Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins (PRLP 187) is a 1954 10-inch LP album by Miles Davis, released by Prestige Records.[2][3] The four tracks on this LP, along with a second take of "But Not For Me", were recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on June 29, 1954.[4]
The album showcases the musical and compositional abilities of Sonny Rollins, who was Davis's favored saxophonist at this point in his career. Three of the four tunes were Sonny Rollins originals, and would go on to become regular parts of live sets played by both Davis and Rollins. Davis says in his autobiography that Rollins was writing the music on scraps of paper in the studio during the recording session. Davis also states that the cover of Gershwin's "But Not for Me" was an early example of himself being influenced by the spacing and lyricism of pianist Ahmad Jamal.[5]
After the 10" LP format was discontinued, all four tracks, along with the alternate take, were included on side 2 of the 12" album Bags' Groove (PRLP 7109).
References
- Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins, the Jazz Discography Project, accessed May 27, 2014.
- Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins, Miles Ahead: A Miles Davis Website, accessed May 27, 2014.
- June 29, 1954 Session Details, Miles Ahead: A Miles Davis Website, accessed May 27, 2014.
- Miles Davis with Quincy Troupe, Miles: the Autobiography, 1989, p. 178.
