Miles Davis: The Musings of Miles (180 g) (Ltd. Ed.) (LP)

Charlie Parker had just died (in March 1955) and Miles Davis was in the process of forming his first classical quintet when he recorded this album. The trumpeter is featured on a quartet outing with acclaimed bassist Oscar Pettiford (with whom Miles had already recorded for Blue Note in 1952 - these should be their last recordings together), pianist Red Garland and drummer Philly Joe Jones (both would also be part of the aforementioned quintet). The program consists of four standards, a blues ("Green Haze"), the original tune "I didn't", which was Miles' humorous answer to Thelonious Monk's "Well, You needn't". The interpretations are generally lyrical and melodic, and even "A Night in Tunisia" sounds a bit mellow. A version of "How Deep Is the Ocean?" from Miles' only other studio session with Oscar Pettiford has been added as a bonus. The complete album + 1 bonus track.