Davis, Miles | Birth Of The Cool | CD

Miles Davis was an American trumpeter, bandleader and composer, born in Alton, Illinois on 26 May 1926 and died in Santa Monica, California on 28 September 1991. His career spanned five decades and included several major developments in jazz, among them the creation of the hard bop style in the mid-1950s and, in the late 1960s, the introduction of electronic instruments and rock and funk rhythms into his music. Around 1975 he took a hiatus over health and personal problems, returning in 1980.

Birth Of The Cool is a remastered 1 CD compilation from 2001 issued by Capitol Jazz. The recordings date from 1949 and 1950. Miles Davis plays trumpet, with Lee Konitz on alto saxophone, Gerry Mulligan on baritone saxophone, Kenny Clarke and Max Roach on drums and John Lewis on piano. Arrangements are credited to Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans, John Carisi and John Lewis, and Michael Cuscuna is credited as reissue producer.

Track List

1. Move
2. Jeru
3. Moon Dreams
4. Venus De Milo
5. Budo
6. Deception
7. Godchild
8. Boplicity
9. Rocker
10. Israel
11. Rouge
12. Darn That Dream