At the Newport Jazz Festival in 1955, Davis performed the song “‘Round Midnight” as part of an all-star jam session, with the song’s composer Thelonious Monk, along with Connie Kay and Percy Heath of the Modern Jazz Quartet, Zoot Sims, and Gerry Mulligan. Davis’s solo received a positive reception from many jazz fans and critics. His response to this performance was typically laconic: “What are they talking about? I just played the way I always play.”…read more.
Album Data
Released: March 4th, 1957
Recorded: October 26th, 1955 | September 10th, 1956
Record Label: Columbia Records
Location Recorded: Columbia Studios, New York City
Producer: George Avakian
Album Length: 38min / 47sec
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