Miles Davis's Essential Albums and Recordings
Miles Davis's Essential Albums and Recordings
Early Career (1940s-1950s)
Birth of the Cool (1957)
Essential Tracks: Move, Boplicity, Jeru
Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1959)
Essential Tracks: The Man I Love, Swing Spring, Round Midnight
Walkin' (1957)
Essential Tracks: Walkin', Blue 'n' Boogie, Solar
First Great Quintet and Sextet (1950s)
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1957)
Essential Tracks: My Funny Valentine, Blues by Five, Airegin
Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1958)
Essential Tracks: If I Were a Bell, You're My Everything, I Could Write a Book
Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1959)
Essential Tracks: It Never Entered My Mind, Four, In Your Own Sweet Way
Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1961)
Essential Tracks: Salt Peanuts, Surrey with the Fringe on Top, Something I Dreamed Last Night
Kind of Blue and Modal Jazz (Late 1950s)
Milestones (1958)
Essential Tracks: Milestones, Dr. Jackle, Straight, No Chaser
Kind of Blue (1959)
Essential Tracks: So What, Freddie Freeloader, Blue in Green
Orchestral Collaborations (1950s-1960s)
Miles Davis's Essential Albums and Recordings
Miles Ahead (1957)
Essential Tracks: Miles Ahead, The Maids of Cadiz, Blues for Pablo
Porgy and Bess (1958)
Essential Tracks: Summertime, It Ain't Necessarily So, I Loves You, Porgy
Sketches of Spain (1960)
Essential Tracks: Concierto de Aranjuez, Saeta, Solea
Second Great Quintet (1960s)
E.S.P. (1965)
Essential Tracks: E.S.P., Agitation, Iris
Miles Smiles (1967)
Essential Tracks: Footprints, Circle, Ginger Bread Boy
Sorcerer (1967)
Essential Tracks: Prince of Darkness, Masqualero, Pee Wee
Nefertiti (1968)
Essential Tracks: Nefertiti, Fall, Pinocchio
Electric Period (Late 1960s-1970s)
In a Silent Way (1969)
Essential Tracks: Shhh/Peaceful, In a Silent Way/It's About That Time
Bitches Brew (1970)
Essential Tracks: Pharaoh's Dance, Bitches Brew, Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
Jack Johnson (1971)
Essential Tracks: Right Off, Yesternow
On the Corner (1972)
Miles Davis's Essential Albums and Recordings
Essential Tracks: On the Corner/New York Girl/Thinkin' One Thing and Doin' Another/Vote for Miles, Black Satin
Agharta (1975)
Essential Tracks: Prelude, Maiysha, Interlude
Late Career and Comeback (1980s-1990s)
The Man with the Horn (1981)
Essential Tracks: Fat Time, Shout, Aïda
Tutu (1986)
Essential Tracks: Tutu, Portia, Splatch
Aura (1989)
Essential Tracks: Intro, White, Yellow
Live Recordings
Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1962)
Essential Tracks: So What, Someday My Prince Will Come, Oleo
Miles in Tokyo (1969)
Essential Tracks: If I Were a Bell, Walkin', My Funny Valentine
Live-Evil (1971)
Essential Tracks: What I Say, Funky Tonk, Inamorata
Essential Compilations and Box Sets
The Complete Columbia Album Collection
A comprehensive collection covering Davis's career with Columbia Records.
The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965
An extensive collection of live recordings showcasing the Second Great Quintet.
The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
Miles Davis's Essential Albums and Recordings
A compilation providing a deeper look into the sessions that produced In a Silent Way.