Twelve tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of three sessions during 1949 and 1950.
Classics in Jazz fue el título de una serie de reediciones de material de jazz antiguo en el sello Capitol en formato LP de 10”. Las otras tres pistas instrumentales grabadas por Nonet, fueron lanzadas en recopilaciones de varios artistas en la serie Classics in Jazz. The Modern Idiom (Capitol H-325) incluyó "Budo" en 1952, Trumpet Stylists (Capitol H-326) incluyó "Move", y Cool & Quiet (Capitol H-371) incluyó "Boplicity" en 1953.
Fechas de grabación
21 de enero de 1949. 22 de abril de 1949. Y 9 de marzo de 1950
en los WOR Studios, New York City, N.Y.
Birth of the Cool (1989 CD, Capitol)
Miles Davis trumpet (all)
Kai Winding trombone (January 1949)
J. J. Johnson trombone (April 1949, March 1950)
Junior Collins French horn (January 1949)
Sandy Siegelstein French horn (April 1949)
Gunther Schuller French horn (March 1950)
Bill Barber tuba (all)
Lee Konitz alto saxophone (all)
Gerry Mulligan baritone saxophone (all)
Al Haig piano (January 1949)
John Lewis piano (April 1949, March 1950)
Joe Shulman bass (January 1949)
Nelson Boyd bass (April 1949)
Al McKibbon bass (March 1950)
Max Roach drums (January 1949, March 1950)
Kenny Clarke drums (April 1949)
Kenny Hagood vocal ("Darn That Dream" only)
Grabado en vivo en el Royal Roost de New York, los días 4 y 18 de
septiembre de 1948, para el programa de radio de la emisora WMCA
John Lewis piano
Al McKibbon bass
Max Roach drums
Mike Zwerin trombone
Junior Collins french horn
Bill Barber tuba
Lee Konitz alto saxophone
Gerry Mulligan baritone saxophone
Miles Davis trumpet
Kenny Hagood vocal (“Why Do I Love You" and "Darn That Dream")
Listado de Temas:
- Birth of the Cool, Original Studio Sessions
1998 CD, Capitol Records
01 - Move - 02:32 min.
Denzil Best, arranged by John Lewis
02 - Jeru - 03:14 min.
Gerry Mulligan
03 - Moon Dreams - 03:20 min.
Chummy MacGregor, Johnny Mercer, arranged by Gil Evans
04 - Venus de Milo - 03:13 min.
Gerry Mulligan
05 - Budo - 02:35 min.
Miles Davis, Bud Powell, arranged by Lewis
06 - Deception - 02:49 min.
Davis, arranged by Mulligan
07 - Godchild - 03:11 min.
George Wallington, arranged by Mulligan
08 - Boplicity - 03:01 min.
Cleo Henry, i.e. Davis and Gil Evans, arranged by Evans
09 - Rocker - 03:06 min.
Mulligan
10 - Israel - 02:19 min.
Johnny Carisi
11 - Rouge - 03:15 min.
John Lewis
12 - Darn That Dream (Bonus Track added in 1971) - 03:26 min.
Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen, arranged by Mulligan
- Birth of the Cool, The Live Sessions
13 - Birth of the Cool Theme - 00:20 min.
Gil Evans
14 - Symphony Sid Announces the Band - 01:03 min.
15 - Move - 03:41 min.
Denzil Best, arranged by John Lewis
16 - Why do I love You - 03:42 min.
Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, arranged by John Lewis
Kenny Hagood vocal
17 - Godchild - 05:51 min.
George Wallington, arranged by Gerry Mulligan
18 - Symphony Sid Introduction - 00:27 min.
19 - S'il Vous Plait - 04:23 min.
John Lewis
20 - Moon Dreams - 03:07 min.
Chummy MacGregor, Johnny Mercer, arranged by Gil Evans
21 - Budo (Hallucination) - 03:26 min.
Bud Powell, Miles Davis, arranged by John Lewis
22 - Darn That Dream - 04:26 min.
Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen, arranged by Gerry Mulligan
Kenny Hagood vocals
23 – Move - 04:49 min.
Denzil Best, arranged by John Lewis
24 - Moon Dreams - 03:46 min.
Chummy MacGregor, Johnny Mercer, arranged by Gil Evans
25 - Budo (Hallucinations) - 04:23 min.
Bud Powell, Miles Davis, arranged by John Lewis
25 Temas - Tiempo Total: 01:19:25
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