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Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive

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Dedicated to the music of jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Miles Davis. Our Youtube channel has 56K subscribers- go to: www.youtube.com/@MilestonesArchive. If you'd like to buy us a coffee go to ko-fi.com/milestonesarchive

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Recorded this day, 1951: Miles' second session for Prestige as leader. 7th and final tune was the standard It's Only A Paper Moon. With Sonny Rollins- ts, Walter Bishop Jr.- p, Tommy Potter- b, Art Blakey- d. From the LP 𝘿𝙞𝙜 (Prestige PRLP 7012). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

It's Only A Paper Moon

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Recorded this day, 1951: Miles' second session for Prestige as leader. The sixth piece was the ballad My Old Flame. With Sonny Rollins- ts, Walter Bishop Jr.- p, Tommy Potter- b, Art Blakey- d. From the LP 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 (Prestige PRLP 7013). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

My Old Flame (Album - Remastered)

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Recorded this day, 1951: Miles' second session for Prestige as leader. Tune 5 was Dig. With Jackie McLean- as, Sonny Rollins- ts, Walter Bishop Jr.- p, Tommy Potter- b, Art Blakey- d. From the LP 𝘿𝙞𝙜 (Prestige PRLP 7012). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis Sextet - Dig

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Recorded this day, 1951: Miles' second session for Prestige as leader. 4th tune was the mid tempo Bb blues Bluing. With Jackie McLean- as, Sonny Rollins- ts, Walter Bishop Jr.- p, Tommy Potter- b, Art Blakey- d. From the LP 𝘿𝙞𝙜 (Prestige PRLP 7012). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

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Recorded this day, 1951: Miles' second session for Prestige as leader. Third tune was the original Denial. With Jackie McLean- as, Sonny Rollins- ts, Walter Bishop Jr. -p, Tommy Potter- b, Art Blakey- d. From the LP 𝘿𝙞𝙜 (Prestige PRLP 7012). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

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Recorded this day, 1951: Miles' second session for Prestige as leader. Second piece was Out Of The Blue. With Jackie McLean- as, Sonny Rollins- ts, Walter Bishop Jr. -p, Tommy Potter- b, Art Blakey- d. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Out Of The Blue

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Recorded this day, 1951: Miles' second session for Prestige as leader. First tune was Conception, written by George Shearing. With Jackie McLean- as, Sonny Rollins- ts, Walter Bishop Jr. -p, Tommy Potter- b, Art Blakey- d. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

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Recorded this day, 1946: Billy Eckstine's big band records four titles, with Miles in the trumpet section (no solos). Final tune was an original slow Bb blues Jelly, Jelly. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

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Recorded this day, 1946: Billy Eckstine's big band records four titles, with Miles in the trumpet section (no solos). Third was the Cole Porter composition In The Still Of The Night. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

In The Still Of The Night

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Recorded this day, 1946: Billy Eckstine's big band records four titles, with Miles in the trumpet section (no solos). Second tune was a ballad, I Love The Loveliness, a showcase for Eckstine's vocals, written by Bob Schell. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

I Love The Loveliness Of You (10-05-46)

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Recorded this day, 1946: Billy Eckstine's big band records four titles, with Miles in the trumpet section (no solos). First was a cover of Dizzy Gillespie's Oo Bop Sh'Bam. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

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Recorded this day, 1981: Miles' comeback band continues their short tour of Japan with the last of three nights at Tokyo's Shinjuku Nishi-Guchi Hiroba. This is the complete concert. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- October 4, 1981 Shinjuku Nishi-Guchi Hiroba, Tokyo

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Recorded this day, 1964: The Second Great Quintet's autumn European tour arrives in Copenhagen. Decent enough audio and another great gig. With Wayne Shorter- ts, Herbie Hancock- p, Ron Carter- b, Tony Williams- d. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- October 4, 1964 KB Hallen, Copenhagen

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Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive @milestones-archive.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sunday morning Miles: '𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, written by Thelonious Monk. Recorded January 30, 1953. With Charlie Parker & Sonny Rollins- ts; Walter Bishop- p; Percy Heath- b; Philly Joe Jones- d. From the LP 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨' 𝙄𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 (Prestige). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis #miles100

Miles Davis - 'Round Midnight (Official Audio)

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Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive @milestones-archive.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Live Miles: 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻', recorded live at Philharmonic Hall, NYC on February 12, 1964. With George Coleman- ts; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Tony Williams- d. From the LP '𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧' & 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 (Columbia). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis #miles100

Walkin' [2022 Remaster] (Live at Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY - February 1964)

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Recorded this day, 1981: Miles' comeback band plays a short tour of Japan, this Tokyo date was recorded by Columbia but all that has been released is this short edited version of Jean Pierre, on the LP 𝙒𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Jean Pierre (2022 Remaster) (Live at Shinjuku Nishi-Guchi Hiroba, Tokyo, Japan - Oct. 1981 -...

