The Complete Columbia
Studio Recordings - Miles Davis/Gil Evans
11 LPS : Columbia
CXK67397 ADA ©(p) 1996
Reissue producer : Phil Schaap (1957-60 sessions)
Reissue producer: Bob Belden (1962-68 sessions)
Executive producer: Michael Cuscuna
record 1 - side a
| 1 | Springsville (J.Carisi) [master] | 3'27 | CDE |
| 2 | The Maids of Cadiz (L.Delibes-arr.G.Evans) [master] | 3'53 | AD |
| 3 | The Duke (D.Brubeck) [master] | 3'35 | A |
| 4 | My Ship (I.Gershwin-K.Weill) [master] | 4'28 | BD |
| 5 | Miles Ahead (M.Davis-G.Evans) [master] | 3:29 | BE |
record 1 - side b
| 1 | Blues for Pablo (G.Evans) [master] | 5'18 | C |
| 2 | New Rhumba (A.Jamal) [master] | 4'37 | CE |
| 3 | The Meaning of the Blues (R.Troup-L.Worth) [master] | 2'48 | D |
| 4 | Lament (J.J.Johnson) [master] | 2'14 | D |
| 5 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [master] | 3'06 | DE |
record 2 - side a
| 1 | Springsville (J.Carisi) [remake take 7] | 3'14 | D |
| 2 | The Maids of Cadiz (L.Delibes-arr.G.Evans) [take 1] | 3'54 | A |
| 3 | The Duke (D.Brubeck) [take 11] | 3'30 | A |
| 4 | My Ship (I.Gershwin-K.Weill) [take 1] | 4'22 | B |
| 5 | Miles Ahead (M.Davis) [take 4] | 3:28 | B |
record 2 - side b
| 1 | Blues for Pablo (G.Evans) [take 1] | 5'25 | C |
| 2 | New Rhumba (A.Jamal) [take 5] | 4'41 | C |
| 3 | The Meaning of the Blues (R.Troup - L.Worth) [rehearsal take] | 2'48 | D |
| 4 | Lament (J.J.Johnson) [rehearsal take] | 2'14 | D |
| 5 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [take 8] | 3'12 | D |
record 3 - side a
| 1 | The Buzzard Song (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 4'07 | H |
| 2 | Bess, You Is My Woman Now (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 5'10 | G |
| 3 | Gone (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 3'37 | F |
| 4 | Gone, Gone, Gone (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 2'03 | F |
| 5 | Summertime (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 3'17 | H |
record 3 - side b
| 1 | Oh Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 4'25 | H |
| 2 | Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 4'39 | H |
| 3 | Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 4'06 | G |
| 4 | My Man's Gone Now (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D. Heyward) [master] | 6'14 | F |
record 4 - side a
| 1 | It Ain't Necessarily So (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 4'23 | G |
| 2 | Here Come De Honey Man (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 1'18 | G |
| 3 | I Loves You, Porgy (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 3'39 | H |
| 4 | There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [master] | 3'23 | I |
| 5 | Gone (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [take 3] | 3'37 | F |
| 6 | Summertime (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [take 2] | 3'16 | H |
record 4 - side b
| 1 | Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [take 2] | 4'14 | H |
| 2 | I Loves You, Porgy (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [take 1, second version] | 4'14 | I |
| 3 | There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [take 2] | 3'39 | H |
| 4 | Oh Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [take 5] | 4'21 | H |
| 5 | Gone (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [take 4] | 3'40 | F |
