Miles Davis' Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Miles Davis originally released in 1969 and re-released in 1997 on CD with different recordings of tracks 3, 4 and 8.
Track listing 1997 CD reissue "Seven Steps to Heaven" (Victor Feldman, Miles Davis) – 6:26 Available on Seven Steps to Heaven "All Blues" [live] (Davis) – 8:54 Available on My Funny Valentine "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Larry Morey, Frank E. Churchill) – 9:11 Available on Someday My Prince Will Come "Walkin'" [live] [edited] (Richard Carpenter) – 13:11 Unedited version available on In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete "My Funny Valentine" [live] (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:10 Available on My Funny Valentine "E.S.P." (Wayne Shorter) – 5:32 Available on E.S.P. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 5:58 Available on 'Round About Midnight "So What" (Davis) – 9:23 Available on Kind of Blue
Personnel & Recording date Note: tracks 3, 4 and 8 of the original 1969 edition have different personnel and recording dates.
"Seven Steps to Heaven" Miles Davis, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums. Recorded 5/14/63 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY. "All Blues" Miles Davis, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums. Recorded 2/12/64 at the Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY. "Someday My Prince Will Come" Miles Davis, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums. Recorded 3/20/61 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York NY. "Walkin'" Miles Davis, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums. Recorded 4/21/61 at the Black Hawk Club, San Francisco, CA. "My Funny Valentine" Miles Davis, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums. Recorded 2/12/64 at the Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY. "E.S.P." Miles Davis, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums. Recorded 1/20/65 at Columbia Studio, Los Angeles, CA. "'Round Midnight" Miles Davis, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Red Garland, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums. Recorded 9/10/56 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY. "So What" Miles Davis, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Cannonball Adderley, alto sax; Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums. Recorded 3/2/1959 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY.
Production Original Recordings Produced by Irving Townsend, George Avakian, Teo Macero Reissue Produced by Nedra Olds-Neal C 1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Originally released 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./"Columbia" is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / "Legacy" and L are trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Distribution Sony Music 01-065418-10
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