Miles Davis – Birth of the Cool (Limited Edition 12-Inch Album on 180g Red/White Splatter Vinyl)

This hand-numbered album is limited to just 400 copies.

Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis, released in February 1957 by 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-bebop jazz. As the title suggests, these recordings are considered seminal in the history of cool jazz.

Track Listing

Side One

1. Move
2. Jeru
3. Moon Dreams
4. Venus De Milo
5. Budo
6. Deception

Side Two

1. Godchild
2. Boplicity
3. Rocker
4. Israel
5. Rouge

Format: Vinyl / 12” Album (Coloured Vinyl)

Label: Second Records

Catalogue No: SRPD0001SP

Barcode: 9003829979411

Release Date: 4 Aug 2023