record 5 - side a
| 1 | Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (J.Rodrigo) [master] | 16'19 | L |
| 2 | Will O' The Wisp (M.De Falla) [master] | 3'47 | M |
record 5 - side b
| 1 | The Pan Piper (G.Evans) [master] | 3'52 | M |
| 2 | Saeta (G.Evans) [master] | 5'06 | M |
| 3 | Solea (G.Evans) [master] | 12'15 | M |
| 4 | Song of Our Country (G.Evans) [issued take] | 3'23 | M |
record 6 - side a
| 1 | Saeta (G.Evans) [full version of master] | 6'01 | M |
| 2 | The Pan Piper (G.Evans) [take 1] | 3'11 | M |
| 3 | Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (J.Rodrigo) [part one, alternate take] | 12'04 | K |
| 4 | Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (J.Rodrigo) [part two, alternate take] | 3'32 | L |
| 5 | Song of Our Country (G. Evans) [take 14] | 3'10 | M |
record 6 - side b
| 1 | Song #2 (G.Evans-M.Davis) | 1'36 | P |
| 2 | Once Upon a Summertime (J.Mercer-M.Legrand-E.Marnay-E.Barclay) | 3'25 | P |
| 3 | Aos Pez Da Cruz (M.Pinto-P.Goncalves) | 4'15 | N |
| 4 | Song #1 (G.Evans-M.Davis) | 4'33 | O |
| 5 | Wait Till You See Her (R.Rodgers-L.Hart) | 4'03 | O |
| 6 | Corcovado (A.C.Jobim) | 2'42 | N |
record 7 - side a
| 1 | Blue Xmas (B.Dorough) | 2'40 | Q |
| 2 | Nothing Like You (B.Dorough-F.Landesman) | 1'58 | Q |
| 3 | Devil May Care (B.Dorough-T.P.Kirk) | 3'27 | R |
| 4 | The Time of the Barracudas (G.Evans-M.Davis) | 12'45 | S |
record 7 - side b
| 1 | Falling Water (G.Evans) [take 3] | 3'43 | T |
| 2 | Falling Water (G.Evans) [take 6] | 4'22 | T |
| 3 | Falling Water (G.Evans) [take 8] | 4'15 | T |
| 4 | Falling Water (G.Evans) [take 9] | 4'18 | T |
record 8 - side a
| 1 | Springsville (J.Carisi) [take 5] | 3'32 | C |
| 2 | The Maids of Cadiz (L.Delibes-arr.G.Evans) [take 11] | 4'06 | A |
| 3 | The Maids of Cadiz (L.Delibes-arr.G.Evans) [take 11, insert 1] | 2'36 | A |
| 4 | Lament (J.J.Johnson) [medley : take 2] | 2'35 | D |
| 5 | The Duke (D.Brubeck) [take 1] | 3'27 | A |
| 6 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [53225 issued version] | 3'07 | DE |
record 8 - side b
| 1 | Springsville (J.Carisi) [rehearsal sequence] | 6'58 | C |
| 2 | Springsville (J.Carisi) [rehearsal with piano] | 2'30 | C |
| 3 | The Maids of Cadiz (L.Delibes-arr.G.Evans) [take 9] | 0'32 | A |
| 4 | The Maids of Cadiz (L.Delibes-arr.G.Evans) [take 10] | 4'11 | A |
| 5 | The Maids of Cadiz (L.Delibes-arr.G.Evans) [rehearsal sequence] | 1'26 | A |
| 6 | Count Off for The Duke [take 3] | 0'35 | A |
| 7 | The Duke (D.Brubeck) [take 8] | 3'31 | A |
| 8 | The Duke (D.Brubeck) [piano take 3] | 1'52 | D |
record 9 - side a
| 1 | My Ship (I.Gershwin-K.Weill) [take 6] | 4'36 | B |
| 2 | Miles Ahead (M.Davis-G.Evans) [reharsal sequence] | 1'47 | B |
| 3 | Miles Ahead (M.Davis-G.Evans) [take 12] | 3'30 | B |
| 4 | Miles Ahead (M.Davis-G.Evans) [take 15] | 3'31 | B |
| 5 | studio discussion | 0'31 | B |
| 6 | My Ship (I.Gershwin-K.Weill) [take 7] | 4'39 | B |
| 7 | Miles Ahead (M.Davis) [piano take] | 3'06 | D |
record 9 - side b
| 1 | Blues for Pablo (G.Evans) [rehearsal sequence] | 5'53 | C |
| 2 | New Rhumba (A.Jamal) [take 2] | 4'38 | C |
| 3 | Lament (J.J.Johnson) [take 1] | 2'21 | D |
| 4 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [rehearsal] | 2'10 | U |
| 5 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [take 5] | 2'57 | D |
