Four Classic Albums

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

List of subparts
CD1 tracks 1 to 4: Miles Davis & Milt Jackson - Quintet/Sextet
CD1 tracks 5 to 11: Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants - Bags' Groove
CD2 tracks 1 to 6: The New Miles Davis Quintet - Miles
CD2 tracks 7 to 11: Miles Davis - Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants

Standard jewel case with clear flip tray and 8 page booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-17 16:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Dr. Jackle
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1955-08-05)
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-08-05)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1955-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Taylor (on 1955-08-05)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1955-08-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1955-08-05)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1955-08-05)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-08-05)
recording of:
Dr. Jackle (aka Dr. Jekyll) (on 1955-08-05)
composer:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist)
publisher:
Prestige Music (US drum & bass) and Prestige Music ltd.
8:55
2Bitty Ditty
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1955-08-05)
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-08-05)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1955-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Taylor (on 1955-08-05)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1955-08-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1955-08-05)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1955-08-05)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-08-05)
instrumental recording of:
Bitty Ditty (on 1955-08-05)
lyricist and composer:
Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter)
publisher:
D-Accord Music inc. and Jazz Workshop (American label founded by Charles Mingus)
recording of:
Bitty Ditty (on 1955-08-05)
lyricist and composer:
Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter)
publisher:
D-Accord Music inc. and Jazz Workshop (American label founded by Charles Mingus)
6:38
3Minor March
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1955-08-05)
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-08-05)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1955-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Taylor (on 1955-08-05)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1955-08-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1955-08-05)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1955-08-05)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-08-05)
recording of:
Minor March (on 1955-08-05)
composer:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist)
8:18
4Changes
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1955-08-05)
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-08-05)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1955-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Taylor (on 1955-08-05)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1955-08-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1955-08-05)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1955-08-05)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-08-05)
recording of:
Blues Changes (on 1955-08-05)
composer:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger)
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI) and Prestige Music ltd.
37:13
5Bags' Groove (take 1)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-24)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-12-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-12-24)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-12-24)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1954-12-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-12-24)
recording of:
Bags’ Groove (on 1954-12-24)
composer:
Milt Jackson
11:14
6Bags' Groove (take 2)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-12-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-12-24)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-12-24)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1954-12-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-12-24)
recording of:
Bags’ Groove (on 1954-12-24)
composer:
Milt Jackson
9:22
7Airegin
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
Airegin (instrumental) (on 1954-06-29)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (in 1954)
publisher:
Prestige (American jazz label) and Prestige Music (US drum & bass)
cover recording of:
Airegin (instrumental) (in 1956)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (in 1954)
publisher:
Prestige (American jazz label) and Prestige Music (US drum & bass)
5:00
8Oleo
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
Oleo (on 1954-06-29)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation, Prestige Music (US drum & bass) and Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN)
5:13
9But Not for Me (take 2)
recording of:
But Not for Me
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
5:44
10Doxy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
Doxy (on 1954-06-29)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
44:54
11But Not for Me (take 1)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1954-06-29)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
4:35
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Credits

Release

part of:Four Classic Albums (Series from Avid Jazz, Avid Country, Avid Pop, Avid Rock N Roll and Avid Roots labels. Not to be confused with Four Classic Albums Plus series.) (order: 7)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/26881613 [info]