| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat (Original LP release) |   [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961 is a live album by American jazz musician Miles Davis originally released by Columbia in 1962.
Background
This live performance features Davis with his regular quintet and accompanied by Gil Evans and his 21-piece orchestra. The orchestra and quintet together perform selections from Miles Ahead and Sketches of Spain, while the quintet by itself performs both Davis originals and standards by Sonny Rollins and Ahmad Jamal, among others.
Although Davis and Evans recorded multiple albums together, there were only two live performances ever with both quintet and orchestra. On top of the rarity of the occasion, the Carnegie Hall recording features a few one-offs: the only recordings of the Gil Evans-orchestrated introduction to "So What" and a version of "Spring Is Here," again arranged by Evans.
Track listing
Original release
The original LP was released in two versions: as CL 1812 in monaural and CS 8612 as "electronically re-channeled for stereo."[4][5]
All tracks are written by Miles Davis, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So What" | 12:04 | |
| 2. | "Spring Is Here" | 3:58 | |
| 3. | "No Blues" | 10:55 | |
| 4. | "Oleo" | Sonny Rollins | 7:23 |
| 5. | "Someday My Prince Will Come" | 2:43 | |
| 6. | "The Meaning of the Blues / Lament / New Rhumba" | 8:31 |
1998 Columbia/Legacy release
A two-disc CD version of the complete concert in chronological order was released by Sony/Columbia in 1998. This edition features the original mono mix.
Disc 1
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So What" | Davis | 12:01 |
| 2. | "Spring Is Here" | Rogers, Hart | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Teo" | Davis | 9:10 |
| 4. | "Walkin'" | Richard Carpenter | 9:32 |
| 5. | "The Meaning Of The Blues / Lament" | Troup, Worth / Johnson | 4:34 |
| 6. | "New Rhumba" | Jamal | 4:07 |
Disc 2
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someday My Prince Will Come" | Churchill, Morey | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Oleo" | Rollins | 7:19 |
| 3. | "No Blues" | Davis | 10:38 |
| 4. | "I Thought About You" | Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer | 5:00 |
| 5. | "En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor (adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez)" | Joaquín Rodrigo | 17:05 |
Personnel
The Miles Davis Quintet
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
The Gil Evans Orchestra
- Gil Evans – arranger and conductor
- Miles Davis – trumpet soloist
- Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci – trumpets
- Jimmy Knepper, Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak – trombones
- Julius Watkins, Paul Ingrahan, Bob Swisshelm – French horns
- Bill Barber – tuba
- Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Eddie Caine, Bob Tricarico, Danny Bank – reeds and woodwinds
- Janet Putnam – harp
- Wynton Kelly – piano (on "Spring is Here" only)
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
- Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
Production
- Teo Macero – producer
Chart history
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Jazz Albums[6] | 59 |
References
- ^ Down Beat: October 11, 1962 vol. 29, no. 26
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r106139
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "At Carnegie Hall – Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ "MILES DAVIS At Carnegie Hall LP 6-eye mono CL 1812". Ebay. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ "At Carnegie Hall – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
