The album is a reissue in 12″ format of the 10″ LP Miles Davis Quartet (PRLP 161), with “I’ll Remember April” added. Tracks 4,6, 7, and 8 come from Prestige PREP 1326, The Miles Davis Quartet, recorded 19 May 1953. It features a quartet with John Lewis on piano —replaced on “Smooch” by its co-composer Charles Mingus— Percy Heath, the bassist throughout the album, and Max Roach on drums. Tracks 2, 3, and 5, from March 15, 1954, with Horace Silver on piano and Art Blakey on drums, were first released on PREP 1360, titled Miles Davis Quartet. The first track on the album “I’ll Remember April” is from the 3 April 1954 session and was originally included on the 10″ LP Miles Davis Quintet (PRLP 185)….read more.
Album Data
Released: October, 1956
Recorded: May 9th, 1953 | March 15th, 1954 | April 3rd, 1954
Record Label: Prestige
Location Recorded: WOR Studios, New York City | Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, New Jersey
Producer: Bob Weinstock | Ira Gitler
Album Length: 36min / 33sec
Track #1 (April 3, 1954)
Miles Davis – trumpet
David Schildkraut – alto saxophone
Horace Silver – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Track #2, 3 and 5 (March 15, 1954)
Miles Davis – trumpet
Horace Silver – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Art Blakey – drums
Track #4, 6, 7 and 8 (May 19, 1953)
Miles Davis – trumpet
John Lewis – piano (6, 7, 8)
Charles Mingus – piano (4)
Percy Heath – bass
Max Roach – drums
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