Released May 15, 2001 Length 149:13 (2 disc set) Label Columbia/Legacy | Recorded 1945-1986 The Essential Miles Davis(2001) The Prince of Darkness Release date 15 May 2001 | |
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The Essential Miles Davis is a 2-CD compilation album by Miles Davis released by Columbia Legacy on May 15, 2001. It belongs to Sony Music Entertainment's "The Essential" series, not to the series "Essentials", established by WEA International, and was released as part of Sony's Miles 75 Anniversary program. In 2008, The Essential Miles Davis 3.0 was released as a limited edition album featuring a bonus third disc that added five more songs to the original track list.
Contents
CD1
- "Now's the Time" – C. Parker
- "Jeru" – G. Mulligan
- "Compulsion" – M. Davis
- "Tempus Fugit" – B. Powell
- "Walkin'" – R. Carpenter
- "Round Midnight" – T. Monk - B. Hanighen - C. Williams
- "Bye Bye Blackbird" – M. Dixon - R. Henderson
- "New Rhumba" – A. Jamal
- "Generique" – M. Davis
- "Summertime" – G. Gershwin - I. Gershwin - D. Heyward
- "So What" – M. Davis
- "The Pan Piper" – Gil Evans
- "Someday My Prince Will Come" – F.E. Churchill - L. Morey
CD2
- "My Funny Valentine (Live)" – R. Rodgers - L. Hart
- "E.S.P." – Miles Davis - W. Shorter
- "Nefertiti" – W. Shorter
- "Petits Machins (Little Stuff)" – Miles Davis - Gil Evans
- "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" – Miles Davis
- "Little Church" – H. Pascoal
- "Black Satin" – Miles Davis
- "Jean Pierre (Live)" – Miles Davis
- "Time After Time" – C. Lauper - R. Hyman
- "Portia" – M. Miller
CD3 (Limited Edition)
- "Stella by Starlight"
- "Milestones"
- "Seven Steps to Heaven"
- "Footprints"
- "In a Silent Way"
Songs
1Now's the Time3:17
2Jeru3:13
3Compulsion5:45
References
The Essential Miles Davis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA