Miles Davis Volume 1

Miles Davis Volume 1
Compilation album by Miles Davis
Released	1956
Recorded	May 9, 1952 at WOR Studios in New York City, March 6, 1954 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:28
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
Miles Davis chronology
Dig (1956) Miles Davis Volume 1 (1956) Miles Davis Volume 2 (1956)
12" LP cover
BLP 1501[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Miles Davis Volume 1 is an album which compiles tracks recorded by Miles Davis for Blue Note Records on 9 May 1952 and 6 March 1954. The music has been issued in a variety of formats over the years - the track listing below is that of the 2001 CD reissue containing all the music recorded at the two sessions. A session in 1953 is compiled on Miles Davis Volume 2.

The album was identified by Scott Yanow in his Allmusic essay "Hard Bop" as one of the 17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings.^[3]

Track listing

Track	Song Title	Time
1.	Dear Old Stockholm	4:10
2.	Chance It	3:00
3.	Donna	3:10
4.	Woody 'n' You	3:22
5.	Yesterdays	3:42
6.	How Deep is the Ocean?	4:36
7.	Chance It (alternate take)	2:51
8.	Donna (alternate take)	3:08
9.	Woody 'n' You (alternate take)	3:19
10.	Take Off	3:37
11.	Lazy Susan	4:00
12.	The Leap	4:28
13.	Well, You Needn't	5:20
14.	Weirdo	4:42
15.	It Never Entered My Mind	4:02

Songs 1-9 were recorded in 1952, while 10-15 were recorded in 1954.

Musicians

1952

• Miles Davis (trumpet)
• J. J. Johnson (trombone)
• Jackie McLean (alto saxophone)
• Gil Coggins (piano)
• Oscar Pettiford (bass)
• Kenny Clarke (drums)

1954

• Miles Davis (trumpet)
• Horace Silver (piano)
• Percy Heath (bass)
• Art Blakey (drums)

References

1. ^ This is the original cover for the 1956 12" LP and earlier CD releases. The 2001 RVG edition of the album (above) is a slightly altered version of the cover for Miles Davis Volume 3, Blue Note 5040 (10"LP).
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ Yanow, S. Hard Bop accessed December 7, 2009