Miles Davis, Vol. 2

1953 studio album by Miles Davis
Miles Davis, Vol. 2
Studio album by
Miles Davis
ReleasedEarly October 1953[1]
RecordedApril 20, 1953
StudioWOR Studios, NYC
Genre
  • Bebop
  • hard bop
Length21:16
LabelBlue Note
BLP 5022
ProducerAlfred Lion
Miles Davis chronology
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AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Miles Davis, Vol. 2 is the fifth 10-inch LP by trumpeter Miles Davis, recorded on April 20, 1953[4] and released on Blue Note later that year—his second session and first release for the label.

Background

Personal life

The recording was made at a point in Davis' life when he was struggling with heroin addiction; in his autobiography Davis recounts Jimmy Heath, Art Blakey and he were all very high in the studio. Davis also states that the song title "C.T.A." was named after Heath's girlfriend Connie Theresa Ann.[5]

Release history

Early 1956, Blue Note reissued the contents of Miles Davis's three sessions on two 12" LPs, Miles Davis Vols. 1 & 2, shortly after Davis won the DownBeat readers poll as best trumpeter; the two volumes of repackaged Miles Davis material were the first releases in Blue Note's new 1500 series of 12" LPs.[6][7]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tempus Fugit"Bud Powell3:53
2."Enigma"Jay Jay Johnson3:25
3."Ray's Idea"
3:46
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kelo"Johnson3:20
2."I Waited for You"3:31
3."C.T.A."Jimmy Heath3:36
Total length:21:31

Personnel

Musicians

References

  1. ^ Billboard Oct 31, 1953
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Miles Davis, Vol. 2 – Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ April 20, 1953 Session Details, Miles Ahead: A Miles Davis Website, accessed July 14, 2014
  5. ^ Miles Davis with Quincy Troupe, Miles: the Autobiography, 1989, p. 162.
  6. ^ Leonard Feather in the original liner notes to Miles Davis Volume 1 (1956)
  7. ^ Down Beat Readers Poll 1955 Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine on Down Beat homepage. Retrieved on April 6, 2014.
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