The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

Compilation by Miles Davis & Gil Evans

Released 26 August 1996

Tracklist

  • CD 1: Miles Ahead
  • 1
    Springsville (master)
    Miles Davis + 19
    3:27
  • 2
    The Maids of Cadiz (master)
    Miles Davis + 19
    3:59
  • 3
    The Duke (master)
    Miles Davis + 19
    3:28
  • 4
    My Ship (master)
    Miles Davis + 19
    4:28
  • 5
    Miles Ahead (master)
    Miles Davis + 19
    3:29
  • 6
    Blues for Pablo (master)
    Miles Davis + 19
    5:19
  • 7
    New Rhumba (master)
    Miles Davis + 19
    4:35
  • 8
    The Meaning of the Blues (master)
    Miles Davis + 19
    2:50
  • 9
    Lament (master)
    Miles Davis + 19
    2:16
  • 10
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (master)
    Miles Davis + 19
    3:07
  • 11
    Springsville (remake take 7)
    Miles Davis + 19
    3:16
  • 12
    The Maids of Cadiz (take 1)
    Miles Davis + 19
    3:57
  • 13
    The Duke (take 11)
    Miles Davis + 19
    3:32
  • 14
    My Ship (take 1)
    Miles Davis + 19
    4:23
  • 15
    Miles Ahead (take 4)
    Miles Davis + 19
    3:32
  • 16
    Blues for Pablo (take 1)
    Miles Davis + 19
    5:27
  • 17
    New Rhumba (take 5)
    Miles Davis + 19
    4:45
  • 18
    The Meaning of the Blues (rehearsal take)
    Miles Davis + 19
    2:49
  • 19
    Lament (rehearsal take)
    Miles Davis + 19
    2:20
  • 20
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (take 8)
    Miles Davis + 19
    3:11
  • 21
    [pause track]
    Miles Davis + 19
    0:06
  • CD 2: Porgy and Bess
  • 1
    Buzzard Song (master)
    Miles Davis
    4:09
  • 2
    Bess, You Is My Woman Now (master)
    Miles Davis
    5:12
  • 3
    Gone (master)
    Miles Davis
    3:38
  • 4
    Gone, Gone, Gone (master)
    Miles Davis
    2:05
  • 5
    Summertime (master)
    Miles Davis
    3:21
    5.0 ★
  • 6
    Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (master)
    Miles Davis
    4:31
  • 7
    Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (master)
    Miles Davis
    4:42
  • 8
    Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab (master)
    Miles Davis
    4:07
  • 9
    My Man’s Gone Now (master)
    Miles Davis
    6:16
  • 10
    It Ain’t Necessarily So (master)
    Miles Davis
    4:25
  • 11
    Here Come de Honey Man (master)
    Miles Davis
    1:20
  • 12
    I Loves You, Porgy (master)
    Miles Davis
    3:42
    4.3 ★
  • 13
    There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York (master)
    Miles Davis
    3:28
  • 14
    Gone (take 3)
    Miles Davis
    3:40
  • 15
    Summertime (take 2)
    Miles Davis
    3:19
  • 16
    Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (take 2)
    Miles Davis
    4:16
  • 17
    I Loves You, Porgy (take 1, second version)
    Miles Davis
    4:17
  • 18
    There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York (take 2)
    Miles Davis
    3:41
  • 19
    Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (take 5)
    Miles Davis
    4:22
  • 20
    Gone (take 4)
    Miles Davis
    3:40
  • 21
    [pause track]
    Miles Davis
    0:06
  • CD 3: Sketches of Spain
  • 1
    Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (master)
    Miles Davis
    16:23
  • 2
    Will o’ the Wisp (master)
    Miles Davis
    3:49
    2.0 ★
  • 3
    The Pan Piper (master)
    Miles Davis
    3:54
    3.3 ★
  • 4
    Saeta (master)
    Miles Davis
    5:08
  • 5
    Solea (master)
    Miles Davis
    12:19
    3.4 ★
  • 6
    Song of Our Country (issued take)
    Miles Davis
    3:26
  • 7
    Saeta (full version of master)
    Miles Davis
    6:03
  • 8
    The Pan Piper (take 1)
    Miles Davis
    3:13
  • 9
    Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (part one, alternate take)
    Miles Davis
    12:05
  • 10
    Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (part two, alternate take)
    Miles Davis
    3:35
  • 11
    Song of Our Country (take 14)
    Miles Davis
    3:09
  • 12
    [silence]
    Miles Davis
    0:06
  • CD 4: Quiet Nights and More
  • 1
    Song No. 2
    Miles Davis
    1:40
  • 2
    Once Upon a Summertime
    Miles Davis
    3:27
