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CREDITS:
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Gil Evans direction; Miles Davis Flugelhorn; Bernie Glow Lead trumpet; Ernie Royal Trumpet; Louis Mucci Trumpet; Taft Jordan Trumpet; John Carisi Trumpet;Frank Rehak Trombone; Jimmy Cleveland Trombone; Joe Bennett Trombone; Tom Mitchell Buss trombone; Willie Ruff French Horn; Tony Miranda French Horn; Bill Barber Tuba; Lee Konitz Alto sax; Danny Bank Bass clarinet; Romeo Penque Flute and clarinet; Sid Cooper Flute and clarinet; Paul Chambers Bass; Art Taylor Drums.
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Recorded May 6, 10, 23, 27 - August 22, 1957
Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA - Recording Engineer: Harold Chapman
Original session produced by George Avakian, Cal Lampley - Originally released Columbia Records © (October 21, 1957)
Remastered Hemiolia’s Stereo Edition by Pietro Benini (November 2025)
This album by Miles Davis released in 1957 it marks the first of three key collaborations between Davis and Gil Evans, the innovative arranger and com-poser. It's a concept album, designed as a continuous suite rather than a collection of unrelated tracks. Miles Davis plays flugelhorn exclusively on this album, giving it a warmer, rounder tone than the trumpet, the arrangements feature a nonet (nine-piece brass and woodwind ensemble) plus rhythm section, offering a rich, layered sound.
Gil Evans' orchestration was groundbreaking, influencing future large-ensemble jazz set the stage for later orchestral collaborations (Porgy and Bess, Sketches of Spain). Evans and Davis both valued mood, space, and silence, giving the music room to breathe.
Critics were surprised by the album's elegance and cohesiveness, some jazz purists found the orchestral approach too "classical", but many saw it as revolutionary. Today "Miles Ahead" it's considered a foundational work of orchestral jazz and part of the Library of Congress National Recording Reg-istry recognized for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance.
The album it's a turning point: opened new paths for how jazz could be composed and presented, it marked the beginning of one of jazz's greatest partnerships (Davis & Evans) and it set the tone for the expansive, genre-defying work Davis would pursue in the 1960s and beyond.
TRACKLIST:
Reel one:
1 Springsville 03'27"
(John Carisi)
2 The Maids Of Cadiz 03'53"
(Léo Delibes)
3 The Duke 03'35"
(Dave Brubeck)
4 My Ship 04'28"
(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin)
5 Miles Ahead 03'30"
(Miles Davis, Gil Evans)
Total Length: 18'53"
Reel two:
1 Blues For Pablo 05'18"
(Gil Evans)
2 New Rhumba 04'36"
(Ahmad Jamal)
3 The Meaning Of The Blues 02'49"
(Leah Worth, Bobby Troup)
4 Lament 02'18"
(Jay Jay Johnson)
5 I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) 03'03"
(By Anyone But You) (Harold Spina, Jack Elliot)
Total Length: 18'04"
Reel one + reel two length: 36'57"
Technical Notes:
In collaboration with ERMITAGE DISTRIBUTION.
All the Master Tapes born from the collaboration with Ermitage Distribution are produced using Production Masters as a source (First Generation) in stereo, 2 tracks - 1/4”
