Library — Album

'Round About Midnight

Miles Davis · 1957 · Columbia

Personnel

Miles Davis

leader · Trumpet

John Coltrane

played Saxophone on this album

Coltrane was still searching for his own voice. You can hear the seeds of 'sheets of sound' emerging.

Red Garland

played Piano on this album

Garland's block chords give the ballads a distinctive warmth and weight. His understated support on "Round Midnight" is a perfect foil for Miles' melancholic muted trumpet.

Paul Chambers

played Double Bass on this album

Philly Joe Jones

played Drums on this album

John Coltrane

played Tenor Saxophone on this album

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Philly Joe JonesPhilly Joe Jonesフィリー・ジョー・ジョーンズ held the drum chair in Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス's first great quintet from 1955 to 1958. Miles famously said he wouldn't hire a band without Philly Joe, and the drummer's drive is preserved on Cookin' with the Miles Davis QuintetCookin' with the Miles Davis QuintetMiles Davis · 1957.

Philly Joe Jones Miles Davis

Red GarlandRed Garlandレッド・ガーランド's piano was distinguished by his trademark shift from right-hand single-note lines to two-handed block chords. His solos on 'Round About Midnight'Round About MidnightMiles Davis · 1957 and MilestonesMilestonesMiles Davis · 1958 showcase that formal beauty at its best.

Red Garland Miles Davis

Around 1957

All Mornin' Long

Red Garland · 1957

Bass on Top

Paul Chambers · 1957

Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis · 1957

Groovy

Red Garland · 1957

Overseas

Tommy Flanagan · 1957

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