About this item

Miles Davis and Milt Jackson only recorded together on a few occasions, but those collaborations always produced superb music. Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giantsincludes one such collaborative effort - a unique 1954 quintet session that also features the great Thelonious Monk on piano. These are the only existing studio recordings presenting Miles and Monk together.

Miles Davis, trumpet
Milt Jackson, vibes
Thelonious Monk, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Kenny Clarke, drums

Original session recorded by Rudy Van Gelder & produced by Bob Weinstock.

Hackensack, New Jersey, December 24, 1954.

TRACK LISTING

Swing Spring
The Man I Love [take 2]
The Man I Love [take 1]
Bemsha Swing
Bags Groove [take 2]
Bags Groove [take 1]