Miles Davis
Rare Miles
1946-1960, Various Dates, and Locations
Disc 1
31 March 1946
Streets of Paris, Los Angeles
Unknown radio broadcast
Benny Carter Orchestra
Miles Davis (tpt); Howard McGhee (tpt); Al Grey (tb); Britt Woodman
(tb); Benny Carter (as); Hubert "Bumps" Myers (ts); James Cannady (g); Sonny
White (p); Thomas Moultrie (b); Percy Brice (d)
1. Just You, Just Me (R. Klages-J. Greer) (incomplete)
7:59
2. Don't Blame Me (D. Fields-J. McHugh) (incomplete)
8:58
3. Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie-M. Pinkard-K. Casey) (incomplete)
7:30
17 January 1949
WPIX Studio, New York
WPIX radio broadcast
All-Star jam session
Miles Davis (tpt); Kai Winding (tb); Buddy DeFranco(cl); Eli "Lucky"
Thompson (ts); Charlie Ventura (ts, bs); Al Haig (p); Oscar Pettiford (b);
Shelly Manne (d)
4. The Squirrel (T. Dameron) 4:20
5. Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) 3:35
6. Body and Soul (J. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) 4:58
7. How High the Moon (N. Hamilton-M. Lewis) 3:41
19 February 1949
Royal Roost, New York
WMCA radio broadcast
Tadd Dameron's Big Ten
Miles Davis (tpt); Kai Winding (tb); Sahib Shihab [Edmund
Gregory] (as); Benjamin Lundy (ts); Cecil Payne (bs); Tadd Dameron (p); John
Collins (g); Dillon "Curly" Russell (b); Kenny Clarke (d); Carlos Vidal (bgo)
8. Good Bait (T. Dameron-C. Basie) 3:19
9. Focus (T. Dameron) 3:53
10. April in Paris (E.Y. Harburg-V. Duke) 2:53
11. Webb's Delight (T. Dameron) 3:36
26 February 1949
Royal Roost, New York
WMCA radio broadcast
Tadd Dameron's Big Ten
Miles Davis (tpt); Kai Winding (tb); Sahib Shihab [Edmund
Gregory] (as); Benjamin Lundy (ts); Cecil Payne (bs); Tadd Dameron (p); John
Collins (g); Dillon "Curly" Russell (b); Kenny Clarke (d); Carlos Vidal (bgo)
12. Milano (J. Lewis) [Miles] 3:35
13. Casbah (T. Dameron) 3:36
15 May 1949
Salle Pleyel, Paris
ORTF radio broadcast
All-Star jam session
Miles Davis (tpt); Aime Barelli (tpt); Oran "Hot Lips"Page (tpt);
Kenny Dorham (tpt); Bill Coleman (tpt); Russell "Big Chief" Moore (tb);
Hubert Rostaing (cl); Sidney Bechet (ss); Charlie Parker (as); Don
Byas (ts); James Moody (ts); Hazy Osterwald (vb); Jean "Toots" Thielemans
(g); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)
14. Farewell Blues (Traditional) (incomplete) 3:47
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Disc 2
18 February 1950
WNYC Studio, New York
WNYC radio broadcast
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tpt); J.J. Johnson (tb); Stan Getz (ts); Tadd
Dameron (p); Gene Ramey (b); Art Blakey (d)
1. Conception (G. Shearing) 4:07
2. Ray's Idea (R. Brown-W.G. Fuller) 5:54
3. That Old Black Magic (J. Mercer-H. Arlen) 2:16
4. Max is Making Wax (O. Pettiford) 3:59
Woody 'n' You (D. Gillespie) 5:40
2 June 1951
Birdland, New York
WJZ radio broadcast
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tpt); J.J. Johnson (tb); Sonny Rollins (ts); Kenny Drew
(p); Tommy Potter (b); Art Blakey (d)
5. Move (D. Best) 6:15
6. Half Nelson (M. Davis) 7:36
7. Down (M. Davis) 7:17
29 September 1951
Birdland, New York
WJZ radio broadcast
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tpt); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts); George"Big Nick" Nicholas
(ts); Billy Taylor (p); Charles Mingus (b); Art Blakey (d)
8. Move (D. Best) 6:23
9. The Squirrel (T. Dameron) 8:43
10. Lady Bird (T. Dameron-N. Heath) 5:37
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Disc 3
25 April 1952
Birdland, New York
WJZ radio broadcast
Beryl Booker Quintet with Miles Davis
Miles Davis (tpt); Don Elliot (vb, mellophone); Chuck Wayne
(g); Beryl Booker (p); Clyde Lombardi (b); Connie Kay (d)
1. Unidentified title (theme?) 0:07 (This
is evidently the Booker group's opening and closing theme.)
2. Rifftide (T. Monk) 3:40
3. All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) 4:44
4. The Squirrel (T. Dameron) 3:31
2 May 1952
Birdland, New York
WJZ radio broadcast
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tpt); Jackie McLean (as); Don Elliot (vb, mellophone);
Gil Coggins (p); Connie Henry (b); Connie Kay (d)
5. Confirmation (C. Parker) 5:47
6. Out of the Blue (M. Davis) 5:42
16 May 1953
Birdland, New York
WABC radio broadcast
Miles Davis All-Stars
ed. note - a shoddy performance from the height of junkiedom. Included
as a PSA on drug use.
