The Musings of Miles

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

Notes

Recording date: June 7, 1955
Recording location: Rudy van Gelder Studio, Hackensack NJ, USA
Recording label: Prestige
Formation: Miles Davis Quartet, Miles Davis (tpt); William "Red" Garland (p); Oscar Pettiford (b); Philly Joe Jones (d)
Issue history:

  • A Night in Tunisia on a 45 rpm Prestige 45-114
  • Green Haze on a 45 rpm Prestige 45-103

All on:

  • 12" LP Victor SMJ-6518
  • and on a lot of Victor reprints
Annotation last modified on 2008-01-02 20:24 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Will You Still Be Mine?
bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer)
piano:
Red Garland
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
instrumental recording of:
Will You Still Be Mine?
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
6:23
2I See Your Face Before Me
bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer)
piano:
Red Garland
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
instrumental recording of:
I See Your Face Before Me
lyricist and composer:
Howard Dietz (librettist) and Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co.
cover recording of:
I See Your Face Before Me
lyricist and composer:
Howard Dietz (librettist) and Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co.
4:47
3I Didn't
bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer)
piano:
Red Garland
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
I Didn't
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
6:07
4A Gal in Calico
bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer)
piano:
Red Garland
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
instrumental recording of:
A Gal in Calico
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
recording of:
A Gal in Calico
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
5:18
5A Night in Tunisia
bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer)
piano:
Red Garland
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
cover recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
7:24
6Green Haze
bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer)
piano:
Red Garland
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Green Haze
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
45:50