The Quintessence: 1945 - 1951

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boplicity
Miles Davis and His Orchestra3:02
2Rifftide
Miles Davis-Tadd Dameron Quintet4:37
3Don't Blame Me
Miles Davis-Tadd Dameron Quintet4:17
4All the Things You Are
Miles Davis-Tadd Dameron Quintet4:15
5Embraceable You
Miles Davis-Tadd Dameron Quintet4:11
6Deception
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-03-09)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1950-03-09)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1950-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1950-03-09)
French horn:
Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1950-03-09)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1950-03-09)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1950-03-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-03-09)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1950-03-09)
arranger:
Gerry Mulligan
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1950-03-09)
recording of:
Deception (on 1950-03-09)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis and His Orchestra32:48
7Moondreams
Miles Davis and His Orchestra3:22
8It Might as Well Be Spring
producer:
George Treadwell
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1950-05-18)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-18)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1950-05-18)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1950-05-18)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1950-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1950-05-18)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-05-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-05-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1950-05-18)
orchestra:
with George Treadwell and his All Stars (on 1950-05-18)
engineered at:
Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-05-18)
cover recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair) (on 1950-05-18)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. and 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)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1945 winner)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
Sarah Vaughan3:14
9Mean to Me
bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard
electric guitar:
Mundell Lowe
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975)
solo tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson
solo trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
Sarah Vaughan2:55
10Au Privave
Charlie Parker and His Orchestra2:50
11Star Eyes
Charlie Parker and His Orchestra3:40
12Blue Room
recording of:
Blue Room
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1926)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1926)
Miles Davis and His Band3:05
13Ezz-Thetic
Lee Konitz Sextet2:55
14Bluing
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1951-10-05)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-10-05)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-05)
recording of:
Bluing (on 1951-10-05)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Second Floor Music
Miles Davis All Stars9:58
15My Old Flame
Miles Davis All Stars6:38
16It's Only a Paper Moon
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1951-10-05)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-10-05)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) and Prestige (American jazz label)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-05)
instrumental recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon (on 1951-10-05)
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Miles Davis All Stars5:23