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'''''Conception''''' is a compilation album issued in 1956 as PRLP 7013, featuring [[Miles Davis]] on a number of tracks. The album features other notable musicians such as Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan and Zoot Sims. The cover was designed by [[Bob Parent (photographer)|Bob Parent]].
'''''Conception''''' is a compilation album issued by [[Prestige Records]] in 1956 as PRLP 7013, featuring [[Miles Davis]] on a number of tracks. The album features other notable musicians such as [[Lee Konitz, [[Sonny Rollins]], [[Stan Getz]], [[Gerry Mulligan]] and [[Zoot Sims]]. The cover was designed by [[Bob Parent (photographer)|Bob Parent]]. The tracks had all been previously released by Prestige in discontinued formats, either on [[LP record#Playing time|10 inch LP]]s, or as 78rpm singles<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-78-rpm-300-700-800-900-series/single-index/ Prestige 78rpm discography], the Jazz Discography Project, accessed June 25, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-100-200-series Prestige 10" LP discography], the Jazz Discography Project, accessed June 25, 2014</ref>. In particular, the entirety of the 10"LP ''Lee Konitz: The New Sounds'' (PRLP 116) makes up all of side 1.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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*[[Gene Ramey]] - Bass
*[[Gene Ramey]] - Bass
*[[Stan Levey]] - Drums
*[[Stan Levey]] - Drums

originally released on the 78rpm single:
* Prestige 818: Stan Getz - Battleground / Prezervation


===1950===
===1950===
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*[[Tommy Potter]] - Bass
*[[Tommy Potter]] - Bass
*[[Roy Haynes]] - Drums
*[[Roy Haynes]] - Drums

originally released on the 78rpm single:
* Prestige 867: Stan Getz - Intoit / You Stepped Out Of A Dream



====March 15 (NYC)====
====March 15 (NYC)====
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*Chubby Jackson - Bass
*Chubby Jackson - Bass
*Don Lamond - Drums
*Don Lamond - Drums

"I May Be Wrong" and "So What" were originally issued on the 10"LP ''Chubby Jackson All Star Big Band'' (PRLP 105), although they are here credited to Gerry Mulligan.



===1951===
===1951===
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*Lee Konitz - Alto sax
*Lee Konitz - Alto sax
*Billy Bauer - Guitar
*Billy Bauer - Guitar

All six Lee Konitz tracks were originally issued on the 10"LP ''Lee Konitz: The New Sounds'' (PRLP 116), which is reissued in its entirety here. The tracks with Miles Davis as a sideman were recorded after [[Modern Jazz Trumpets|Davis' first Prestige session]], and before Davis' own debut album, also called ''The New Sounds'' (PRLP 124). Konitz and Davis had previously worked together on the ''[[Birth of the Cool]]'' sessions.



====October 5 (Apex Studios, NYC)====
====October 5 (Apex Studios, NYC)====
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*Tommy Potter - Bass
*Tommy Potter - Bass
*[[Art Blakey]] - Drums
*[[Art Blakey]] - Drums

Both Miles Davis tracks were previously released on ''[[The New Sounds (Miles Davis album)|Miles Davis: the New Sounds]]'' (PRLP 124), Davis' first album. The other two tracks from that album were reissued on ''[[Dig (Miles Davis album)|Dig]] '' (PRLP 7012), and "Conception" and "My Old Flame" have been added as bonus tracks to the ''Dig'' CD.



==References==
==References==

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Conception is a compilation album issued by Prestige Records in 1956 as PRLP 7013, featuring Miles Davis on a number of tracks. The album features other notable musicians such as [[Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan and Zoot Sims. The cover was designed by Bob Parent. The tracks had all been previously released by Prestige in discontinued formats, either on 10 inch LPs, or as 78rpm singles[2][3]. In particular, the entirety of the 10"LP Lee Konitz: The New Sounds (PRLP 116) makes up all of side 1.

Track listing

  1. "Odjenar" (George Russell) - 2:52
  2. "Hibeck" (Lee Konitz) - 3:07
  3. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern) - 2:27
  4. "Ezz-Thetic" (Russell) - 2:54
  5. "Indian Summer" (Victor Herbert) - 2:35
  6. "Duet for Saxophone and Guitar" (Konitz) - 2:41
  7. "Conception" (George Shearing) - 4:03
  8. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 6:36
  9. "Intoit" (Stan Getz) - 3:22
  10. "Prezervation" (Getz) - 2:44
  11. "I May Be Wrong" (Gerry Mulligan) - 3:28
  12. "So What" (Mulligan) - 2:44

Note: The final track, "So What", is not the composition of the same name composed by Miles Davis from the 1959 album Kind of Blue.

Recording sessions and personnel

June 21, 1949 (NYC)

"Prezervation"

originally released on the 78rpm single:

  • Prestige 818: Stan Getz - Battleground / Prezervation

1950

January 6 (NYC)

"Intoit"

originally released on the 78rpm single:

  • Prestige 867: Stan Getz - Intoit / You Stepped Out Of A Dream


March 15 (NYC)

"I May Be Wrong"

"So What"

  • Gerry Mulligan - Baritone sax
  • Zoot Sims - Tenor sax
  • Charlie Kennedy - Alto sax
  • J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding - Trombones
  • Tony Aless - Piano
  • Chubby Jackson - Bass
  • Don Lamond - Drums

"I May Be Wrong" and "So What" were originally issued on the 10"LP Chubby Jackson All Star Big Band (PRLP 105), although they are here credited to Gerry Mulligan.


1951

March 8 (NYC)

"Odjenar", "Hibeck", "Yesterdays", "Ezz-Thetic"

March 13 (NYC)

"Indian Summer", "Duet for Saxophone and Guitar"

  • Lee Konitz - Alto sax
  • Billy Bauer - Guitar

All six Lee Konitz tracks were originally issued on the 10"LP Lee Konitz: The New Sounds (PRLP 116), which is reissued in its entirety here. The tracks with Miles Davis as a sideman were recorded after Davis' first Prestige session, and before Davis' own debut album, also called The New Sounds (PRLP 124). Konitz and Davis had previously worked together on the Birth of the Cool sessions.


October 5 (Apex Studios, NYC)

"Conception", "My Old Flame"

Both Miles Davis tracks were previously released on Miles Davis: the New Sounds (PRLP 124), Davis' first album. The other two tracks from that album were reissued on Dig (PRLP 7012), and "Conception" and "My Old Flame" have been added as bonus tracks to the Dig CD.


References

  1. ^ Mason, Stewart (2011). "Conception - Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ^ Prestige 78rpm discography, the Jazz Discography Project, accessed June 25, 2014
  3. ^ Prestige 10" LP discography, the Jazz Discography Project, accessed June 25, 2014