| Miles Davis, Vol. 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Early October 1953[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 20, 1953 | |||
| Studio | WOR Studios New York City | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 21:16 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 5022 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Miles Davis chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Miles Davis, Vol. 2 is the fifth 10-inch LP by trumpeter Miles Davis, recorded on April 20, 1953 and released on Blue Note in October that same year as BLP 5022, his second session and first record for the label.
The recording was made at a point in Davis' life when he was struggling with heroin addiction, and in his autobiography Davis remembers that he, Jimmy Heath, and Art Blakey were all very high in the studio. Davis also states that the song title "C.T.A." was named after Heath's girlfriend Connie Theresa Ann.[4]
Early 1956, Blue Note reissued the contents of Miles Davis's three sessions on two 12" LPs, Miles Davis Vols. 1 & 2, shortly after Davis won the Down Beat readers poll as best trumpeter; the two volumes of repackaged Miles Davis material were the first releases in Blue Note's new 1500 series of 12" LPs.[5][6]
Track listing
Original release
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tempus Fugit" | Bud Powell | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Enigma" | Jay Jay Johnson | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Ray's Idea" | Gil Fuller, Ray Brown | 3:46 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kelo" | Jay Jay Johnson | 3:20 |
| 2. | "I Waited for You" | Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie | 3:31 |
| 3. | "C.T.A." | Jimmy Heath | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 21:31 | ||
Personnel
April 20, 1953[7]
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- J. J. Johnson – trombone
- Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
- Gil Coggins – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
References
- ↑ Billboard Oct 31, 1953
- ↑ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Miles Davis, Vol. 2 – Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Miles Davis with Quincy Troupe, Miles: the Autobiography, 1989, p. 162.
- ↑ Leonard Feather in the original liner notes to Miles Davis Volume 1 (1956)
- ↑ Down Beat Readers Poll 1955 Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine on Down Beat homepage. Retrieved on April 6, 2014.
- ↑ April 20, 1953 Session Details, Miles Ahead: A Miles Davis Website, accessed July 14, 2014
