Miles Davis, photo taken by Tom Palumbo in New York City |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 48 | |
| ↙Live albums | 53 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 61 | |
| ↙Soundtracks | 3 | |
| ↙Box sets | 17 | |
| ↙Collaborations | 72 | |
| ↙Videos | 33 | |
| ↙Tunes | 48 | |
Miles Davis was an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, bandleader and composer. His major discography consists of 67 studio albums, 53 live albums, 61 compilation albums, 17 box sets, 3 soundtrack albums and 48 vinyl records.
Davis' initial appearances on record were mainly as a member of bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker's quintet from 1944 through 1947. By 1945 he abandoned his academic studies to start a career as a musician, joining Benny Carter's band and making his first tunes as a sideman. Davis made his debut as a leader in the 1947 jam sessions featuring Parker, pianist John Lewis, bassist Nelson Boyd and drummer Max Roach.[1] Prestige Records released his major debut album Blue Period in 1951. He recorded studio albums under this record label from 1951 through 1961, with the exception of Blue Moods, issued by Debut Records in 1955. The earliest Davis music so far released was recorded from April 4, 1945 through August 14, 1947, and released on July 12, 1990 by Savoy Records under the title First Miles. The delay was typical for recordings made before the first 78 rpm long-playing records were introduced in 1948 by Columbia Records.[2]
From 1949 through 1950, Davis recorded twelve tunes with a nonet consisting of himself and other noted jazz musicians Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, John Lewis, Max Roach and Kenny Clarke, with some playing at this particular time unusual musical instruments like French horn or tuba. These recordings, which musical style was dubbed as cool jazz, eventually appeared on the album Birth of the Cool in 1957 by Capitol Records and marked an important influence on the future jazz.[3] He later signed to Columbia and released 'Round About Midnight on March 18, 1957. His acclaimed 1959 album Kind of Blue is generally stated to be the best-selling jazz album of all time,[4] although the data is not conclusive. The follow-up album in 1960, Sketches of Spain, went gold.
He formed his second great quintet in 1964, that band becoming a template in the post-fusion era.[5] With the release of Miles in the Sky, Davis permanently abandoned hard bop, instead adopting jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz.[6] In this era he released the studio album Bitches Brew, which went platinum, culminating in the long electric jams from the mid-1970s released as Pangaea, Agharta, and Dark Magus. After a brief retirement, in the period between 1981 and 1991 Davis released albums under the Columbia and Warner Bros. labels. These recordings combined jazz with popular music genres as he turned more toward the mainstream.[7] He finished his music career with Doo-Bop, in which he experimentally combined jazz with hip-hop, although his 1972 album On the Corner contained beats that would later be sampled for hip-hop.[8]
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| 1951 | Blue Period |
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| 1954 | Blue Haze
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Walkin'
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| 1955 | Miles Davis and Horns
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Musings of Miles
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Blue Moods
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| 1956 | Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet
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Collectors' Items
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| 1957 | Bags' Groove
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Cookin'
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Relaxin'
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| 1958 | Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants
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| 1959 | Workin'
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| 1961 | Steamin'
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| US [9] |
Top Jazz Albums [9] |
Cont. Jazz Albums [9] |
BEL (fla.) [10] |
FRA [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZL [13] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
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| 1957 | 'Round About Midnight
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| 1957 | Miles Ahead
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| 1958 | Milestones
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Porgy and Bess
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1958 Miles
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| 1959 | Kind of Blue
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| 1960 | Sketches of Spain
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| 1961 | Someday My Prince Will Come
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| 1963 | Quiet Nights (with Gil Evans)
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Seven Steps to Heaven
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| 1965 | E.S.P.
