Birth of the Cool (1957 12" LP, Capitol T-762)

ABOUT THE ALBUM

"Birth of the Cool" is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis, released in February 1957 by Capitol Records. It compiles eleven tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of three sessions during 1949 and 1950.

TRACK LIST

1.  "Move" (Denzil Best, arranged by John Lewis) – 2:29
2.  "Jeru" (Gerry Mulligan) – 3:10
3.  "Moon Dreams" (Chummy MacGregor, Johnny Mercer, arranged by Gil Evans) – 3:13
4.  "Venus De Milo" (Mulligan) – 3:10
5.  "Budo" (Miles Davis, Bud Powell, arranged by John Lewis) – 2:31
6.  "Deception" (George Shearing, Davis, arranged by Gerry Mulligan) – 2:46
7.  "Godchild" (George Wallington, arranged by Gerry Mulligan) – 3:08
8.  "Boplicity" (Cleo Henry a.k.a. Davis and Gil Evans, arranged by Gil Evans) – 2:58
9.  "Rocker" (Mulligan) – 3:04
10.  "Israel" (Johnny Carisi) – 2:15
11.  "Rouge" (John Lewis) – 3:13

January 21, 1949 – "Jeru", "Move", "Godchild", "Budo"

• Miles Davis – trumpet
• Kai Winding – trombone
• Junior Collins – French horn
• Bill Barber – tuba
• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
• Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
• Al Haig – piano
• Joe Shulman – bass
• Max Roach – drums

April 22, 1949 – "Venus De Milo", "Rouge", "Boplicity", "Israel"

• Miles Davis – trumpet
• J. J. Johnson – trombone
• Sandy Siegelstein – French horn
• Bill Barber – tuba
• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
• Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
• John Lewis – piano
• Nelson Boyd – bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums

March 9, 1950 – "Deception", "Rocker", "Moon Dreams"

• Miles Davis – trumpet
• J. J. Johnson – trombone
• Gunther Schuller – French horn
• Bill Barber – tuba
• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
• Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
• John Lewis – piano
• Al McKibbon – bass
• Max Roach – drums

All tracks recorded at WOR Studios, New York, New York