“What remains is one of the great records of modern jazz, music from a wide range of voices, marked by subtle polyphony, paired instrumental voices, a deliberate restraint of a kind not often encountered in jazz, which prizes energy. In fact, a shared masterpiece that has enjoyed a greater than usual mix of reactions. Like all iconic records, it needs to be heard, not talked about.”

PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ


“The enchanted chemistry of these late 1940’s sessions has lost none of its unalterable magic.”

JAZZ MAGAZINE


Tracklist

01 JERU
02 MOVE
03 GODCHILD
04 BUDO [HALLUCINATIONS]
05 VENUS DE MILO
06 ROUGE
07 BOPLICITY
08 ISRAEL
09 DECEPTION
10 ROCKER
11 MOONDREAMS
12 DARN THAT DREAM
13 EARLY SPRING*
14 LOCAL 802 BLUES*
15 ODJENAR*
16 EZZ-THETIC*
17 HI BECK*
18 YESTERDAYS [tk 1]*
19 OUT OF THE BLUE*
20 CONCEPTION*
21 THREE LITTLE FEELINGS*

MILES DAVIS, trumpet, with:
Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson (tb), Gunther Schuller, Junior
Collins (fhr), Bill Barber (tu), Lee Konitz (as), Gerry
Mulligan (bar), Al Haig, John Lewis (p), Joe Shulman,
Al McKibbon (b), Kenny Clarke, Max Roach (d), among others.

New York, 1949-50.

*BONUS TRACKS