Satin" – Miles Davis
- "Jean Pierre (Live)" – Miles Davis
- "Time After Time" – C. Lauper - R. Hyman
- "Portia" – M. Miller
CD3 (Limited Edition)
- "Stella by Starlight" – V. Young - N. Washington
- "Milestones" – M. Davis
- "Seven Steps to Heaven" – M. Davis - V. Feldman
- "Footprints" – W. Shorter
- "In a Silent Way" – J. Zawinul
Personnel
- Miles Davis – Trumpet
- Charlie Parker – Alto & Tenor Sax
- Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley – Alto Sax
- Lee Konitz – Alto Sax
- Sonny Rollins – Tenor Sax
- Jimmy Heath – Tenor Sax
- Lucky Thompson – Tenor Sax
- John Coltrane – Tenor Sax
- Barney Wilen – Tenor Sax
- Hank Mobley – Tenor Sax
- George Coleman – Tenor Sax
- Wayne Shorter – Tenor Sax
- Carlos Garnett – Soprano Sax
- Bill Evans (saxophonist) – Soprano Sax
- Dizzie Gillespie – Piano
- Walter Bishop – Piano
- Gil Coggins – Piano
- Horace Silver – Piano
- Red Garland – Piano
- Rene Urtreger – Piano
- Bill Evans – Piano
- Wynton Kelly – Piano
- Herbie Hancock – Piano
- Al Haig – Piano
- Chick Corea – Electric Piano
- Larry Young – Electric Piano
- Keith Jarrett – Organ
- Cedric Lawson – Keyboards
- Robert Irving III – Keyboards
- Curly Russell – Bass
- Percy Heath – Bass
- Paul Chambers – Bass
- Pierre Michelot – Bass
- Ron Carter – Bass
- Harvey Brooks – Electric Bass
- Dave Holland – Electric Bass
- Michael Henderson – Electric Bass
- Marcus Miller – Electric Bass, other instr.
- Darryl Jones – Electric Bass
- Max Roach – Drums
- Philly Joe Jones – Drums
- Art Blakey – Drums
- Kenny Clarke – Drums
- Jimmy Cobb – Drums
- Tony Williams – Drums
- Jack DeJohnette – Drums
- Billy Hart – Drums
- Don Alias – Drums, Conga
- Al Foster – Drums
- Lenny White – Percussion
- Jumma Santos – Percussion
- Airto Moreira – Percussion
- James 'Mtume' Foreman – Percussion
- Mino Cinelu – Percussion
- Steve Thornton – Percussion
- Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
- Kai Winding – Trombone
- J.J. Johnson – Trombone
- Junior Collins – Flugelhorn
- Bill Barber – Tuba
- Gerry Mulligan – Baritone Sax, Arrangements
- Joe Shulman – Bass
- Bennie Maupin – Bass Clarinet
- John McLaughlin – Guitar
- Reggie Lucas – Guitar
- Mike Stern – Guitar
- John Scofield – Guitar
- Kahlil Balakrishna – Electric Sitar
- Badal Roy – Tabla
- Hermeto Pascoal – Whistling
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[3] | 73 |
References
- ^ Cook, Stephen (2011). "The Essential Miles Davis [Columbia/Legacy] - Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 75.
External links
- The Essential Miles Davis at AllMusic
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recordings
- Birdland 1951
- Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4
- Miles & Coltrane
- Miles Davis Quintet at Peacock Alley
- Amsterdam Concert
- At Newport 1958
- Miles & Monk at Newport
- Jazz at the Plaza Vol. I
- Miles Davis & John Coltrane The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
- In Person: At the Blackhawk, San Francisco
- Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall
- Miles Davis in Europe
- Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival
- My Funny Valentine
- Four & More
- Miles in Tokyo
- Miles in Berlin
- The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965
- Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1
- 1969 Miles – Festiva De Juan Pins
- Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2
- Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time
- Bitches Brew Live
- Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West
- Miles Davis at Fillmore
- Miles at the Fillmore – Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3
- The Cellar Door Sessions 1970
- Live-Evil
- In Concert
- Dark Magus
- Agharta
- Pangaea
- Miles! Miles! Miles!
- We Want Miles
- Live Around the World
- Merci Miles! Live at Vienne
- Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux
- Miles Davis and Horns
- Blue Haze
- Birth of the Cool
- Walkin'
- Miles Davis Volume 1
- Miles Davis Volume 2
- Miles Davis' Greatest Hits
- Basic Miles: The Classic Performances of Miles Davis
- Big Fun
- Get Up with It
- Water Babies
- Circle in the Round
- 1958 Miles
- Directions
- The Columbia Years 1955–1985
- Love Songs
- Super Hits
- The Essential Miles Davis
- Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5
- That’s What Happened 1982-1985: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7
- The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane
- Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
- Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963–1964
- The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968
- The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
- The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
- The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
- The Complete On the Corner Sessions
- In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete
- The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965
- The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux
- The Cellar Door Sessions 1970
- Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection
- The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
- Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951–1956
- Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969–1974
- Panthalassa: The Remixes
- Evolution of the Groove
- "All Blues"
- "Blue in Green"
- "Boplicity"
- "Dig"
- "Donna Lee"
- "Four"
- "Flamenco Sketches"
- "Freddie Freeloader"
- "Joshua"
- "Milestones"
- "Nardis"
- "Seven Steps to Heaven"
- "So What"
- Miles Dewey Davis Jr. (father)
- Miles Davis Quintet
- Miles: The Autobiography
- Miles! The Definitive Miles Davis at Montreux DVD Collection
- That's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987
- Live in Munich (1988)
- Miles from India
- A Different Kind of Blue (2004 documentary)
- Miles Ahead (2015 movie)
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