| 6 | studio discussion | 0'30 | D |
| 7 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [take 4 transitions] | 2'58 | D |
record 10 - side a
| 1 | studio discussion | 0'19 | C |
| 2 | Springsville (J.Carisi) [take 8 without overdubs] | 3'35 | C |
| 3 | studio discussion | 0'07 | B |
| 4 | Miles Ahead (M.Davis-G.Evans) [take 11 without overdubs] | 3'33 | B |
| 5 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [take 3 without overdubs] | 2'59 | I |
| 6 | Springsville (J.Carisi) [overdub take 1] | 2'08 | E |
| 7 | Springsville (J.Carisi) [overdub solo 4-5] | 2'20 | E |
| 8 | Springsville (J.Carisi) [overdub solo 6-9] | 2'32 | E |
| 9 | Springsville (J.Carisi) [issued overdub solo] | 0'27 | E |
record 10 - side b
| 1 | Miles Ahead (M.Davis-G.Evans) [issued overdub solo] | 1'54 | E |
| 2 | Miles Ahead (M.Davis-G.Evans) [overdub solo] | 1'35 | E |
| 3 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [overdub solo 1] | 1'04 | E |
| 4 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [overdub solo 2] | 1'26 | E |
| 5 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [overdub solo 4] | 2'04 | E |
| 6 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [overdub solo 8] | 3'05 | E |
| 7 | I Don't Want to Be Kissed (by Anyone But You) (H.Spina-J.Elliott) [overdub solo 19 & 19C] | 2'57 | E |
| 8 | Miles Ahead (M.Davis-G.Evans) [mono master] | 3'29 | BE |
record 11 - side a
| 1 | Gone (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [rehearsal sequence] | 2'54 | F |
| 2 | Gone, Gone, Gone (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [rehearsal sequence] | 2'57 | F |
| 3 | studio discussion | 0'53 | F |
| 4 | Bess, You Is My Woman Now (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [rehearsal take] | 4'58 | G |
| 5 | It Ain't Necessarily So (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [take 1] | 3'22 | G |
| 6 | Oh Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [take 3] | 3'53 | H |
| 7 | I Loves You, Porgy (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [rehearsal sequence] | 2'19 | I |
record 11 - side b
| 1 | There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D.Heyward) [remake] | 2'24 | I |
| 2 | My Man's Gone Now (G.Gershwin-I.Gershwin-D. Heyward) [remake take] | 6'13 | I |
| 3 | Song of Our Country (G. Evans) [take 9] | 2'59 | M |
| 4 | Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (J.Rodrigo) [rehearsal] | 7'21 | J |
| 5 | Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (J.Rodrigo) [alternate ending] | 1'23 | L |
(A) (B) (C) (D) Produced by George Avakian assisted
by Cal Lampley
Recording engineer : Harold Chapman 30th Street Studio, NYC
(E) Produced by Cal Lempley
Recording Engineer : Fred Plaut 30th Street Studio, NYC
(F) (G) (H) (I) Produced by Cal Lempley
Recording Engineer : Frank Laico 30th Street Studio, NYC
(J) Produced by Teo Macero & John Hammond
Recording Engineer : Fred Plaut 30th Street Studio, NYC
(K) (L) Produced by Teo Macero & Irving Townsend
Recording Engineer : Fred Plaut 30th Street Studio, NYC
(M) (N) (O) (P) Produced by Teo Macero
Recording Engineer : Fred Plaut 30th Street Studio, NYC
(Q) (R) Produced by Teo Macero
Recording Engineer : Fred Plaut Columbia Studio A, NYC
(S) Produced by Irving Townsend
Columbia Studios, Hollywood
(T) Produced by Teo Macero
Recording Engineer : Fred Plaut Columbia Studio B, NYC