Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951–1956
| Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951–1956 | |
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| Box set by | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Recorded | 1951 to 1956 |
| Genre | Jazz, cool jazz |
| Label | Prestige Records |
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| Source | Rating |
| DownBeat |  [1] |
Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951–1956 is a box set of 8 CDs with compiled recordings of the American jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis, made in sessions between 1951 and 1956 for Prestige Records. It was issued in 1988.[2] The box set contains a 64-page illustrated booklet that includes rare photographs, full discographical details, and an analysis of each session by Dan Morgenstern, Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University.[3] It is a re-release of the 12 vinyl discs records on 8 CDs in 1980.
Background and recording
[edit]The box set is a retrospective compilation of Miles Davis' 17 sessions recorded on the Prestige label between 1951 and 1956. The collection represents a fairly mix of ballads, hard bop, and cool jazz featuring his collaborations with major contemporary jazz artists.
Most significant are the group on discs six, seven, and eight containing performances by Davis’ first classic quintet with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. Among the others featured in this collection are some of the most influential Jazz artists of that time including Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson, Charles Mingus and Jackie McLean.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Music | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Morpheus" (from Modern Jazz Trumpets) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 02:24 |
| 2. | "Down" (from Modern Jazz Trumpets) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 02:54 |
| 3. | "Blue Room (Take 1)" (from Blue Period) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 02:51 |
| 4. | "Blue Room (Take 2)" (from Miles Davis and Horns) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 03:04 |
| 5. | "Whispering" (from Modern Jazz Trumpets) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 03:05 |
| 6. | "I Know" (from Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 02:35 |
| 7. | "Odjenar" (from Conception) | Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, Arnold Fishkind, Max Roach | 1951-03-08 | 02:54 |
| 8. | "Ezz-Thetic" (from Conception) | Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, Arnold Fishkind, Max Roach | 1951-03-08 | 02:54 |
| 9. | "Hibeck" (from Conception) | Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, Arnold Fishkind, Max Roach | 1951-03-08 | 03:07 |
| 10. | "Yesterdays" (from Conception) | Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, Arnold Fishkind, Max Roach | 1951-03-08 | 02:28 |
| 11. | "Conception" (from The New Sounds) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 04:04 |
| 12. | "Out of the Blue" (from Blue Period) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 06:17 |
| 13. | "Denial" (from Dig) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 05:42 |
| 14. | "Bluing" (from Blue Period) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 09:56 |
| 15. | "Dig" (from The New Sounds) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 07:36 |
| 16. | "My Old Flame" (from The New Sounds) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 06:36 |
| 17. | "It's Only a Paper Moon" (from The New Sounds) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 05:24 |
| Total length: | 73:53 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Compulsion" (from Collectors' Items) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones | 1953-02-19 | 05:45 |
| 2. | "The Serpents Tooth (Take 1)" (from Collectors' Items) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones | 1953-02-19 | 07:01 |
| 3. | "The Serpents Tooth (Take 2)" (from Collectors' Items) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones | 1953-02-19 | 06:18 |
| 4. | "'Round About Midnight" (from Collectors' Items) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones | 1953-02-19 | 07:05 |
| 5. | "Tasty Pudding" (from The Compositions of Al Cohn) | Miles Davis, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, Kenny Clarke, Sonny Truitt | 1953-02-19 | 03:21 |
| 6. | "Willie the Wailer" (from The Compositions of Al Cohn) | Miles Davis, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, Kenny Clarke, Sonny Truitt | 1953-02-19 | 04:27 |
| 7. | "Floppy" (from The Compositions of Al Cohn) | Miles Davis, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, Kenny Clarke, Sonny Truitt | 1953-02-19 | 06:02 |
| 8. | "For Adults Only" (from The Compositions of Al Cohn) | Miles Davis, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, Kenny Clarke, Sonny Truitt | 1953-02-19 | 05:35 |
| 9. | "When Lights Are Low" (from Blue Haze) | Miles Davis, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Max Roach | 1953-05-19 | 03:26 |
| 10. | "Tune up" (from Blue Haze) | Miles Davis, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Max Roach | 1953-05-19 | 03:53 |
| 11. | "Miles Ahead" (from Blue Haze) | Miles Davis, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Max Roach | 1953-05-19 | 04:28 |
| 12. | "Smooch" (from Blue Haze) | Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Percy Heath, Max Roach | 1953-05-19 | 03:06 |
| 13. | "Four" (from Blue Haze) | Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Art Blakey | 1954-03-15 | 04:01 |
| 14. | "Old Devil Moon" (from Blue Haze) | Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Art Blakey | 1954-03-15 | 03:23 |
| 15. | "Blue Haze" (from Blue Haze) | Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Art Blakey | 1954-03-15 | 06:07 |
| Total length: | 74:00 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solar" (from Walkin') | Miles Davis, Dave Schildkraut, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-03 | 04:44 |
| 2. | "You Don't Know What Love Is" (from Walkin) | Miles Davis, Dave Schildkraut, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-03 | 04:24 |
| 3. | "Love me or Leave me" (from Walkin) | Miles Davis, Dave Schildkraut, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-03 | 06:58 |
| 4. | "I'll Remember April" (from Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, Dave Schildkraut, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-03 | 07:55 |
| 5. | "Blue 'n Boogie" (from Walkin) | Miles Davis, J. J. Johnson, Lucky Thompson, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-29 | 08:18 |
| 6. | "Walkin'" (from Walkin) | Miles Davis, J. J. Johnson, Lucky Thompson, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-29 | 13:28 |
