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Title information

Summertime

Miles Davis & Gil Evans Orch.

Le meilleur de Miles Davis

Date of recording

18.8.1958, New York

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Performers

Miles Davis (Soloist) (trumpet)

25.5.1926Alton, Illinois (IL), United States

† 28.9.1991Santa Monica, California (CA), United States

Gil Evans Orchestra (Orchestra / Ensemble)
Ernie Royal (trumpet)

2.6.1921Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

† 16.3.1983New York City, New York (NY), United States

Bernie Glow (trumpet)

6.2.1926New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 8.5.1982Manhassat, New York (NY), United States

Johnny Coles (trumpet)

3.7.1926Trenton, New Jersey (NJ), United States

† 21.12.1997Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

Louis Mucci (trumpet)

13.12.1909Syracuse, New York (NY), United States

† 4.1.2000

Dick Hixon (Trombone)
Frank Rehak (Trombone)

6.7.1926New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 22.6.1987Badger, California, United States

Jimmy Cleveland (Trombone)

3.5.1926Wartrace, Tennessee (TN), United States

† 23.8.2008Lynwood, California (CA), United States

Joe Bennett (Trombone)
Willie Ruff (horn)

1.9.1931Sheffield, Alabama (AL), United States

† 24.12.2023

Julius Watkins (horn)

10.10.1921Short Hills, New Jersey (NJ), United States

† 4.4.1977Detroit, Michigan (MI), United States

Gunther Schuller (horn)

22.11.1925New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 21.6.2015

Jerome Richardson (flute)

15.11.1920Oakland, California (CA), United States

† 23.6.2000Englewood, New Jersey (NJ), United States

Romeo Penque (flute)
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto sax, bass clarinet, baritone sax)

15.9.1928Tampa, Florida (FL), United States

† 8.8.1975Gary, Indiana (IN), United States

Bill Barber (tuba)

21.5.1920Hornell, New York (NY), United States

† 18.6.2007Bronxville, New York (NY), United States

Paul Chambers (Double Bass)

22.4.1935Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 4.1.1969New York City, New York (NY), United States

Philly Joe Jones (drums)

15.7.1923Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 30.8.1985Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

Gil Evans

13.5.1912Toronto, Ontario, Canada

† 20.3.1988Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Authors

George Gershwin

26.9.1898New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 11.7.1937Hollywood, California (CA), United States

Ira Gershwin

6.12.1896New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 17.8.1983Beverly Hills, California (CA), United States

DuBose Heyward

31.8.1885Charleston, South Carolina (SC), United States

† 16.6.1940Tryon, North Carolina (NC), United States

Album information

Le meilleur de Miles Davis

Miles Davis & Gil Evans Orch.

Le meilleur de Miles Davis

Year of production

1999

Record Label

Columbia

Tracks - CD 1

  • 1. Love For Sale
  • 2. Time After Time
  • 3. 'round Midnight
  • 4. Red China Blues
  • 5. Tutu
  • 6. So What
  • 7. What It Is
  • 8. Summertime
  • 9. Shout
  • 10. All Blues

Tracks - CD 2

  • 1. Concierto de Aranjuez
  • 2. MD1 / Something's On Your Mind / MD2
  • 3. Jeru
  • 4. Black Satin
  • 5. Blues For Pablo
  • 6. Decoy
  • 7. Nuit sur les Champs-Elysées
  • 8. Jean-Pierre
  • 9. Mr. Pastorius