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- Miles Davis / Porgy And Bess (US, mono, Columbia, CL 1274) <March 9, 1959>
Miles Davis / Porgy And Bess (US, mono, Columbia, CL 1274) <March 9, 1959>
Miles Davis / Porgy And Bess (US, mono, Columbia, CL 1274) <March 9, 1959>
(SIDE 1)XLP44661-2AA
(SIDE 2)XLP44662-2D
Released March 9, 1959
Recorded July 22 & 29 and August 4 & 18 1958
Miles Davis trumpet, flugelhorn
Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles and Louis Mucci trumpet
Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland and Joe Bennett trombone
Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins and Gunther Schuller horn
Bill Barber tuba
Phil Bodner, Jerome Richardson and Romeo Penque flute, alto flute & clarinet
Cannonball Adderley alto saxophone
Danny Bank alto flute, bass flute & bass clarinet
Paul Chambers ? bass
Philly Joe Jones drums (except tracks 2, 8, 10 & 11)
Jimmy Cobb drums (tracks 2, 8, 10 & 11)
Gil Evans arranger & conductor
Porgy and Bess (CL 1274) is a studio album by jazz musician Miles Davis, released in March 1959 on Columbia Records.The album features arrangements by Davis and collaborator Gil Evans from George Gershwin's 1935 opera of the same name. The album was recorded in four sessions on July 22, July 29, August 4, and August 18, 1958, at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City. It is the second collaboration between Davis and Evans and has garnered much critical acclaim since its release, being acknowledged by some music critics as the best of their collaborations.Jazz critics have regarded the album as historic.
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