| 7. | "Airegin" (from Bags' Groove) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-06-29 | 05:00 |
| 8. | "Oleo" (from Bags' Groove) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-06-29 | 05:13 |
| 9. | "But Not For Me (Take 1)" (from Bags' Groove) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-06-29 | 05:45 |
| 10. | "But Not For Me (Take 2)" (from Bags' Groove) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-06-29 | 04:37 |
| 11. | "Doxy" (from Bags' Groove) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-06-29 | 04:52 |
| Total length: | 71:16 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bags' Groove (Take 1)" (from Bags' Groove) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 11:11 |
| 2. | "Bags' Groove (Take 2)" (from Bags' Groove) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 09:21 |
| 3. | "Bemsha Swing" (from Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 09:27 |
| 4. | "Swing Spring" (from Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 10:39 |
| 5. | "The Man I Love (take 1)" (from Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 08:02 |
| 6. | "The Man I Love (take 2)" (from Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 07:57 |
| 7. | "I Didn't" (from The Musings of Miles) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones | 1955-07-07 | 06:02 |
| 8. | "Will You Still Be Mine?" (from The Musings Of Miles) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones | 1955-07-07 | 06:20 |
| Total length: | 68:59 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Green Haze" (from The Musings Of Miles) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones | 1955-07-07 | 05:50 |
| 2. | "I See Your Face Before Me" (from The Musings Of Miles) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones | 1955-07-07 | 04:46 |
| 3. | "A Night in Tunisia" (from The Musings Of Miles) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones | 1955-07-07 | 07:24 |
| 4. | "A Gal in Calico" (from The Musings Of Miles) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones | 1955-07-07 | 05:16 |
| 5. | "Dr. Jackle" (from Quintet/Sextet) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Milt Jackson, Ray Bryant, Percy Heath, Art Taylor | 1955-08-05 | 08:54 |
| 6. | "Bitty Ditty" (from Quintet/Sextet) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Ray Bryant, Percy Heath, Art Taylor | 1955-08-05 | 06:38 |
| 7. | "Minor March" (from Quintet/Sextet) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Milt Jackson, Ray Bryant, Percy Heath, Art Taylor | 1955-08-05 | 08:17 |
| 8. | "Changes" (from Quintet/Sextet) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Ray Bryant, Percy Heath, Art Taylor | 1955-08-05 | 07:14 |
| 9. | "In Your Own Sweet Way" (from Collectors' Items) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor | 1956-03-16 | 04:38 |
| 10. | "No Line" (from Collectors' Items) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor | 1956-03-16 | 05:42 |
| 11. | "Vierd Blues" (from Collectors' Items) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor | 1956-03-16 | 06:52 |
| Total length: | 71:33 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stablemates" (from Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 05:21 |
| 2. | "How Am I to Know?" (from Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 04:41 |
| 3. | "Just Squeeze Me" (from Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 07:27 |
| 4. | "There is No Greater Love" (from Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 05:20 |
| 5. | "The Theme" (from Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 05:50 |
| 6. | "S'posin'" (from Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 05:16 |
| 7. | "In Your Own Sweet Way" (from Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1957-05-11 | 05:45 |
| 8. | "Diane" (from Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1957-05-11 | 07:50 |
| 9. | "Trane's Blues" (from Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1957-05-11 | 08:30 |
| 10. | "Something I Dreamed Last Night" (from Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1957-05-11 | 06:13 |
| Total length: | 62:15 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Could Happen to You" (from Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 06:28 |
| 2. | "Woody 'n You" (from Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 04:53 |
| 3. | "Ahmad's Blues" (from Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet) | Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 07:21 |
| 4. | "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (from Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 09:02 |
| 5. | "It Never Entered My Mind" (from Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 05:20 |
| 6. | "When I Fall in Love" (from Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 04:21 |
| 7. | "Salt Peanuts" (from Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 06:06 |
| 8. | "Four" (from Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 07:11 |
| 9. | "The Theme (take 1)" (from Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 01:57 |
| 10. | "The Theme (take 2)" (from Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 01:02 |
| 11. | "If I Were a Bell" (from Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 08:05 |
| 12. | "Well, You Needn't" (from Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 06:14 |
| Total length: | 68:10 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "'Round About Midnight" (from Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 05:19 |
| 2. | "Half Nelson" (from Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 04:37 |
| 3. | "You're My Everything" (from Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 04:50 |
| 4. | "I Could Write a Book" (from Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 05:11 |
| 5. | "Oleo" (from Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 05:55 |
| 6. | "Airegin" (from Cookin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 04:27 |
| 7. | "Tune Up" (from Cookin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 05:44 |
| 8. | "When Lights are Low" (from Cookin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 07:32 |
| 9. | "Blues by Five" (from Cookin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 10:01 |
| 10. | "My Funny Valentine" (from Cookin' with The Miles Davis Quintet) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 06:01 |
| Total length: | 59:51 | |||
Notes and references
[edit]Information about song details is taken from the box set.
- ^ Roberts, Jim (July 1988). "Miles Davis" (PDF). DownBeat. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951 - 1956 Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ Miles Davis – Chronicle Retrieved 2021-10-25.
