Birth of the Cool

The wonder of Miles’ career is the sheer amount of times he seized the moment, grabbed the right people, and got them to deliver their best creative thoughts for him. — Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World

Release Date: 30th Nov 2018
Catalogue No: 4797297
Label: Decca

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4 "Venus De Milo" (Mulligan)

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Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released in 1957 on Capitol Records.

It compiles eleven tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of three sessions during 1949 and 1950.

Featuring unusual instrumentation and several notable musicians, the music consisted of innovative arrangements influenced by classical music techniques such as polyphony, and marked a major development in post-bebopjazz. As the title suggests, these recordings are considered seminal in the history of cool jazz. Most of them were originally released in the 10-inch 78-rpm format and are all approximately three minutes long. As of 2018, Lee Konitz is the only surviving member of the Birth of the Cool sessions.

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100 Albums That Shook the World

The wonder of Miles’ career is the sheer amount of times he seized the moment, grabbed the right people, and got them to deliver their best creative thoughts for him.

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