Young Man with a Horn, also known as Miles Davis, Vol. 1, is the second 10-inch LP by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, recorded at WOR studios on May 9, 1952 and released on Blue Note the following year.
Background
Personal life Young Man with a Horn was recorded on May 9, 1952, during Davis's struggles with heroin addiction. The album was the first of three 10" LPs recorded by Davis for Blue Note during the early 1950s - the others being simply titled Miles Davis, Vol. 2 and Miles Davis, Vol. 3. Davis states in his autobiography that his contract for Prestige Records, for whom he had recorded his first LP the previous year, was non-exclusive, but elsewhere he states the initial Prestige contract was for only one year."Miles: the Autobiography", Miles Davis with Quincy Troupe, 1989, pg.140, pg.153
Release history All cuts were initially issued as singles except "How Deep Is the Ocean."Bob Blumenthal in the liner notes to the RVG Edition of Miles Davis, Volume 1, Blue Note 2001. He does not mention the exception of "How Deep Is the Ocean".Blue Note 78 rpm singles on 78discography.com. Retrieved on April 6, 2014 Young Man with a Horn was also reissued on Vogue in 1954.
The original master takes were split and merged with Davis' two other sessions for Blue Note and re-released on 12 inch LPs Miles Davis, Vols. 1 & 2 in January and February 1956, shortly after Davis won the DownBeat reader's poll for best trumpeter.Leonard Feather in the original liner notes to Miles Davis Volume 1
Track listing
Personnel Miles Davis – trumpet Jay Jay Johnson – trombone (except "Yesterdays", "How Deep Is the Ocean?") Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (except "Yesterdays", "How Deep Is the Ocean?") Gil Coggins – piano Oscar Pettiford – bass Kenny Clarke – drums
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