Miles Davis and Horns

Miles Davis and Horns
Compilation album by Miles Davis
Released	Late March/early April 1956[1]
Recorded	January 17, 1951 Apex Studios, New York City February 19, 1953 Beltone Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:12
Label	Prestige
Miles Davis chronology
Miles (1956) Miles Davis and Horns (1956) Quintet/Sextet (1956)

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Source	Rating
Down Beat (1960 Lp reissue)	[2]

Miles Davis and Horns (PRLP 7025) is an album by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, released by Prestige Records in 1956.

It compiles material from different albums previously released by Prestige in the discontinued 10 inch LP format. The first, second, and fourth tracks were originally issued on the various artists album Modern Jazz Trumpets (PRLP 113),^[3] and had also been issued as 78rpm singles.^[4] Track 3 was previously released as the b-side of the "Morpheus" single (Prestige 734). Tracks 5-8 first appeared on Miles Davis Plays The Compositions Of Al Cohn (PRLP 154).^[5] Track 9 was originally on Blue Period (PRLP 140).^[6]

The cover art was designed by MAD magazine cartoonist Don Martin, who created several album covers for Prestige before beginning his career with MAD.^[7]

Track listing

1. "Morpheus" (John Lewis) - 2:21
2. "Down" (Miles Davis) - 2:51
3. "Blue Room" (Take 2) (Rodgers & Hart) - 3:00
4. "Whispering" (Malvin Schonberger, Richard Coburn, Vincent Rose) - 3:03
5. "Tasty Pudding" (Al Cohn) - 3:20
6. "Willie The Wailer" (Cohn) - 4:26
7. "Floppy" (Cohn) - 6:00
8. "For Adults Only" (Cohn) - 5:33
9. "Blue Room" (Take 1) (Rodgers & Hart)

Recorded on January 17, 1951 (tracks 1–4, 9) and February 19, 1953 (tracks 5–8).

Personnel

Tracks 1-4 & 9:

• Miles Davis – Trumpet
• Sonny Rollins – Tenor Saxophone
• Bennie Green – Trombone
• John Lewis – Piano
• Percy Heath – Bass
• Roy Haynes – Drums

Tracks 5-8:

• Miles Davis – Trumpet
• Zoot Sims – Tenor Saxophone
• Al Cohn – Tenor Saxophone
• Sonny Truitt – Trombone
• John Lewis – Piano
• Leonard Gaskin – Bass
• Kenny Clarke – Drums

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