Miles Davis and Horns
Miles Davis and Horns, also reissued as Early Miles 1951 & 1953, is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Released in 1956, by Prestige Records, it compiles material from albums previously released by Prestige in the discontinued 10-inch LP format. The fifth, sixth, and eighth tracks were originally issued on the various artists album Modern Jazz Trumpets, and had also been issued as 78rpm singles. Tracks 1–4 first appeared on Miles Davis Plays the Compositions of Al Cohn. Track 3 was also previously released as the B-side of the "Morpheus" single. Track 7 was originally on Blue Period.
The cover art was designed by Mad magazine cartoonist Don Martin, who created several albums covers for Prestige before beginning his career with Mad.
12" LP track listing
PRLP7025An alternate take of "Blue Room" was later added as a bonus track.
Personnel
Tracks 1–4:- Miles Davis – Trumpet
- Zoot Sims – Tenor saxophone
- Al Cohn – Tenor saxophone
- Sonny Truitt – Trombone
- John Lewis – Piano
- Leonard Gaskin – Bass
- Kenny Clarke – Drums
- Miles Davis – Trumpet
- Sonny Rollins – Tenor saxophone
- Bennie Green – Trombone
- John Lewis – Piano
- Percy Heath – Bass
- Roy Haynes – Drums