The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

~ Release by Miles Davis & Gil Evans (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

CD 1: Miles Ahead
CD 2: Porgy and Bess
CD 3: Sketches of Spain
CD 4: Quiet Nights and More
CD 5: The Making of Miles Ahead
CD 6: Alternate and Rehearsal Takes
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1[studio discussion]
0:21
2Springsville (take 8 without overdubs)
partial recording of:
Springsville
composer:
John Carisi
3:37
3[studio discussion]
0:09
4Miles Ahead (take 11 without overdubs)
partial recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans
3:35
5I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (take 3 without overdubs)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
3:03
6Springsville (overdub take 1)
partial recording of:
Springsville
composer:
John Carisi
2:10
7Springsville (overdubbed solos 4–5)
partial recording of:
Springsville
composer:
John Carisi
2:23
8Springsville (overdubbed solos 6–9)
partial recording of:
Springsville
composer:
John Carisi
2:35
9Springsville (issued overdubbed solo)
partial recording of:
Springsville
composer:
John Carisi
0:29
10Miles Ahead (issued overdubbed solo)
partial recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans
1:56
11Miles Ahead (overdubbed solo)
partial recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans
1:36
12I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 1)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
1:06
13I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 2)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
1:27
14I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 4)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
2:06
15I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 8)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
3:07
16I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 19 & 19C)
partial cover recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)
composer:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
3:00
17Miles Ahead (mono master)
remaster of:
Miles Ahead by Miles Davis
recording of:
Miles Ahead
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans
3:33
18Gone (rehearsal sequence)
partial recording of:
Gone (Gil Evans composition)
composer:
Gil Evans
2:55
19Gone, Gone, Gone (rehearsal sequence)2:59
20[studio discussion]
0:57
21Bess, You Is My Woman Now (rehearsal take)
partial instrumental cover recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, you is my woman now”
5:00
22It Ain’t Necessarily So (take 1)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
3:24
23Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (take 3)
instrumental cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
3:57
24I Loves You, Porgy (rehearsal sequence)
partial instrumental cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
2:21
25There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York (remake)2:26
26My Man’s Gone Now (remake take)6:16
27Song of Our Country (take 9)
recording of:
Song of Our Country
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos
arranger:
Gil Evans
3:01
28Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (rehearsal)
partial cover recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
7:25
29Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (alternate ending)
partial cover recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
1:23
30[pause track]
0:08