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| 1967 | Miles Smiles
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Sorcerer
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| 1968 | Nefertiti
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Miles in the Sky
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| 1969 | Filles de Kilimanjaro
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In a Silent Way
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| 1970 | Bitches Brew
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| 1971 | A Tribute to Jack Johnson
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Live-Evil
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| 1972 | On the Corner
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| 1974 | Big Fun
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Get Up with It
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| 1976 | Water Babies
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Top Jazz Albums [9] |
Cont. Jazz Albums [9] |
BEL (fla.) [10] |
FRA [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZL [13] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
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| 1981 | The Man With The Horn
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| 1983 | Star People
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| 1984 | Decoy
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| 1985 | You're Under Arrest
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| 1986 | Tutu
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186 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 1989 | Amandla
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177 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 24 | ||||||||||||
Aura
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| 1992 | Doo-Bop
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| US [9] |
Top Jazz Albums [9] |
Cont. Jazz Albums [9] |
BEL (fla.) [10] |
FRA [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZL [13] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
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| 1957 | The Complete Amsterdam Concert
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| 1958 | At Newport 1958
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Miles & Coltrane
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| 1960 | Copenhagen 1960
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Live in Zurich 1960
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Free Trade Hall, Vol. 1
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Free Trade Hall, Vol. 2
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| 1961 | In Person Friday Night at the Blackhawk, Vol. 1
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In Person Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, Vol. 2
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At Carnegie Hall
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Live Miles: More Music from the Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert
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| 1963 | Live In St. Louis And Paris 1963
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| 1964 | Live in Europe
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Miles in Tokyo
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| 1965 | Miles in Berlin
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My Funny Valentine
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Live at the Plugged Nickel
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| 1966 | Four & More
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Gingerbread Boy, At Portland State College
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| 1967 | His Greatest Concert Ever
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| 1970 | Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East
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| 1971 | Berlin and Beyond
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| 1973 | In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall
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Jazz at the Plaza
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| 1975 | Pangaea
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New York Bottom Line 1975
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| 1976 | Agharta
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| 1977 | Dark Magus
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Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West
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In Paris Festival International de Jazz
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| 1982 | We Want Miles
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| 1987 | Greek Theatre '88
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| 1993 | Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux
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Miles! Miles! Miles!
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Live in Zurich
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1969 Miles Festiva De Juan Pins
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| 1994 | Live at Newport 1958 & 1963
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| 1996 | Live Around the World
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| 1998 | Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: Complete
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| 2000 | Chasin' the Bird
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Complete Birdland Recordings
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| 2001 | Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time
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| 2002 | The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux
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| 2003 | In Person: Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete
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| 2004 | Birdland 1951
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| 2005 | Munich Concert
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Amsterdam Concert
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| 2006 | Winter in Europe 1967
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| 2007 | Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival
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Isle of Wight Concert
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| 2008 | Live in Poland 1983
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| 2010 | Warsaw Concert 1983
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| 2011 | Bitches Brew Live
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| US [9] |
Top Jazz Albums [9] |
Cont. Jazz Albums [9] |
BEL (fla.) [10] |
FRA [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZL [13] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
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| 1951 | Conception
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| 1953 | Miles Davis Volume 2
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| 1955 | Miles Davis Volume 1
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| 1957 | Birth of the Cool
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| 1958 | Jazz Track
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Four Play
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| 1966 | Miles Davis for Lovers
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| 1969 | Miles Davis' Greatest Hits
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| 1973 | Basic Miles: The Classic Performances of Miles Davis
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189 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 1979 | Circle in the Round
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| 1981 | Directions
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179 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Miles Davis Collection, Vol. 1: 12 Sides of Miles
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— | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | Bopping the Blues
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| 1990 | First Miles
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| 1992 | The Best of Miles Davis: The Capitol/Blue Note Years
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Tune Up
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Plays Classic Ballads
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| 1995 | The Ballad Artistry Of Miles Davis
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Highlights from the Plugged Nickel
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| 1996 | Ballads and Blues
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This Is Jazz, Vol. 8: Miles Davis Acoustic
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Bluing: Miles Davis Plays the Blues
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| 1997 | The Best of Miles Davis & Gil Evans
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This Is Jazz, Vol. 22: Miles Davis Plays Ballads
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Miles Davis & Freddie Hubbard
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| 1998 | Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969–1974
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Mellow Miles
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This Is Jazz, Vol. 38: Electric
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Selection of Miles Davis
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Jazz Showcase
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| 1999 | Love Songs
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Out of the Blue
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Panthalassa: The Remixes
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| 2000 | Miles to Go
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Ken Burns Jazz
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| 2001 | Ballads
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Super Hits
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The Essential Miles Davis
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| 2002 | Boplicity
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Blue Moods: Music for You
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Bird of Paradise
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Autumn Leaves
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| 2004 | The Quintessence: 1945–1951
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Jazz Moods: Cool
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The Best of Miles Davis
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| 2005 | In a Soulful Mood
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Prestige Profiles, Vol. 1
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| 2006 | Cool & Collected
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| 2007 | The Peacocks
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Evolution of the Groove
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Forever Miles Davis
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Cool: The Best of Miles Davis
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| 2008 | Miles' Groove
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Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs
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Playlist
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Muted Miles
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| 2009 | Miles Davis & Sonny Rollins: The Classic Prestige Sessions, 1951–1956
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Mile's Groove
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| 2010 | Perfect Way: The Miles Davis Anthology: The Warner Bros. Years
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| 2011 | Jazz Legend
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| US [9] |
Top Jazz Albums [9] |
Cont. Jazz Albums [9] |
BEL (fla.) [10] |
FRA [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZL [13] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
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| 1958 | Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud
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| 1987 | Music from Siesta
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| 1991 | Dingo
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| US [9] |
Top Jazz Albums [9] |
Cont. Jazz Albums [9] |
BEL (fla.) [10] |
FRA [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZL [13] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
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| 1988 | The Columbia Years 1955–1985
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| 1996 | Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
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— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968
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The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
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— | 6 | — | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane
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— | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
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— | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
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— | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963–1964
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— | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Great Sessions
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| 2006 | The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
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— | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | The Complete On the Corner Sessions
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— | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] |
Top Jazz Albums [9] |
Cont. Jazz Albums [9] |
BEL (fla.) [10] |
FRA [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZL [13] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
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| 2009 | Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection
