Complete Birth of the Cool

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 27 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Theme
live recording of:
Theme (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
0:21
2Move
live recording of:
Move (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
Denzil Best
3:44
3Why Do I Love You
live instrumental recording of:
Why Do I Love You (on 1948-09-04)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1925)
part of:
Tell Me More!
3:44
4Godchild
live recording of:
Godchild (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
George Wallington
5:52
5S’il Vous Plait
live recording of:
S'il vous plaît (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
4:24
6Moon Dreams
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1948-09-04)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1948-09-04)
bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1948-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-09-04)
French horn:
Junior Collins (on 1948-09-04)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1948-09-04)
trombone:
Mike Zwerin (on 1948-09-04)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-09-04)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1948-09-04)
vocals:
Kenny Hagood
recorded at:
The Royal Roost (former jazz club in NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-09-04)
recording of:
Moon Dreams (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
Chummy MacGregor and Johnny Mercer
live recording of:
Moon Dreams (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
Chummy MacGregor and Johnny Mercer
33:08
7Hallucination (Budo)
live recording of:
Hallucinations (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
Bud Powell
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
3:27
8Darn That Dream
vocals:
Kenny Hagood (on 1948-09-18)
live recording of:
Darn That Dream (on 1948-09-18)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
4:26
9Move
live recording of:
Move (on 1948-09-18)
composer:
Denzil Best
4:51
10Moon Dreams
live recording of:
Moon Dreams (on 1948-09-18)
composer:
Chummy MacGregor and Johnny Mercer
3:48
11Hallucination (Budo)
live recording of:
Hallucinations (on 1948-09-18)
composer:
Bud Powell
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
4:24
1252nd Street Theme
live recording of:
52nd Street Theme (on 1948-09-25)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
3:58
13Half Nelson
live recording of:
Half Nelson (on 1948-09-25)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
5:44
14You Go to My Head
live recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1948-09-25)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
5:40
15Chasin’ the Bird
live recording of:
Chasing the Bird (on 1948-09-25)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
5:41