Walkin'

Infobox Album |
Name = Walkin'
Type = Studio album
Artist = Miles Davis


Released = 1954
Recorded = April 3 & 29, 1954
Genre = Jazz
Length = 37:40
Label = Prestige Records
Producer =Bob Weinstock
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:bx5ibkd9hakm~T2 link]
Last album = "Blue Haze"
(1954)
This album = "Walkin"'
(1954)
Next album = "Bags' Groove"
(1957)

"Walkin"' is an album recorded on 3 April and 29 April 1954 by a group led by Miles Davis, for Prestige Records. Credited to the "Miles Davis All-Stars", the first session was a quintet with David Schildkraut on alto saxophone. Schildkraut is the only musician not credited on the cover, and is otherwise almost unknown. The second session was a sextet with J. J. Johnson on trombone and Lucky Thompson on tenor saxophone, the rhythm section was the same for both sessions. The original 10" vinyl release included "I'll Remember April", recorded at the quintet session. When reissued on the 12" format, "Love Me or Leave Me" was substituted, and "I'll Remember April" can now be found on the album "Blue Haze". The album's title track was a staple of Davis's live set for many years.

Track listing

tracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = Walkin'
note1 =
writer1 = R. Carpenter
length1 = 13:24
title2 = Blue 'n' Boogie
note2 =
writer2 = Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
length2 = 8:15
title3 = Solar
note3 =
writer3 = Miles Davis, Chuck Wayne [There is some controversy over the authorship of "Solar" — while often attributed solely to Davis, it is very similar to an earlier Chuck Wayne song "Sonny", or "Sunny". See Solar (composition)]
length3 = 4:41
title4 = You Don't Know What Love Is
note4 =
writer4 = Gene de Paul
(Don Raye wrote the lyrics, but this version is instrumental.)
length4 = 4:20
title5 = Love Me or Leave Me
note5 =
writer5 = Walter Donaldson
(Gus Kahn wrote the lyrics, but this version is instrumental.)
length5 = 6:54

Performers

*Miles Davis - Trumpet
*Lucky Thompson - Tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2)
*J. J. Johnson - Trombone (tracks 1, 2)
*David Schildkraut - Alto saxophone (tracks 3-5)
*Horace Silver - Piano
*Percy Heath - Bass
*Kenny Clarke - drums

References / Notes

Miles Davis