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 |
| Review scores | |
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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" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 02:24 |
| 2. | "Down" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 02:54 |
| 3. | "Blue Room (Take 1)" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 02:51 |
| 4. | "Blue Room (Take 2)" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 03:04 |
| 5. | "Whispering" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 03:05 |
| 6. | "I Know" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes | 1951-01-17 | 02:35 |
| 7. | "Odjenar" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, Arnold Fishkind, Max Roach | 1951-03-08 | 02:54 |
| 8. | "Ezz-Thetic" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, Arnold Fishkind, Max Roach | 1951-03-08 | 02:54 |
| 9. | "Hibeck" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, Arnold Fishkind, Max Roach | 1951-03-08 | 03:07 |
| 10. | "Yesterdays" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, Arnold Fishkind, Max Roach | 1951-03-08 | 02:28 |
| 11. | "Conception" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 04:04 |
| 12. | "Out of the Blue" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 06:17 |
| 13. | "Denial" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 05:42 |
| 14. | "Bluing" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 09:56 |
| 15. | "Dig" (Apex Studios) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, Art Blakey | 1951-10-05 | 07:36 |
| 16. | "My Old Flame" (Apex Studios) | 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" (Apex Studios) | 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" (WOR Studios) | 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)" (WOR Studios) | 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)" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones | 1953-02-19 | 06:18 |
| 4. | "'Round About Midnight" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones | 1953-02-19 | 07:05 |
| 5. | "Tasty Pudding" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davis, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, Kenny Clarke, Sonny Truitt | 1953-02-19 | 03:21 |
| 6. | "Willie the Wailer" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davis, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, Kenny Clarke, Sonny Truitt | 1953-02-19 | 04:27 |
| 7. | "Floppy" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davis, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, Kenny Clarke, Sonny Truitt | 1953-02-19 | 06:02 |
| 8. | "For Adults Only" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davis, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, Kenny Clarke, Sonny Truitt | 1953-02-19 | 05:35 |
| 9. | "When Lights Are Low" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davies, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Max Roach | 1953-05-19 | 03:26 |
| 10. | "Tune up" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davies, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Max Roach | 1953-05-19 | 03:53 |
| 11. | "Miles Ahead" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davies, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Max Roach | 1953-05-19 | 04:28 |
| 12. | "Smooch" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davies, Charles Mingus, Percy Heath, Max Roach | 1953-05-19 | 03:06 |
| 13. | "Four" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davies, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Art Blakey | 1954-03-15 | 04:01 |
| 14. | "Old Devil Moon" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davies, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Art Blakey | 1954-03-15 | 03:23 |
| 15. | "Blue Haze" (WOR Studios) | Miles Davies, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Art Blakey | 1954-03-15 | 06:07 |
| Total length: | 74:00 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solar" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Dave Schildkraut, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-03 | 04:44 |
| 2. | "You don't Know what love is" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Dave Schildkraut, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-03 | 04:24 |
| 3. | "Love me or Leave me" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Dave Schildkraut, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-03 | 06:58 |
| 4. | "I'll Remember April" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Dave Schildkraut, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-03 | 07:55 |
| 5. | "Blue 'n Boogie" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, J. J. Johnson, Lucky Thompson, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-29 | 08:18 |
| 6. | "Walkin'" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, J. J. Johnson, Lucky Thompson, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-04-29 | 13:28 |
| 7. | "Airegin" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-06-29 | 05:00 |
| 8. | "Oleo" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-06-29 | 05:13 |
| 9. | "But Not For Me (Take 1)" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-06-29 | 05:45 |
| 10. | "But Not For Me (Take 2)" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-06-29 | 04:37 |
| 11. | "Doxy" (Van Gelder Studio) | 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)" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 11:11 |
| 2. | "Bags' Groove (Take 2)" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 09:21 |
| 3. | "Bemsha Swing" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 09:27 |
| 4. | "Swing Spring" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 10:39 |
| 5. | "The Man I Love (take 1)" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 08:02 |
| 6. | "The Man I Love (take 2)" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | 1954-12-24 | 07:57 |
| 7. | "I Didn't" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones | 1955-07-07 | 06:02 |
| 8. | "Will You Still Be Mine?" (Van Gelder Studio) | 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" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones | 1955-07-07 | 05:50 |
| 2. | "I See Your Face Before Me" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones | 1955-07-07 | 04:46 |
| 3. | "A Night in Tunisia" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones | 1955-07-07 | 07:24 |
| 4. | "A Gal in Calico" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones | 1955-07-07 | 05:16 |
| 5. | "Dr. Jackle" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Milt Jackson, Ray Bryant, Percy Heath, Art Taylor | 1955-08-05 | 08:54 |
| 6. | "Bitty Ditty" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Ray Bryant, Percy Heath, Art Taylor | 1955-08-05 | 06:38 |
| 7. | "Minor March" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Milt Jackson, Ray Bryant, Percy Heath, Art Taylor | 1955-08-05 | 08:17 |
| 8. | "Changes" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Ray Bryant, Percy Heath, Art Taylor | 1955-08-05 | 07:14 |
| 9. | "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor | 1956-03-16 | 04:38 |
| 10. | "No Line" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor | 1956-03-16 | 05:42 |
| 11. | "Vierd Blues" (Van Gelder Studio) | 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" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 05:21 |
| 2. | "How Am I to Know?" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 04:41 |
| 3. | "Just Squeeze Me" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 07:27 |
| 4. | "There is No Greater Love" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 05:20 |
| 5. | "The Theme" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 05:50 |
| 6. | "S'posin'" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-03-16 | 05:16 |
| 7. | "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1957-05-11 | 05:45 |
| 8. | "Diane" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1957-05-11 | 07:50 |
| 9. | "Trane's Blues" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1957-05-11 | 08:30 |
| 10. | "Something I Dreamed Last Night" (Van Gelder Studio) | 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" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 06:28 |
| 2. | "Woody 'n You" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 04:53 |
| 3. | "Ahmad's Blues" (Van Gelder Studio) | Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 07:21 |
| 4. | "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 09:02 |
| 5. | "It Never Entered My Mind" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 05:20 |
| 6. | "When I Fall in Love" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 04:21 |
| 7. | "Salt Peanuts" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 06:06 |
| 8. | "Four" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 07:11 |
| 9. | "The Theme (take 1)" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 01:57 |
| 10. | "The Theme (take 2)" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-05-11 | 01:02 |
| 11. | "If I Were a Bell" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 08:05 |
| 12. | "Well, You Needn't" (Van Gelder Studio) | 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" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 05:19 |
| 2. | "Half Nelson" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 04:37 |
| 3. | "You're My Everything" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 04:50 |
| 4. | "I Could Write a Book" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 05:11 |
| 5. | "Oleo" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 05:55 |
| 6. | "Airegin" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 04:27 |
| 7. | "Tune Up" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 05:44 |
| 8. | "When Lights are Low" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 07:32 |
| 9. | "Blues by Five" (Van Gelder Studio) | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | 1956-10-26 | 10:01 |
| 10. | "My Funny Valentine" (Van Gelder Studio) | 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.
