Miles Davis Birth of the Cool (180g red vinyl LP )

Release date: 19-10-2018 (originally released in 1957)

2018 EU reissue 180g red coloured vinyl LP-Birth of the Cool was the most important stylistic step to follow after bebop—generating an entirely new wave of playing that influenced a new generation in the early 1950s.

Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released in 1957 on Capitol Records. It compiles eleven tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of three sessions during 1949 and 1950.

Tracks:
A1 Jeru [ Composed By – Gerry Mulligan ]3:12
A2 Move [ Composed By – Denzil Best ] 2:33
A3 Godchild [ Composed By – George Washington ] 3:09
A4 Budo [ Composed By – Bud Powell, Miles Davis] 2:33
A5 Venus De Milo [ Composed By – Gerry Mulligan ] 3:10
A6 Rouge [ Composed By – John Lewis ] 3:13

B1 Boplicity [ Composed By – Cleo Henry ] 3:00
B2 Israel [Composed By – John Carisi ] 2:17
B3 Deception [ Composed By – Miles Davis ] 2:46
B4 Rocker [ Composed By – Gerry Mulligan ] 3:05
B5 Moondreams [ Composed By – Chummy McGregor, Johnny Mercer ] 3:19
B6 Darn That Dream [ Composed By – Eddie Delange, Jimmy Van Heusen ] 3:24

Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Baritone Saxophone – Gerry Mulligan
Bass – Al McKibbon, Joe Schulman, Nelson Boyd
Drums – Kenny Clarke
French Horn – Junior Collins, Gunther Schuller, Sandy Siegelstein
Piano – Al Haig, John Lewis
Trombone – J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding
Trumpet – Miles Davis
Tuba – John Barber

Birth of the Cool was the most important stylistic step to follow after bebop—generating an entirely new wave of playing that influenced a new generation in the early 1950s.