  • 3
    Aos Pes da Cruz
    Miles Davis
    4:19
  • 4
    Song No. 1
    Miles Davis
    4:37
  • 5
    Wait Till You See Her
    Miles Davis
    4:06
  • 6
    Corcovado
    Miles Davis
    2:45
  • 7
    Blue Xmas
    Miles Davis
    2:43
  • 8
    Nothing Like You
    Miles Davis
    2:00
  • 9
    Devil May Care
    Miles Davis
    3:29
  • 10
    The Time of the Barracudas
    Miles Davis
    12:48
  • 11
    Falling Water (take 4)
    Miles Davis
    3:45
  • 12
    Falling Water (take 6)
    Miles Davis
    4:25
  • 13
    Falling Water (take 8)
    Miles Davis
    4:17
  • 14
    Falling Water (take 9)
    Miles Davis
    4:23
  • 15
    Springsville (take 5)
    Miles Davis
    3:34
  • 16
    The Maids of Cadiz (take 11)
    Miles Davis
    4:06
  • 17
    The Maids of Cadiz (take 11, insert 1)
    Miles Davis
    2:38
  • 18
    Lament (medley: take 2)
    Miles Davis
    2:37
  • 19
    The Duke (take 1)
    Miles Davis
    3:30
  • 20
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (53225 issued version)
    Miles Davis
    3:07
  • CD 5: The Making of Miles Ahead
  • 1
    Springsville (rehearsal sequence)
    7:01
  • 2
    Springsville (rehearsal with piano)
    2:32
  • 3
    The Maids of Cadiz (take 9)
    0:34
  • 4
    The Maids of Cadiz (take 10)
    4:12
  • 5
    The Maids of Cadiz (rehearsal sequence)
    1:27
  • 6
    Count Off for the Duke (take 3)
    0:37
  • 7
    The Duke (take 8)
    3:33
  • 8
    The Duke (piano take 3)
    1:54
  • 9
    My Ship (take 6)
    4:38
  • 10
    Miles Ahead (rehearsal sequence)
    1:48
  • 11
    Miles Ahead (take 12)
    3:34
  • 12
    Miles Ahead (take 15)
    3:31
  • 13
    [studio discussion]
    0:30
  • 14
    My Ship (take 7)
    4:41
  • 15
    Miles Ahead (piano insert—mono)
    3:09
  • 16
    Blues for Pablo (rehearsal sequence)
    5:54
  • 17
    New Rhumba (take 2)
    4:40
  • 18
    Lament (take 1)
    2:24
  • 19
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (rehearsal)
    2:13
  • 20
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (take 5)
    2:58
  • 21
    [studio discussion]
    0:35
  • 22
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (piano take 4)
    2:58
  • 23
    [pause track]
    0:06
  • CD 6: Alternate and Rehearsal Takes
  • 1
    [studio discussion]
    0:21
  • 2
    Springsville (take 8 without overdubs)
    3:36
  • 3
    [studio discussion]
    0:08
  • 4
    Miles Ahead (take 11 without overdubs)
    3:34
  • 5
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (take 3 without overdubs)
    3:03
  • 6
    Springsville (overdub take 1)
    2:10
  • 7
    Springsville (overdubbed solos 4–5)
    2:22
  • 8
    Springsville (overdubbed solos 6–9)
    2:34
  • 9
    Springsville (issued overdubbed solo)
    0:29
  • 10
    Miles Ahead (issued overdubbed solo)
    1:55
  • 11
    Miles Ahead (overdubbed solo)
    1:36
  • 12
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 1)
    1:05
  • 13
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 2)
    1:27
  • 14
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 4)
    2:06
  • 15
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 8)
    3:06
  • 16
    I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You) (overdubbed solo 19 & 19C)
    3:00
  • 17
    Miles Ahead (mono master)
    3:33
  • 18
    Gone (rehearsal sequence)
    2:55
  • 19
    Gone, Gone, Gone (rehearsal sequence)
    2:59
  • 20
    [studio discussion]
    0:56
  • 21
    Bess, You Is My Woman Now (rehearsal take)
    5:00
  • 22
    It Ain’t Necessarily So (take 1)
    3:24
  • 23
    Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (take 3)
    3:57
  • 24
    I Loves You, Porgy (rehearsal sequence)
    2:21
  • 25
    There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York (remake)
    2:25
  • 26
    My Man’s Gone Now (remake take)
    6:16
  • 27
    Song of Our Country (take 9)
    3:01
  • 28
    Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (rehearsal)
    7:24
  • 29
    Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (alternate ending)
    1:22
  • 30
    [pause track]
    0:07

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