Birth Of The Cool

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Move Written-By – Denzil Best	2:33
2	Jeru Written-By – Gerry Mulligan	3:11
3	Moon Dreams Written-By – Chummy MacGregor*, Johnny Mercer	3:18
4	Venus De Milo Written-By – Gerry Mulligan	3:11
5	Budo Written-By – Bud Powell, Miles Davis	2:33
6	Deception Written-By – Miles Davis	2:46
7	Godchild Written-By – George Wallington	3:08
8	Boplicity Written-By – Cleo Henry	3:00
9	Rocker Written-By – Gerry Mulligan	3:04
10	Israel Written-By – Johnny Carisi*	2:15
11	Rouge Written-By – John Lewis	3:13

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
• Baritone Saxophone – Gerry Mulligan
• Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: 3, 6, 9), Joe Shulman (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7), Nelson Boyd (tracks: 4, 8, 10, 11)
• Drums – Kenny Clarke (tracks: 4, 8, 10, 11), Max Roach (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 9)
• French Horn – Junior Collins* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7), Gunther Schuller (tracks: 3, 6, 9), Sandy Siegelstein (tracks: 4, 8, 10, 11)
• Photography By [Cover] – Aram Avakian
• Piano – Al Haig (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7), John Lewis (tracks: 4, 8, 10, 11)
• Trombone – J.J. Johnson (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8 to 11), Kai Winding (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7)
• Trumpet, Leader – Miles Davis
• Tuba – John Barber*

Notes

1, 2, 5, 7 recorded January 21 1949, in New York City
4, 8, 10, 11 recorded April 22 1949, in New York City
3, 6, 9 recorded March 9 1950, in New York City
Album originally released in 1957.

Comes in mini LP replica with OBI & Japanese insert.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988006 785281
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
T-762	Miles Davis	Birth Of The Cool ‎(LP, Album, Comp, Mono)	Capitol Records	T-762	US	1956
TC-CAPS 1024, OC 254-85 489M	Miles Davis	The Birth Of The Cool ‎(Cass, Comp, Mono, RE)	Capitol Records, Capitol Records	TC-CAPS 1024, OC 254-85 489M	UK	Unknown
144489.1151.014	Miles Davis	The Birth Of The Cool ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, RE, Red)	Motivator Company Classics Catalog	144489.1151.014	Europe	2016
CDP 7 92862 2	Miles Davis	Birth Of The Cool ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Capitol Jazz	CDP 7 92862 2	UK	1989
CDP 592862	Miles Davis	Birth Of The Cool ‎(CD, Album, RE, Club)	Capitol Jazz	CDP 592862	US	1989