The Musings of Miles
1955 studio album by Miles Davis
The Musings of Miles is the first 12" LP record by Miles Davis . It was issued by Prestige Records in September 1955, following several LPs issued in the 10 inch format .[ 1] [ 2] The six tracks were all recorded at Rudy Van Gelder 's home studio on June 7, 1955.[ 3]
Pianist Red Garland and drummer Philly Joe Jones would go on to join Miles' First Great Quintet , that would record later in 1955.[ 4]
"A Night in Tunisia " features Jones playing with special drum sticks which had bells riveted to the shaft.[ 5]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called it "likable if not essential music."[ 6]
Track listing
Personnel
References
^ a b Prestige Records (September 7, 1955). "Prestige Congratulates its Poll Winning Musicians" (PDF) . Down Beat . Vol. 22, no. 18. Chicago/New York: Maher Publications. p. 25.
^ Tracy, Jack , ed. (November 2, 1955). "Miles Davis" (PDF) . Down Beat . Vol. 22, no. 22. Chicago/New York: Maher Publications. p. 21. Miles' first 12" LP enlists the aid of bassist Oscar Pettiford, Philadelphia pianist Red Garland, and drummer Philly Jo Jones.
^ June 7, 1955 Session Details , Miles Ahead: A Miles Davis Website, accessed July 8, 2014
^ October 26, 1955 Session Details , Miles Ahead: A Miles Davis Website, accessed July 8, 2014
^ The Musings of Miles... at concordmusicgroup.com/...
^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Musings of Miles – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 15, 2015.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press . ISBN 978-0195313734 .
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 58. ISBN 0-394-72643-X .
^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin . p. 342. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 .
Prestige Records LP 7007 (1955)
Prestige 30651 (CD)
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