Ballads and Blues (Miles Davis album)

Ballads and Blues
Ballads and Blues
Compilation album by Miles Davis
Released	March 19, 1996
Recorded	March 9, 1950 – March 9, 1958
Genre	Jazz music, cool jazz
Length	46:39
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Pete Rugolo
Miles Davis chronology

Ballads and Blues is a compilation album by the American jazz musician Miles Davis. It was released on March 19, 1996, by Columbia Records and recorded from March 9, 1950, to March 9, 1958.

Track listing

"I Waited for You" (Fuller, Gillespie) – 3:30
"Yesterdays" (Arkeen, Harbach, James, Johnson, Kern, Rose) – 3:44
"One for Daddy-O" (Adderley, Adderley) – 8:25
"Moon Dreams" (MacGregor, Mercer) – 3:18
"How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Berlin) – 4:38
"Weirdo" (Davis) – 4:43
"Enigma" (Johnson) – 3:22
"It Never Entered My Mind" (Hart, Rodgers) – 4:01
"Autumn Leaves" (Kosma, Mercer, Prevert) – 10:58

Personnel

Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Nat Adderley, Jr. – composing
West Arkeen – composing
John Barber – tuba
Art Blakey – drums
Kenny Clarke – drums
Gil Coggins – piano
Miles Davis – trumpet
Walter Fuller – composing
Dizzy Gillespie – composing
Doug Hawkins – engineering
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Percy Heath – double bass
Del James – composing

J.J. Johnson – composing, trombone
Hank Jones – piano
Sam Jones – bass
Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
Alfred Lion – producing
Al McKibbon – bass
Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Max Roach – drums
Pete Rugolo – producing
Gunther Schuller – French horn
Horace Silver – piano
Rudy Van Gelder – engineering

Charting and reviews

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	Allmusic link

Charting history

Chart	Peak chart position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums	18^[1]

References

^ "Ballads and Blues – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-22.

External links

Ballads and Blues at AllMusic

[charting-1] "Ballads and Blues – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-22.

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