Miles Davis Porgy And Bess
1959 Vinyl
Big Band
Modal

Main image
Columbia
bass Paul Chambers
composed by George Gershwin
directed by [orchestra under the direction of] Gil Evans
tracks a1, a3 to a6, b1, b3, b6, b7 drums "Philly" Joe Jones
tracks a2, b2, b4, b5 drums Jimmy Cobb
engineer Ray Moore
tracks a1, a6, b1 flute Jerome Richardson
tracks a2 to a5, b2 to b7 flute Phil Bodner
flute Romeo Penque
french horn Gunther Schuller
french horn Julius Watkins
french horn Willie Ruff
liner notes Charles Edward Smith
photography by Roy DeCarava
saxophone Cannonball Adderley
saxophone Danny Bank
trombone Frank Rehak
trombone Jimmy Cleveland
trombone Joseph Bennett
trombone Richard Hixson
trumpet Bernie Glow
trumpet Ernie Royal
trumpet Johnny Coles
trumpet Louis R. Mucci
trumpet, flugelhorn Miles Davis
tuba Bill Barber
Columbia red/black, 6-eye logo center labels, deep groove
Label variation: album title written on 2 lines.

Recorded 7/22/1958: tracks A3, A4, B3;
7/29/1958: tracks A2, B2, B4, B5;
8/04/1958: tracks A1, A6, B1;
8/18/1958: tracks A5, B6, B7

Runouts are stamped, except for II which is hand-etched.
Matrix / Runout: xLp 44661 (Label side A)
Matrix / Runout: xLp 44662 (Label side B)
Matrix / Runout: XLP44661-2AD - (Runout side A, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: XLP44662-2AG - II (Runout side B, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: XLP44661-2AB (Runout side A, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: XLP44662-2AH - II (Runout side B, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: XLP44661-2L II (Runout, side A, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: XLP44662-2AG I (Runout, side B, variant 4)



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