Personnel includes: Miles Davis (trumpet); Gil Evans (arranger); Sarah
Vaughan, Billy Eckstine (vocals); Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz (alto
saxophone); Lucky Thompson, Coleman Hawkins, James Moody (tenor
saxophone); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Dizzy Gillespie
(trumpet, piano); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Duke Jordan, Al Haig, John
Lewis, Tadd Dameron (piano); Tommy Potter (bass); Max Roach, Kenny
Clarke (drums).
Recorded between 1945 & 1950.
Disc One - Milestones
1. Billie’s Bounce 3:10
2. Now’s The Time 3:16
3. Thriving On A Riff 3:00
4. Yardbird Suite 2:53
5. Night In Tunisia 3:01
6. Oo Bop Sh’Bam 3:01
7. For Europeans Only 2:43
8. Donna Lee 3:01
9. Chasin’ The Bird 2:44
10. Cheryl 2:58
11. The Way You Look Tonight 2:46
12. Milestones 2:42
13. Little Willie Leaps 2:51
14. Half Nelson 2:44
15. Sippin’ At Bells 2:22
16. Bird Of Paradise 3:10
17. My Old Flame 3:13
18. Out Of Nowhere 3:03
19. Don’t Blame Me 2:46
20. Crazeology 2:56
21. How Deep Is The Ocean 3:21
22. Another Hair-Do 2:38
23. Klaunstance 2:45
24. Bird Gets The Worm 2:36
Disc Two – Enter The Cool
1. Birth Of The Cool Theme 0:19
2. Symphony Sid Announces The Band 1:02
3. Move 3:40
4. Why Do I Love You? 3:46
5. Godchild 5:15
6. Symphony Sid Introduction 0:27
7. S’il Vous Plait 4:27
8. Moon Dreams 5:06
9. Budo (Incomplete) 1:25
10. Darn That Dream 4:11
11. Move 4:48
12. Moon Dreams 3:46
13. Budo 4:23
14. Steeple Chase 3:04
15. Merry-Go-Round 2:17
16. 52nd Street Theme 3:53
17. Half Nelson 3:53
18. You Go To My Head 5:37
19. Chasin’ The Bird 5:42
20. Overtime 4:32
Disc Three - Boplicity
1. Victory Ball 4:11
2. Jeru 2:27
3. Move 3:05
4. Godchild 3:02
5. Budo 2:28
6. Good Bait 3:20
7. Focus 3:53
8. April In Paris 2:54
9. Webb’s Delight 3:36
10. Milano (Miles) 3:35
11. Casbah 3:36
12. Venus De Milo 3:05
13. Rouge 3:07
14. Boplicity 2:55
15. Israel 2:12
16. Rifftide 3:56
17. Good Bait 5:30
18. Wahoo 5:31
19. Don’t Blame Me 3:38
20. Ladybird 4:55
21. Allen’s Alley 4:21
Disc Four - Conception
1. Embraceable You 4:09
2. Ornithology 3:45
3. All The Things You Are 4:19
4. Hot House 7:50
5. Ornithology (Incomplete) 3:37
6. Conception 4:08
7. Ray’s Idea 5:54
8. Deception 2:42
9. Rocker 2:59
10. Moon Dreams 3:13
11. Darn That Dream 3:20
12. Ain’t Misbehavin’ 2:59
13. Goodnight My Love 3:27
14. It Might As Well Be Spring 3:10
15. Mean To Me 2:53
16. Nice Work If You Can Get It 2:34
17. Wee 11:55
