Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall
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Released | July 16, 1962 | |||
Recorded | May 19, 1961 | |||
Venue | Carnegie Hall | |||
Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
Length | 44:54 | |||
Label | Columbia/Legacy | |||
Producer | Teo Macero | |||
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Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall is a live album by American jazz musician Miles Davis. Subtitled The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961, it was released by Columbia Records as CL 1812 in monaural and CS 8612 as "electronically re-channeled for stereo."[2][3]
This live performance features Davis with his regular quintet and also accompanied by Gil Evans and his 21-piece orchestra. The orchestra is heard on several selections drawn from Miles Ahead as well as a complete reading of the adagio movement from Concierto de Aranjuez as recorded on Sketches of Spain.
The concert begins with the orchestra playing the Gil Evans introduction to "So What", which is performed by the quintet, and then segues directly into the only recording of an Evans arrangement of "Spring is Here".
Track listing of the original LP
- "So What" (Miles Davis) – 12:04
- "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:58
- "No Blues" (Davis) – 10:55
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:23
- "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 2:43
- "The Meaning of the Blues" / "Lament" / "New Rhumba" (Troup, Worth / J.J. Johnson / Ahmad Jamal) – 8:31
CD version of the complete concert
A two-disc CD version of the complete concert was released by Sony/Columbia in 1998. This album has the first half of the concert on CD 1 and the second half on CD 2. This is the only CD edition of the album to feature the original mono mix.
Track listing: CD 1
- "So What" (Miles Davis) – 12:01
- "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:03
- "Teo" (Davis) – 9:10
- "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) – 9:32
- "The Meaning of the Blues" / "Lament" (Troup, Worth/J.J. Johnson) – 4:34
- "New Rhumba" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:07
Track listing: CD 2
- "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 2:55
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:19
- "No Blues" (Davis) – 10:38
- "I Thought About You" (J. Van Heusen/J. Mercer) – 5:00
- "En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor" (adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez) (J. Rodrigo) – 17:05
Personnel
The Miles Davis Quintet:
- Miles Davis - Trumpet
- Hank Mobley - Tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly - Piano
- Paul Chambers - Bass
- Jimmy Cobb - Drums
The Gil Evans Orchestra:
- Gil Evans - Arranger and Conductor
- Miles Davis - Trumpet soloist
- Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci - Trumpets
- Jimmy Knepper, Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak - Trombones
- Julius Watkins, Paul Ingrahan, Bob Swisshelm - French Horns
- Bill Barber - Tuba
- Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Eddie Caine, Bob Tricarico, Danny Bank - Reeds and Woodwinds
- Janet Putnam - Harp
- Wynton Kelly - Piano (on "Spring is Here" only)
- Paul Chambers - Bass
- Jimmy Cobb - Drums
- Bobby Rosengarden - Percussion
Production:
- Teo Macero - Producer
Charting history
Chart | Peak chart position |
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Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 59[4] |
References
- ^ Down Beat: October 11, 1962 vol. 29, no. 26
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "At Carnegie Hall – Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ "MILES DAVIS At Carnegie Hall LP 6-eye mono CL 1812". Ebay. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ "At Carnegie Hall – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-12.