Miles Davis (tpt); Sahib Shihab [Edmund Gregory] (bs); Wade Legge
(p); Lou Hackney (b); Al Jones (d); Candido Camero (cga); Joe Carroll
(voc); Bob Garrity (ann)
7. Move (D. Best) 5:35
8. Tenderly (J. Lawrence-W. Gross) 4:40
9. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) 6:08
10. Dig (M. Davis) 3:47
11. I Got Rhythm (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) 4:50
17 July 1955
Festival Field, Newport
Voice of America (VOA) recording
All-Star jam session
Miles Davis (tpt); Zoot Sims [John Haley] (ts); Gerry Mulligan (bs);
Thelonious Monk (p); Percy Heath (b); Connie Kay (d); Duke Ellington (ann)
12. Hackensack (T. Monk) 7:47
13. 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) 5:57
14. Now's the Time (C. Parker) 8:30
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There are additional Rare Miles in circulation but I do not have them.
Rare Miles Vol 4
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November 17, 1955
Hudson Theatre, New York
NBC-TV broadcast - Tonight Show with Steve Allen
Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland
(p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d); Steve Allen (ann)
1. Max is Making Wax (Pettiford) / It Never Entered My Mind (Rodgers
- Hart)
November 12, 1956
Stadthalle, Freiburg
Birdland All-Stars in Europe plus Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra
Miles Davis (tpt); Ren? Urtreger (p); Pierre Michelot (b); Christian
Garros (d); Lester Young (ts); Milt Jackson (vb); John Lewis (p);
Percy Heath (b); Connie Kay (d); Siegfried Ackhammer (tpt); Conny Jackel
(tpt); Klaus Mitschele (tpt); Rolfe Schnoebiegel (tpt); Hanne Wilfert
(tpt); Werne Betz (tb); Otto Bredl (tb); Helmut Hauck (tb); Heinz Hermannsdorfer
(tb); Helmut Reinhardt (as); Franz Von Klenck (as); Bubi Aderhold (ts);
Paul Martin (ts); Helmut Brandt (bs); Johnny Feigl (bs); Werner Drexler
(d); Kurt Edelhagen (cond)
2. How High the Moon (Hamilton - Lewis)
3. Lester Leaps In (L. Young)
July 13, 1957
Caf? Bohemia, New York
Miles Davis (tpt); Sonny Rollins (ts); William "Red" Garland
(p); Paul Chambers (b); Arthur Taylor (d); Guy Wallace (ann)
4. Four
5. Bye Bye Blackbird (incomplete) (Henderson - Dixon)
6. It Never Entered My Mind (incomplete) (Rodgers - Hart)
July 20, 1957
Caf? Bohemia, New York
Miles Davis (tpt); Sonny Rollins (ts); William "Red" Garland
(p); Paul Chambers (b); Arthur Taylor (d); Guy Wallace (ann)
7. Dear Old Stockholm (traditional)
8. Bags' Groove (incomplete) (M. Jackson)
July 27, 1957
Caf? Bohemia, New York
Miles Davis (tpt); Sonny Rollins (ts); William "Red" Garland
(p); Paul Chambers (b); Arthur Taylor (d); Guy Wallace (ann)
9. Bye Bye Blackbird (Henderson - Dixon)
10. Tune Up (incomplete)
Rare Miles Vol 5
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December 8, 1957
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
"The Amsterdam Concert"
Miles Davis (tpt); Barney Wilen (ts); Ren? Urtreger (p); Pierre
Michelot (b); Christian Garros (d)
(Set 1)
1. Woody `N You (Gillespie)
2. Bags' Groove (M. Jackson)
3. What's New? (Burke-Haggart)
4. But Not For Me (Gershwin-Gershwin)
5. A Night in Tunisia (Gillespie-Paparelli)
6. Four
(Set 2)
7. Walkin' (Carpenter)
8. Well, You Needn't (Monk)
9. Round Midnight (Hanighen-Williams-Monk)
10. Lady Bird (Dameron-Heath)
May 17, 1958
Caf? Bohemia, New York
Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); Bill Evans (p); Paul
Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d); Guy Wallace (ann)
11. Four
12. Bye Bye Blackbird (Henderson-Dixon)
13. Walkin' (Carpenter)
14. Two Bass Hit (incomplete) (Lewis-Gillespie)
Rare Miles Vol 6
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November 1, 1958
Spotlite Lounge, Washington
Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane
(ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d)
1. Sid's Ahead (Weirdo)
2. Bye Bye Blackbird (Henderson-Dixon)
3. Straight, No Chaser (incomplete) (Monk)
January 3, 1959
Birdland, New York
Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane
(ts); Wynton Kelly (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Guy Wallace (ann)
4. Bags' Groove (M. Jackson)
5. All Of You (incomplete) (C. Porter)
August 25, 1959
Birdland, New York
AFRS radio broadcast - the night Miles got beaten and arrested
Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane
(ts); Wynton Kelly (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Ray Barrett (ann)
6. Introduction
7. So What
8. The Theme (incomplete)