Miles Davis discography

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This is a list of Miles Davis's major recordings.

Contents

[edit] Early studio recordings, 1945-1956

Prior to Birth of the Cool his appearances on record were mainly as a member of bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker's quintet. The 12" 33 r.p.m. long-playing vinyl record did not become common until the middle of the 1950s. Most of Davis's early recordings were made for 10" or 7" releases with a shorter playing time, and were subsequently reissued as long-playing albums which sometimes combined several recording sessions, and sometimes split sessions between albums. Generally, modern CD reissues reflect the track listing of the 12" LPs, and these are listed here. Years listed are the year(s) of recording, not the year of release. Most of this material was recorded for Prestige Records - for more details of the complicated history of the Prestige material, see the Prestige Equivalents section of the Miles Ahead database.

[edit] Columbia studio recordings, 1955-1975

Recordings for Columbia Records, during what is generally considered to be the most artistically and financially successful period of Davis's career. Again, years shown are for the recordings, though albums were usually released soon after recording.

[edit] Studio recordings 1981-1991

After his five year retirement, Davis recorded initially for Columbia, and from the end of 1985 (Tutu onwards) for Warner Brothers.

[edit] Live recordings

  • Birdland 1951 (1951)
  • Miles & Coltrane (1955)
  • Amsterdam Concert (1957)
  • Live in Den Haag (1960)
  • Olympia, 20th March 1960 (1960)
  • Manchester Concert (1960)
  • Olympia, 11th October 1960 (1960)
  • In Person: At The Blackhawk, San Francisco (1961)
  • At Carnegie Hall (1961)
  • Miles & Monk at Newport (1963 release of 1958 concert, with unrelated 1963 Monk performance)
  • In Europe (1963)
  • My Funny Valentine (1964)
  • Four & More (1964)
  • Miles In Tokyo (1964)
  • Miles In Berlin (1964)
  • The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel (1965)
  • 1969 Miles - Festiva De Juan Pins (1969)
  • Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time (1970)
  • Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West (1970)
  • Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East (1970)
  • Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (1970)
  • The Cellar Door Sessions (1970)
  • Live-Evil (1970) - both live and studio
  • Live In Vienna 11-05-1971 (1971)
  • In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall (1972)
  • Jazz at the Plaza (1973 release of 1958 appearance)
  • Dark Magus (1974)
  • Agharta (1975)
  • Pangaea (1975)
  • Miles! Miles! Miles! (1981)
  • We Want Miles (1982)
  • The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux (1973-1991)
  • Miles & Quincy Live At Montreux (1991)
  • Live Around The World (1988-1991)

[edit] Compilations

  • Facets (ca. 1973 - previously issued and unissued recordings from 1955-1963)
  • Water Babies (1977 - previously unissued recordings from 1967-1968)
  • Circle in the Round (1979 - previously unissued recordings from 1955-1970)
  • Directions (1980 - previously unissued recordings from 1960-1970)
  • The Columbia Years (1990 - four CD set of recordings from 1955-1985)
  • The Essential Miles Davis (2001) (Legacy Recordings)
  • Cool & Collected (2006) (Legacy Recordings)

[edit] Box sets

Davis's early recordings for Prestige records are collected on Chronicle: The Prestige Recordings 1951-1956.

Columbia records has released a series of ten box sets containing recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s. These contain material not available on other Columbia albums (and in the case of Someday My Prince Will Come and the albums recorded after A Tribute to Jack Johnson, there are studio recordings not included in the boxes). The boxes were released between 1996 and 2004 (sequence below listed out of order of release - #2 was first, #3 was last - years shown are the dates of the recordings). Three of the box sets contain live material from specific dates. Although they are released in a box with the same distinctive design as the others, they are not part of the numbered sequence. A further box covering the recordings from On the Corner until Davis's mid-seventies retirement is rumoured to be in preparation for release in 2007 [1].

Numbered box sets:

  1. The Complete Miles Davis with John Coltrane (1955-1961)
  2. The Complete Miles Davis and Gil Evans (1957-1968)
  3. Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964 (Legacy Recordings)
  4. The Complete Studio Recordings Of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 (Legacy Recordings)
  5. The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions (1968-1969) (Legacy Recordings)
  6. The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (1969-1970) (Legacy Recordings)
  7. The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions (1970) (Legacy Recordings)

Live date box sets:

[edit] DVDs and videos

  • Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004, DVD - contains complete 38-minute Isle of Wight Festival performance, August 23, 1970)
  • The Miles Davis Story (2001, Channel Four Television Limited (UK); 2002, DVD) US distribution: Columbia Music Video

Miles Davis - Live In Montreal 1985 (2000)

Starring: John Scofield, Miles Davis Director: Tom O'Neill

[edit] External links

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