The Essential Miles Davis

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
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1My Funny Valentine
live recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
15:07
2E.S.P.
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1965-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1965-01-20)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1965-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1965-01-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1965-01-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio ‘D’ in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-20)
recording of:
E.S.P. (on 1965-01-20)
lyricist:
Cassandra Wilson
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
5:31
3Nefertiti
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1967-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1967-06-07)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1967-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1967-06-07)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1967-06-07)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-06-07)
recording of:
Nefertiti (on 1967-06-07)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
3.77:53
4Petits Machins (Little Stuff)
bass [electric bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1968-06-19)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1968-06-19)
piano and Rhodes piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1968-06-19)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1968-06-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1968-06-19)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-06-19)
recording of:
Petit Machins (on 1968-06-19)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
8:07
5Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
recording engineer:
Stanley Tonkel (engineer) (on 1969-08-20)
bass clarinet:
Bennie Maupin (on 1969-08-20)
congas:
Jim Riley (on 1969-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-08-20) and Jack DeJohnette (on 1969-08-20)
electric bass guitar:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist) (on 1969-08-20) and Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-08-20)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-08-20)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-08-20) and Larry Young (on 1969-08-20)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-08-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-08-20)
recording of:
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (on 1969-08-20)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
3.5514:04
6Little Church
recording engineer:
Stanley Tonkel (engineer) (on 1970-06-04)
producer:
Teo Macero
mixer:
Russ Payne
double bass and electric bass guitar:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1970-06-04)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1970-06-04)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1970-06-04) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1970-06-04)
electric piano and membranophone and whistling:
Hermeto Pascoal (on 1970-06-04)
guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1970-06-04)
organ:
Keith Jarrett (pianist) (on 1970-06-04)
percussion:
Airto Moreira (percussionist) (on 1970-06-04)
soprano saxophone:
Steve Grossman (American jazz and fusion tenor saxophonist) (on 1970-06-04)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1970-06-04)
vocals:
Hermeto Pascoal
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘B’ in New York, New York, United States (on 1970-06-04)
recording of:
Little Church (on 1970-06-04)
composer:
Hermeto Pascoal
3:16
7Black Satin
bass:
Michael Henderson (US jazz/funk bassist) (on 1972-07-07)
bass clarinet:
Bennie Maupin (on 1972-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1972-07-07), Al Foster (on 1972-07-07) and Billy Hart (US jazz drummer aka "Jabali" Billy Hart) (on 1972-07-07)
electric sitar:
Khalil Balakrishna (on 1972-07-07)
guitar:
David Creamer (on 1972-07-07)
organ and synthesizer:
Harold "Ivory" Williams (US jazz keyboardist) (on 1972-07-07)
Rhodes piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1972-07-07)
Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1972-07-07)
soprano saxophone:
Carlos Garnett (on 1972-07-07)
tabla:
Badal Roy (on 1972-07-07)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1972-07-07)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1972-07-07)
recording of:
Black Satin (on 1972-07-07)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
4.25:17
8Jean Pierre
recording of:
Jean Pierre
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
live recording of:
Jean Pierre
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
4:03
9Time After Time
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman and Tom Swift (engineer)
co-producer:
Vince Wilburn, Jr. (Drummer)
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (Keyboardist)
bass:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones) (on 1984-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster (on 1984-01-26)
guitar:
John Scofield (on 1984-01-26)
percussion:
Steve Thornton (Percussionist) (on 1984-01-26)
synthesizer:
Robert Irving III (Keyboardist) (on 1984-01-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1984-01-26)
arranger:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (Keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-01-26)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Time After Time (on 1984-01-26)
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
cover recording of:
Time After Time
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
33:41
10Portia
assistant engineer:
Maureen Thompson
engineer:
Eric Calvi and Peter Doell
producer:
Tommy LiPuma and Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
assistant mixer:
Eddie Garcia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar, drum machine, guitar and synthesizer and other instruments [all other instruments]:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Billy Hart (US jazz drummer aka "Jabali" Billy Hart)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
instruments arranger and arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
engineered at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave til 2010) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Portia
composer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
6:19