The Complete Birth of the Cool [Blue Note]

by Miles Davis

Overview

Capitol's The Complete Birth of the Cool is a double-disc set that's separated into two halves. The first contains all 12 tracks Davis cut in the studio in January 1949 with Gil Evans. The second contains three radio broadcasts that the Birth of the Cool nonet performed in September 1948 at the Royal Roost in New York City. All the recordings have been completely remastered, resulting in the best ever sound for these recordings. The set also features brand new liner notes from Phil Schapp, plus the original liners. All the added features help make The Complete Birth of the Cool the definitive chronicle of one of the most important eras in jazz history. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/28/2019
Label:	Blue Note / Capitol
UPC:	0602577850486
Rank:	1455

Tracks

1. Move
2. Jeru
3. Moon Dreams
4. Venus De Milo
5. Budo (Hallucinations)
6. Deception
7. Godchild
8. Boplicity
9. Rocker
10. Israel
11. Rouge
12. Darn That Dream
13. Birth of the Cool Theme
14. Symphony Sid Announces the Band
15. Move
16. Why Do I Love You
17. Godchild
18. Symphony Sid (Intro)
19. S'il Vou Plait
20. Moon Dreams
21. Budo (Hallucination)
22. Darn That Dream
23. Move
24. Moon Dreams
25. Budo (Hallucinations)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Miles Davis   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Miles Davis Nonet   Primary Artist
Kenny Clarke   Guest Artist,Drums
Max Roach   Guest Artist,Drums
Kai Winding   Guest Artist,Trombone
J.J. Johnson   Guest Artist,Trombone
John Lewis   Guest Artist,Piano
Gerry Mulligan   Guest Artist,Sax (Baritone)
Lee Konitz   Guest Artist,Sax (Alto)
Billy Barber   Tuba
Nelson Boyd   Bass
Mike Zwerin   Trombone
John Barber   Tuba
Bill Barber   Tuba
Kenny Hagood   Vocals
Joe Shulman   Bass
Sandy Siegelstein   French Horn
Kenny "Pancho" Hagood   Vocals
Junior Collins   French Horn
Al McKibbon   Bass
Al Haig   Piano
Gunther Schuller   French Horn

Technical Credits

George Wallington   Composer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
Chummy MacGregor   Composer
Cleo Henry   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Patrick Roques   Artwork,Redesign,Art Direction
Mike Zwerin   Liner Notes
Aram Avakian   Cover Photo,Photography
Holli Ross   Composer
Spoken Word   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Pete Rugolo   Composer,Producer,Original Recording Producer
Pete Welding   Liner Notes
Phil Schaap   Research,Transfers,Liner Notes,Remastering,Reissue Producer
Michael Cuscuna   Reissue Producer
Ray Passman   Composer
Miles Davis   Leader,Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Eddie DeLange   Composer
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Kurt Lundvall   Editing,Mastering
Johnny Carisi   Arranger,Composer
Francis Wolff   Photography
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Charlie Parker   Composer
Lennie Tristano   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Denzil Best   Composer
Mark Levinson   Remastering,Reissue Producer
John Lewis   Arranger,Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Gerry Mulligan   Arranger,Composer,Liner Notes
Gil Evans   Arranger,Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
Bud Powell   Composer