Birth of the Cool

CD

Birth of the Cool

Compilation by Miles Davis

Released February 1957

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Tracklist

1
Move
2:33
4.0 ★
2
Jeru
3:13
3.0 ★
3
Moon Dreams
3:19
4.0 ★
4
Venus de Milo
3:13
4.0 ★
5
Budo (Hallucinations)
2:34
4.0 ★
6
Deception
2:49
3.0 ★
7
Godchild
3:11
4.0 ★
8
Boplicity
3:00
4.0 ★
9
Rocker
3:06
4.0 ★
10
Israel
2:18
4.0 ★
11
Rouge
3:15
4.0 ★
12
Darn That Dream
3:25
4.0 ★
13
Birth of the Cool Theme
0:19
14
Symphony Sid Announces the Band
1:02
15
Move
3:40
16
Why Do I Love You
3:41
17
Godchild
5:51
4.0 ★
18
Symphony Sid Introduction
0:27
19
S’il vous plaît
4:22
20
Moon Dreams
5:06
21
Budo (Hallucination)
1:25
22
Darn That Dream
4:25
4.0 ★
23
Move
4:48
24
Moon Dreams
3:46
4.0 ★
25
Budo (Hallucinations)
4:23

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Release credits

Al Haig
piano [1-2, 5, 7, 17]
Al McKibbon
bass [13-14, 16, 18-20, 25], double bass [3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 22-24]
Bill Barber
tuba [1-20, 22-25]
Gerry Mulligan
arranger [2, 4, 6-7, 9, 12, 17, 22], baritone saxophone [1-20, 22-25]
Gil Evans
arranger [3, 8, 24]
Gunther Schuller
French horn [3, 6, 9, 12, 22, 24]
J.J. Johnson
trombone [3-4, 6, 8-12, 22, 24]
Joe Shulman
double bass [1-2, 5, 7, 17]
John Carisi
arranger [10]
John Lewis
arranger [1, 5, 11], piano [3-4, 6, 8-16, 18-20, 22-25]
Junior Collins
French horn [1-2, 5, 7, 13-20, 23, 25]
Kai Winding
trombone [1-2, 5, 7, 17]
Kenny Clarke
drums (drum set) [4, 8, 10-11]
Kenny Hagood
lead vocals [16], vocal [12, 22]
Lee Konitz
alto saxophone [1-20, 22-25]
Max Roach
drums (drum set) [1-3, 5-7, 9, 12-20, 22-25]
Mike Zwerin
trombone [13-16, 18-20, 23, 25]
Miles Davis
trumpet [1-20, 22-25]
Nelson Boyd
double bass [4, 8, 10-11]
Sanford J. Siegelstein
French horn [4, 8, 10-11]
Symphony Sid Torin
other vocals [14, 18]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
B
Birth of the Cool
12" Vinyl
February 1957
B
Birth of the Cool
12" Vinyl
1963
T
The Complete Birth of the Cool
12" Vinyl (Capitol Jazz Classics – Vol. 1)
1972
B
Birth of the Cool
12" Vinyl
3 September 1980
T
The Complete Birth Of The Cool
12" Vinyl (Capitol Jazz Classics – Vol. 1)
1980
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
25 December 1986
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
September 1989
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
1989
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
1989
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
1989
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
1989
T
The Complete Birth of the Cool
CD
19 May 1998
T
The Complete Birth of the Cool
CD
1998
T
The Complete Birth of the Cool
CD
1998
T
The Complete Birth of the Cool
2x CD
1998
T
The Complete Birth of the Cool
CD
1998
B
Birth of the Cool
CD (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
9 January 2001
C
Complete Birth of the Cool
2x CD
2001
B
Birth of the Cool
CD (RVG Edition with a single Capitol Jazz cat#)
2001
B
Birth of the Cool
12" Vinyl
2003
T
The Complete Birth of the Cool
CD
2006
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
2007
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
2008
B
Birth of the Cool
12" Vinyl
2008
T
The Complete Birth of the Cool
CD
24 June 2009
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
24 September 2011
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
20 April 2012
B
Birth of the Cool
Digital Media
2013
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
2015
B
Birth of the Cool
12" Vinyl
7 October 2016
B
Birth of the Cool
CD
15 September 2017
B
Birth of the Cool
Digital Media
12 December 2017
T
The Complete Birth of the Cool
CD
28 June 2019
T
The Complete Birth Of The Cool
CD
2019