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Miles Davis at Peacock Alley is an unauthorized bootleg album by jazz musician Miles Davis. It was recorded in a two-part broadcast on KXLW-AM on July 14 and July 21, 1956, from Peacock Alley in the Gaslight Square entertainment district of St. Louis. The sessions were hosted by Spider Burks, a local DJ who championed jazz, and was also one of St. Louis’ first black disc jockeys.

Track listing

Original CD release Miles Davis at Peacock Alley

Disc 1 (recorded July 14, 1956):

  1. "Intro" (0:41)
  2. "Ah-Leu-Cha" (Charlie Parker) - 5:53
  3. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:19
  4. "All of You" (Cole Porter) - 6:35
  5. "Woody ‘n’ You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:13
  6. "Walkin’" 7:27

Disc 2 (recorded July 21, 1956):

  1. "Two Bass Hit" (Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis) - 5:16
  2. "Well You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:39
  3. "Billy Boy" (Traditional) - 4:23
  4. "All of You" (Cole Porter) - 11:03
  5. "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) - 6:07
  6. "Newk #2/Theme" (Miles Davis) - 7:01
  7. "The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 1:17

Personnel

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