MILES DAVIS – GREATEST HITS LP – EXC+ A1/B1 UK 1969  JAZZ

Miles Davis’ Greatest Hits
(CBS Records  1969   S63620)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Good+ condition
– some marks/tears on front near bottom – back cover has tearing along bottom part with bottom left corner torn away

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, together with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion.

In 2006, Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which recognized him as “one of the key figures in the history of jazz”. In 2008, his 1959 album Kind of Blue received its fourth platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of at least four million copies in the United States. On December 15, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a symbolic resolution recognizing and commemorating the album Kind of Blue on its 50th anniversary, “honoring the masterpiece and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure”.

Miles Davis’ Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Miles Davis released in vinyl in 1969 on CBS Records.

Track listing

1. “Seven Steps to Heaven” (Victor Feldman, Miles Davis) – 6:26
   Available on Seven Steps to Heaven
2. “All Blues” [live] (Davis) – 8:54
   Available on My Funny Valentine
3. “Someday My Prince Will Come” (Larry Morey, Frank E. Churchill) – 9:11
   Available on Someday My Prince Will Come
4. “Walkin'” [live] [edited] (Richard Carpenter) – 13:11
   Unedited version available on In Person Friday Night at the Blackhawk
5. “My Funny Valentine” [live] (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 15:10
   Available on My Funny Valentine
6. “E.S.P.” (Wayne Shorter) – 5:32
   Available on E.S.P.
7. “‘Round Midnight” (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 5:58
   Available on ‘Round About Midnight
8. “So What” (Davis) – 9:23
   Available on Kind of Blue

Personnel & Recording date

Note: the original album’s liner notes contain incorrect recording date information for tracks 3, 4 and 8.

1. “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.
2. “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.
3. “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.
4. “Walkin'”
   Miles Davis, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums.
   Recorded 4/21/61 at the Blackhawk Supper Club, San Francisco, CA.
5. “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.
6. “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.
7. “‘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.
8. “So What”
   Miles Davis, trumpet; Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, alto sax; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
   Recorded 3/2/59 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY.

Production

• Original Recordings Produced by Irving Townsend, George Avakian, Teo Macero