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'Round About Midnight

by Miles Davis

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Album review

Miles Davis's long relationship with Columbia began with the 1955-56 recordings heard here, as the trumpeter's suddenly rising career curve was consolidated after the move from the independent Prestige label. The band on this CD is the first of Davis's classic quintets, the extraordinary group with John Coltrane, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones that still stands as the definitive ensemble in modern mainstream jazz. The music ranges from the smoldering emotions of Davis's distinctively muted ballad performances to the searching quality already apparent in Coltrane's keening horn, while the band's unique chemistry is apparent on "Dear Old Stockholm" and the novel counterpoint of Charlie Parker's "Ah-Leu-Cha." --Stuart Broomer


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About the artist

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 25, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was born in Alton, Illinois and was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 20th century. A trumpeter, fluegelhorn player, bandleader and composer, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz after World War II. Along with Charlie Parker & Lou...

Track list

  1. 'Round Midnight - Miles Davis, Hanighen, Bernie
  2. Ah-Leu-Cha - Miles Davis, Parker, Charlie
  3. All of You - Miles Davis, Porter, Cole
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird - Miles Davis, Dixon, Mort
  5. Tadd's Delight - Miles Davis, Dameron, Tadd
  6. Dear Old Stockholm - Miles Davis, Getz, Stan [1]