Miles Davis and Horns

Miles Davis and Horns (PRLP 7025) 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 (PRLP 113),^[4] and had also been issued as 78rpm singles.^[5] Tracks 1–4 first appeared on Miles Davis Plays the Compositions of Al Cohn (PRLP 154).^[6] Track 3 was also previously released as the B-side of the "Morpheus" single (Prestige 734). Track 7 was originally on Blue Period (PRLP 140).^[7]

Miles Davis and Horns
Compilation album by Miles Davis
Released	Late March/early April 1956[1]
Recorded	January 17, 1951 Apex Studios, New York City February 19, 1953 Beltone Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:12
Label	Prestige
Producer	Bob Weinstock, Ira Gitler
Miles Davis chronology
Dig (1956) Miles Davis and Horns (1956) Miles (1956)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat (1960 Lp reissue)	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

The cover art was designed by MAD magazine cartoonist Don Martin, who created several albums covers for Prestige before beginning his career with MAD.^[8]

12" LP track listing

PRLP7025:^[9]

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Session	Length
1.	"Tasty Pudding"	Al Cohn	February 19, 1953	3:20
2.	"Floppy"	Al Cohn	February 19, 1953	6:00
3.	"Willie the Wailer"	Al Cohn	February 19, 1953	4:26

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Session	Length
1.	"For Adults Only"	Al Cohn	February 19, 1953	5:33
2.	"Morpheus"	John Lewis	January 17, 1951	2:21
3.	"Down"	Miles Davis	January 17, 1951	2:51
4.	"Blue Room" (Take 2)	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	January 17, 1951	3:00
5.	"Whispering"	Malvin Schonberger, Richard Coburn, Vincent Rose	January 17, 1951	3:03
Total length:				33:12

An 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 (plays on "Floppy" only)
• John Lewis – Piano
• Leonard Gaskin – Bass
• Kenny Clarke – Drums

Tracks 5–8:

• Miles Davis – Trumpet
• Sonny Rollins – Tenor saxophone
• Bennie Green – Trombone
• John Lewis – Piano
• Percy Heath – Bass
• Roy Haynes – Drums