MUNI 20080320 & 27 – Miles Davis-Gil Evans: Porgy and Bess, Sketches of Spain, Quiet Nights

   

                             Miles Davis & Gil Evans and His Orchestra

              

   PORGY AND BESS (suite of 13 parts)

     1. Buzzard Song (George
   Gershwin)                                                                     4:07

     2. Bess, You Is My Woman Now (George Gershwin)                                         5:10

     3. Gone (Gil
   Evans)                                                                                              
   3:37

     4. Gone, Gone, Gone (George
   Gershwin)                                                            2:03

     5. Summertime (George
   Gershwin)                                                                      3:17

     6. Oh Bess,Oh Where’s My Bess (George Gershwin)                                        4:28

     7. Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (George Gershwin)                        
                           4:39

     8. Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab (George Gershwin)                           4:06

     9. My Man’s Gone Now (George Gershwin)                                                      
   6:14

   10. It Ain’t Necessarily So (George
   Gershwin)                                                     4:23

   11. Here Come de Honey Man (George Gershwin)                                              1:18

   12. I Loves You, Porgy (George Gershwin)                                                3:39

   13. There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York (George Gershwin)       3:23

   

   Miles Davis-fh, tp; Gil Evans-arr, cond; Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles, Louis

   Mucci-tp; Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak, Jimmz Cleveland, Joe Bennett-tb; Willie Ruff,

   Julius Watkins, Gunther Schuller-Fr h; Bill Barber-tu; Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque-fl,

   afl, cl; Cannonball Adderley-as; Danny Bank-afl, bcl; Paul Chambers-b; Philly Joe Jones-dr.

   New York City, July 22, 1958.

   Jimmy Cobb-dr replaces Jones.

   New York City, July 29, 1958.

   Jerome Richardson-fl, afl, cl replaces Bodner.

   New York City, August 4 & 18, 1958.

   

            SKETCHES OF SPAIN

   1. Concierto de Aranjuez  (Joaquín Rodrigo)                                              
             16:19

   2. Will o’ the Wisp (Manuel de
   Falla)                                                                     3:47

   3. The Pan Piper (Gil
   Evans)                                                                                  3:52

   4. Saeta (Gil
   Evans)                                                                                               
   5:06

   5. Solea (Gil
   Evans)                                                                                    
             12:15

   

   Miles Davis-fh, tp; Gil Evans-arr, cond; Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Louis Mucci, Taft
   Jordan-tp; Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak-tb; Jimmy Buffington, John Barrows, Earl Chapin-Fr h; Jimmy
   McAllister-tu; Al Block, Eddie Caine-f; romeo Penque-ob; Harold Feldman-cl, ob; Danny
   Bank-bcl; Jack Knitzer-bsn; Janet Putnam-harp; Paul Chambers-b; Jimmy Cobb-dr; Elvin
   Jones-perc; probably Joe Mangual-perc.

   New York City, November 20, 1959.

   Similar personnel.

   New York City, March 10, 1960.

   

               QUIET NIGHTS

   1. Song No. 2 (Gil Evans-Miles
   Davis)                                                                    1:36

   2. Once Upon a Summertime (Michel Legrand)                                                    
   3:24

   3. Aos pes da cruz (M. Pinto-P.
   Goncalves)                                                           4:15

   4. Song No. 1 (Gil Evans-Miles
   Davis)                                                                      4:33

   5. Wait Till You See Her (Richard
   Rodgers)                                                           4:03

   6. Corcovado [Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars] (Antonio Carlos Jobim)            2:42

   

   Miles Davis-fh, tp; Gil Evans-arr, cond; Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Louis Mucci, Harold Shorty
   Baker-tp; Jay Jay Johnson, Frank Rehak-tb; Ray Alonge, Julius Watkins, prob. Don Corrado-Fr h;
   Bill Barber-tu; Steve Lacy-ss; Al Block-fl; Jerome Richardson, prob. Ray Beckenstein-fl,
   reeds; unknown-reeds, ww; Bob Tricarico-bsn; Garvin Bushell-bsn, contrabsn; prob. Janet
   Putnam-harp; Paul Chambers-b; Jimmy Cobb-dr; Willie Bobo-bgos; Elvin Jones-perc.

   New York City, July 27, 1962.

   Similar personnel.

   New York City, August 13, 1962, November 6, 1962.