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Recorded this day, 1964: The Second Great Quintet continue their European tour in Stockholm. Very dusty sounding audio but worth the effort. With Wayne Shorter- ts, Herbie Hancock- p, Ron Carter- b, Tony Williams- d. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- October 3, 1964 Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm

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Electric Miles: 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗙𝘂𝗻, written by Miles Davis. Recorded July 26, 1973. With Dave Liebman- ss; Pete Cosey- g; Reggie Lucas- g; Michael Henderson- el-b; Al Foster- d; James Mtume- perc. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- Big Fun (take 3) [July 26, 1973 NYC]

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Born this day, 1946: Bassist Dave Holland in Wolverhampton, UK. Played with Miles from 1968 to 1970. He can be heard playing both bass guitar and acoustic bass on this set from the Fillmore West on April 12, 1970. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- April 12, 1970 | Fillmore West, San Francisco [REMASTERED]

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Recorded this day, 1964: The Second Great Quintet continue their European tour at the Salle Pleyel, Paris. Great RTF broadcast. With Wayne Shorter- ts, Herbie Hancock- p, Ron Carter- b, Tony Williams- d. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

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Released September, 1955: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 (Prestige PRLP-7007). Recorded June 7, 1955 at Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, NJ. Produced by Bob Weinstock and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder. Weinstock also took the cover photo of Miles at Van Gelder's studio. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive @milestones-archive.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don't often do this but... I just came across this photo purporting to be Miles and Thelonious Monk at the Five Spot in 1957. It appears to be an obvious AI fake (unless you know different). Nothing can be trusted anymore. I hate this shit so much.

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Acoustic Miles: 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲, written by Frank Churchill. Recorded March 20, 1961. With Hank Mobley, John Coltrane- ts; Wynton Kelly- p; Paul Chambers- b; Jimmy Cobb- d. From the LP 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙈𝙮 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚 (Columbia). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis #miles100

Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come (Audio) ft. John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly

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Released this day, 1986: 𝙏𝙪𝙩𝙪 (Warner Bros. Records 9 25490-1). Recorded February and March 1986 at various studios in Hollywood and New York. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

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Recorded this day, 1972: Miles' post-𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳 band plays at Philharmonic Hall, NYC. Released on LP as 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙨 𝙄𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩 (Columbia). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

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Recorded this day, 1956: The 'First Great Quintet' at the Café Bohemia, NYC. With John Coltrane- ts, Red Garland- p, Paul Chambers- b, Philly Joe Jones- d. Brief and dusty sounding radio broadcast, remastered exclusively for our YouTube channel! #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis with John Coltrane- September 29, 1956 Café Bohemia, NYC | REMASTERED

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Recorded this day, 1951: Miles plays at Birdland with a pick up band of Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis & Big Nick Nicholas- ts, Billy Taylor- p, Charles Mingus- b, Art Blakey- d. Cloudy sound but high energy playing. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

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Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive @milestones-archive.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991). Died 35 years ago today. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis #miles100

Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive @milestones-archive.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Born this day, 1924: Pianist Bud Powell in Harlem, NYC. A pioneer of bebop, Powell was hugely influential. Here he is with Miles in 1949, playing a jam session at Carnegie Hall. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis & Stars of Modern Jazz- December 25, 1949 Carnegie Hall, NYC

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Recorded this day, 1960: Miles' quintet plays the fourth of 12 dates in the UK at Manchester's Free Trade Hall, his first tour abroad after Coltrane's departure. Good but thin sounding tape. With Sonny Stitt- as, ts, Wynton Kelly- p, Paul Chambers- b, Jimmy Cobb- d. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- September 27, 1960 Free Trade Hall, Manchester | SPEED CORRECTED

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Sunday morning Miles: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺, from the soundtrack of 𝘿𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙤 (Warner Bros.). Recorded March, 1990 with the Michel Legrand Orchestra. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis #miles100

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Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive @milestones-archive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Live Miles: 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, written by Joe Zawinul. Recorded June 18, 1970 at Fillmore East, NYC. With Steve Grossman- ts; Keith Jarrett- org; Chick Corea- el-p; Dave Holland- b; Jack DeJohnette- d; Airto Moreira- perc. Edited for 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 (Columbia). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Directions (Live at Fillmore East, New York, NY - June 18, 1970)

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Recorded this day (maybe), 1948: Miles and Charlie Parker sit in with Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band. Poor sound but interesting. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Dizzy Gillespie Big Band with Miles Davis & Charlie Parker- Autumn 1948, Pershing Ballroom, Chicago

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Born this day, 1923: Saxophonist Sam Rivers in El Rino, OK. A player with free jazz leanings, Rivers joined the quintet on a brief tour of Japan, causing an interesting clash of styles. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- July 12, 1964 Hibaya Yagai Ongaku-do, Tokyo | REMASTERED

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Recorded this day, 1987: Miles plays in Westbury, Long Island. Great quality, possibly a soundboard tape? With Kenny Garrett- as, fl, Robert Irving III & Adam Holzman- kyb, Joe 'Foley' McCreary- picc-b, Darryl Jones- el-b, Ricky Wellman- d, Mino Cinelu- perc. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- September 25, 1987 Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, Long Island, New York

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Recorded this day, 1981: Miles' comeback band appears at the Hollywood Bowl. With Bill Evans- ts, ss, fl, el-p, Mike Stern- g, Marcus Miller- el-b, Al Foster- d, Mino Cinelu- perc. Nice quality audience tape, remastered exclusively for our Youtube channel! #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- September 25, 1981 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles | Remastered- EXCLUSIVE!

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Recorded this day, 1964: The Second Great Quintet starts an autumn European tour in Berlin. The show was released as 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙄𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙣 (Columbia). With Wayne Shorter- ts, Herbie Hancock- p, Ron Carter- b, Tony Williams- d. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis - Miles In Berlin - FULL ALBUM - YouTube

Miles Davis ‎– Miles In Berlin Sello: Columbia ‎– 2 519507, Legacy ‎– 5195072001 Formato: CD, Album, Remastered País: Chile Publicado: 2005 Género: Jazz Esti...

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Recorded this day, 1948: A small group drawn from the 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘭 nonet plays the Royal Roost on this good radio broadcast. With Lee Konitz- as, John Lewis- p, Curley Russell- b, Max Roach- d, Kenny Hagood- vcl. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- Live at the Royal Roost, Sept. 25, 1948 with Lee Konitz

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Good news! YouTube has unblocked one of my videos, hopefully the first of the many that were blocked earlier in the year. Will it be permanent? Who knows, so enjoy it while it lasts. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- Sweet Sue, Just You (recording sequence) [September 10, 1956 NYC] from What Is Jazz?

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Electric Miles: 𝗚𝗼 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻, written by Miles Davis. Recorded March 30, 1970. With Steve Grossman- ss; John McLaughlin- g; Dave Holland- el-b; Jack De Johnette- d. From the LP 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙁𝙪𝙣 (Columbia). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis #miles100

Miles Davis- Go Ahead John (master) from Big Fun [March 3, 1970 NYC]

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Recorded this day, 1968: The fourth and final session for the LP 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝘿𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙟𝙖𝙧𝙤 (Columbia CS 9750). 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻 (𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁) was credited to Miles, although the session sheet appears to suggest Tony Williams as the composer. Gil Evans may have contributed, too. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

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Recorded this day, 1968: The fourth and final session for the LP 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝘿𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙟𝙖𝙧𝙤 (Columbia CS 9750). 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗯𝗿𝘆 (𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗯𝗿𝘆) was written by Miles and Gil Evans and named for Miles' new wife, Betty Mabry. Her face appears on the LP cover. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Mademoiselle Mabry (Miss Mabry)

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Recorded this day, 1948: Charlie Parker's quintet lays down four tunes for Savoy. The last was Merry-Go-Round, whose melody isn't heard until the final chorus. With John Lewis- p, Curley Russell- b, Max Roach- d. There were two takes, the master was the second. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Charlie Parker-Merry Go Round

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Recorded this day, 1948: Charlie Parker's quintet lays down four tunes for Savoy. The third was the rhythm changes tune Steeplechase. With John Lewis- p, Curley Russell- b, Max Roach- d. After the difficulty of Marmaduke, this one was completed in two takes. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Steeplechase - Charlie Parker

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Recorded this day, 1948: Charlie Parker's quintet lays down four tunes for Savoy. The second was Marmaduke. With John Lewis- p, Curley Russell- b, Max Roach- d. This one caused some problems, as 12 takes were needed before arriving at the master. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis youtu.be/LDPjmTJmZVg?si

Marmaduke (Take 12)

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Recorded this day, 1948: Charlie Parker's quintet lays down four tunes for Savoy. The first was the blues Perhaps. With John Lewis- p, Curley Russell- b, Max Roach- d. Seven takes were made, the final one was the master. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis youtu.be/w1WBwjuMbqc?si

Perhaps (feat. Miles Davis) (Take 7)

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Recorded this day, 1985: Miles records the track 𝗠𝗮𝘇𝗲, named after the legendary Frankie Beverley-led band. With Bob Berg- ss, ts, Robert Irving III- kyb, Mike Stern- g, Angus Thomas- el-b, Vincent Wilburn, Jr.- d, Marilyn Mazur & Steve Thornton- perc. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- Maze [original 1985 version]

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Born this day, 1926: Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane in Hamlet NC. A member of Miles' bands 1955-1957 and 1958-1960, becoming one of the most influential musicians of all time. Their 1960 appearance in Paris is legendary and still controversial. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis #miles100 #coltrane100

Miles Davis with John Coltrane- March 21, 1960 Olympia Theatre, Paris

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John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967). Born 100 years ago today! #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis #miles100 #coltrane100

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Acoustic Miles: 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝘀' 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘃𝗲, written by Milt Jackson. Recorded December 24, 1954. Miles Davis- tp; Milt Jackson- vb; Thelonious Monk- p; Percy Heath- b; Kenny Clarke- d. From the LP 𝘽𝙖𝙜𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙫𝙚 (Prestige). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Bags' Groove (Take 1 / RVG Remastered 2008)

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