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| 2011 | The Perfect Miles Davis Collection
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] |
Top Jazz Albums [9] |
Cont. Jazz Albums [9] |
BEL (fla.) [10] |
FRA [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZL [13] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
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| 1995 | The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965
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— | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete
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— | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | The Cellar Door Sessions
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— | 16 | — | — | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Live In Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Catalog number | Label | A-side | B-side | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 934 | Savoy | Milestones | Sippin' at Bell's | [19] |
| 1947 | 951 | Savoy | Goin' to Mintons | Half Nelson | [19] |
| 1948 | 4507 | Savoy | Little Willie Leaps | Half Nelson | [20] |
| 1949 | 57-60005 | Capitol | Jeru | Godchild | [20] |
| 1949 | 15404 | Capitol | Move | Budo | [20] |
| 1949 | 60011 | Capitol | Boplicity | Israel | [20] |
| 1950 | 1221 | Capitol | Venus Demilo | Darn That Dream | [20] |
| 1951 | 734 | Prestige | Morpheus | Blue Room | [20] |
| 1951 | 742 | Prestige | Down | Whispering | [20] |
| 1951 | 45-321 | Prestige | Dig | It's Only A Paper Moon | [20] |
| 1951 | 868 | Prestige | Conception | Bluing | [20] |
| 1951 | 876 | Prestige | Out Of The Blue, Part 1 | Out Of The Blue, Part 2 | [20] |
| 1951 | 846 | Prestige | Bluing, Part 1 | Bluing, Part 2 | [20] |
| 1951 | 777 | Prestige | Dig, Part 1 | Dig, Part 2 | [20] |
| 1951 | 766 | Prestige | My Old Flame, Part 1 | My Old Flame, Part 2 | [20] |
| 1951 | 817 | Prestige | It's Only A Paper Moon, Part 1 | It's Only A Paper Moon, Part 2 | [20] |
| 1952 | 45-1633 | Blue Note | Well, You Needn't | Donna | [20] |
| 1952 | 1595 | Blue Note | Woody'n You | Dear Old Stockholm | [20] |
| 1952 | 1596 | Blue Note | Yesterdays | Chance It | [20] |
| 1952 | 1597 | Blue Note | The Squirrel | Donna | [20] |
| 1953 | 45-1649 | Blue Note | Tempus Fugit | Lazy Susan | [20] |
| 1953 | 1620 | Blue Note | Kelo | C.T.A. | [20] |
| 1953 | 1618 | Blue Note | Tempus Fugit | Enigma | [20] |
| 1953 | 1619 | Blue Note | Ray's Idea | I Waited For You | [20] |
| 1953 | 884 | Blue Note | Tasty Pudding, Part 1 | Tasty Pudding, Part 2 | [20] |
| 1953 | 45-1649 | Blue Note | Tempus Fugit | Lazy Susan | [20] |
| 1953 | 45-353 | Prestige | My Funny Valentine | Smooch | [20] |
| 1953 | 902 | Prestige | When Lights Are Low | Miles Ahead | [20] |
| 1954 | 45-1649 | Blue Note | Tempus Fugit | Lazy Susan | [20] |
| 1954 | 45-1650 | Blue Note | The Leap | Weirdo | [20] |
| 1954 | 45-1633 | Blue Note | Well, You Needn't | Donna | [20] |
| 1954 | 45-376 | Prestige | You Don't Know What Love Is | That Old Devil Moon | [20] |
| 1954 | 898 | Prestige | Four | That Old Devil Called Love | [20] |
| 1954 | 893 | Prestige | Blue Haze, Part 1 | Blue Haze, Part 2 | [20] |
| 1954 | 45–157 | Prestige | Walkin', Part 1 | Walkin', Part 1 | [20] |
| 1954 | 915 | Prestige | But Not For Me | (unknown) | [20] |
| 1955 | 45–103 | Prestige | Green Haze, Part 1 | Green Haze, Part 2 | [20] |
| 1955 | 45–114 | Prestige | A Night In Tunisia, Part 1 | A Night In Tunisia, Part 2 | [20] |
| 1955 | DEP 27 | Debut | Blue Moods, Vol. 1 | — | [20] |
| 1955 | DEP 28 | Debut | Blue Moods, Vol. 2 | — | [20] |
| 1955 | 45-268 | Prestige | S'posin' | Just Squeeze Me | [20] |
| 1956 | 45–123 | Prestige | If I Were A Bell, Part 1 | If I Were A Bell, Part 2 | [20] |
| 1956 | 45-413 | Prestige | Airegin | 'Round Midnight | [20] |
| 1956 | 45-395 | Prestige | Tune Up | Oleo | [20] |
| 1956 | 45-248 | Prestige | The Surrey With The Fringe On Top | Diane | [20] |
| 1956 | 45–165 | Prestige | It Never Entered My Mind, Part 1 | It Never Entered My Mind, Part 2 | [20] |
| 1956 | 45–195 | Prestige | When I Fall In Love, Part 1 | When I Fall In Love, Part 2 | [20] |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Footnotes | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Dr. Jekyll | Cannonball Adderley | [21] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | Bird's Eyes, Vol. 13 | Charlie Parker | [22] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bird's Eyes, Vol. 14 | [23] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bird's Eyes, Vol. 18 | [24] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Love Songs of Mr. B | Billy Eckstine | [25] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Charlie Parker Story | Charlie Parker | [26] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yardbird in Lotus Land | Charlie Parker | [27] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | The Young Rebel | Charles Mingus | [28] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie Parker on Dial, Vol. 1 | Charlie Parker | [29] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | Encores | [30] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | The Band That Never Was | [31] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi | Sarah Vaughan | [32] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Swedish Schnapps | Charlie Parker | [33] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet | Sonny Rollins | [34] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 1 | Charlie Parker | [35] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 | [36] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Surrender, Dear | Billy Eckstine | [37] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Genius of Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker | [38] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | What is Jazz | Leonard Bernstein | [39] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | En Concerts | Rene Urtreger | [40] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Music For Brass: The 1957 Columbia Third Stream Recordings, Vol. 1 | Brass Ensemble of the Jazz and Classical Music | [41] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Bird on 52nd Street | Charlie Parker | [42] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Somethin' Else | Cannonball Adderley | [43] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Legrand Jazz | Michel Legrand | [44] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | En Concert Avec Europe 1 | John Coltrane | [45] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | The Bird Returns | Charlie Parker | [46] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Date with Greatness | Coleman Hawkins, Howard McGhee and Lester Young | [47] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Bird in Paris | Charlie Parker | [48] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Nasty Gal | Betty Davis | [49] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Fahrenheit | Toto | [50] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Oh, Patti | Scritti Politti | [51] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Siesta | Marcus Miller | [52] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Bopping the Blues | Earl Coleman, Ann Baker | [53] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Machismo | Cameo | [54] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision | Scritti Politti | [55] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CK | Chaka Khan | [56] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Scrooged – Original Soundtrack | (various artists) | [57] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Back on the Block | Quincy Jones | [58] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rara Avis | Charlie Parker | [59] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stars of Modern Jazz at Carnegie Hall, Christmas 1949 | (various artists) | [60] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hollywood Stampede | Coleman Hawkins | [61] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prisoner of Love | Kenny Garrett | [62] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | The Hot Spot | (various artists) | [63] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Benny Carter | [64] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve | Charlie Parker | [65] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | You Won't Forget Me | Shirley Horn | [66] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bird's Eyes, Vol. 7 | Charlie Parker | [67] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Flying Home | Illinois Jacquet | [68] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| We the People Bop | Serge Chaloff | [69] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Capri | Paolo Rustichelli | [70] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | The Sun Don't Lie | Marcus Miller | [71] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Mister B. And The Band | Billy Eckstine | [72] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bird's Eyes, Vol. 12 | Charlie Parker | [73] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Bird's Eyes, Vol. 19 | [74] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bird's Eyes, Vol. 20 | [75] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blue Bird | [76] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Complete RCA Victor Recordings | Dizzy Gillespie | [77] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Complete Blue Note and Capitol Recordings of Fats Navarro and Tadd Dameron | Fats Navarro and Tadd Dameron | [78] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Complete Bird At Birdland, Vol. 1 | Charlie Parker | [79] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | In a Soulful Mood | [80] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Music Forever and Beyond: The Selected Works of Chick Corea | Chick Corea | [81] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mystic Man | Paolo Rustichelli | [82] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Birth of Bop | Charlie Parker | [83] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Cool Bird | [84] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Complete 1945–1949 West Coast Recordings | Charles Mingus | [85] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Boss Bird | Charlie Parker | [86] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Louis Armstrong and His Friends | Louis Armstrong | [87] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | The Complete Verve Master Takes | Charlie Parker | [88] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Complete Onyx Recordings | [89] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Immortal Charlie Parker | [90] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | The Complete Savoy and Dial Sessions | [91] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Complete Dial Sessions | [92] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Cinematik | Paolo Rustichelli | [93] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "*" denotes the unknown release dates. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Video | Director | Footnotes | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Stockholm, 1967 | Tony Williams[94] | [94] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Live in Copenhagen & Rome 1969 | Jack DeJohnette[95] | [95] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Berlin, 1969 | Jack DeJohnette[96] | [96] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Miles in Tanglewood | Jack DeJohnette[97] | [97] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Berlin, 1971 | Ndugu Leon Chancler[98] | [98] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Tokyo, 1973 | Al Foster[99] | [99] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Berlin, 1973 | Al Foster[100] | [100] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Live in Vienna 1973 | Al Foster[101] | [101] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Prince of Darkness | Al Foster[102] | [102] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis | — | [103] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Live at Estival Jazz Lugano | Ricky Wellman[104] | [104] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | The Miles Davis Story | — | [105] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| In Paris | — | [106] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Live at Montreux | — | [107] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Miles Ahead: Music of Miles Davis | — | [108] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | — | [109] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Live from the Montreal Jazz Festival | — | [110] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Live in Paris | — | [111] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Miles Davis At La Villette | Ricky Wellman, Al Foster[112] | [112] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Live in Munich | Ricky Wellman[113] | [113] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue | — | [114] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Cool Jazz Sound | — | [115] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Miles Davis: A Different Kind of Blue | Murray Lerner[116] | [117] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Miles Davis – Live In Montreal 1985 | — | [118] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Live in Germany 1988 | — | [119] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| European Tour 1967 | — | [120] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Milan 1964 | — | [121] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Miles Davis: Live in Montreal | Tom O'Neill[122] | [123] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Live in Poland 1983 | — | [124] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| At Hammersmith Odeon, London | — | [125] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | That's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987 | — | [126] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 1969 Berlin Concert | — | [127] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Live At Montreux: Highlights 1973–1991 | — | [128] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Miles! The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux Dvd Collection[129] | — | [130] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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