Miles Davis’ Complete Birth of the Cool reissue announced

Miles Davis‘ 1957 album Birth of the Cool was one of the jazz legend’s most important early recordings, showcasing the post-bop direction that the trumpeter and innovator was taking in his early twenties. And On May 17, Blue Note/UMe will release The Complete Birth of the Cool for the 70th anniversary of the sessions that formed the album. The sessions were recorded in 1949 and 1950 in Manhattan, and included such heavy hitters as Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Max Roach, John Lewis, and arranger Gil Evans.

Miles Davis The Complete Birth of the Cool tracklist:

LP ONE: The Studio Sessions

SIDE A
1. Move
2. Jeru
3. Moon Dreams
4. Venus De Milo
5. Budo (Hallucinations)
6. Deception

SIDE B
1. Godchild
2. Boplicity
3. Rocker
4. Israel
5. Rouge
6. Darn That Dream

LP TWO: The Live Sessions

SIDE C
1. Birth of the Cool Theme
2. Symphony Sid Announces the Band
3. Move
4. Why Do I Love You
5. Godchild
6. Symphony Sid Introduction
7. S’il Vous Plait

SIDE D
1. Moon Dreams
2. Budo (Hallucination)
3. Darn That Dream
4. Move
5. Moon Dreams
6. Budo (Hallucinations)

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