Miles Ahead

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"Miles Ahead" is a groundbreaking 1957 jazz album by trumpeter Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans that helped pioneer the cool jazz and orchestral jazz styles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Miles Davis album
jazz album
studio album
arranger Gil Evans
artist Miles Davis
catalogNumber Columbia CL 1041
closingTrack I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)
conductor Gil Evans
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtFeatures Miles Davis photograph superimposed on a sailboat scene
criticalReception highly acclaimed
featuresEnsemble Miles Davis + 19-piece orchestra
featuresInstrument flugelhorn
trumpet
followedBy Milestones
format mono
genre cool jazz
jazz
orchestral jazz
hasCollaboration Miles Davis–Gil Evans studio collaboration
hasLinerNotesBy George Avakian
hasReissue Miles Ahead (stereo and CD reissues with bonus tracks)
includesTrack Blues for Pablo
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)
Lament
Miles Ahead (title track)
linked to: Miles Ahead

New Rhumba
The Duke
The Maids of Cadiz
The Meaning of the Blues
influencedGenre modern orchestral jazz
third stream
language instrumental
length 36:59
notableFor innovative collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans
pioneering cool jazz with large ensemble orchestration
openingTrack Springsville
orchestrator Gil Evans
originalMedium 12-inch LP record
partOf Miles Davis–Gil Evans collaborations
precededBy Round About Midnight
primaryArtist Miles Davis
producer George Avakian
recordedAt Columbia 30th Street Studio
recordedInCity New York City
recordingEndDate 1957-05-10
recordingStartDate 1957-05-06
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDate 1957-10-21
releaseYear 1957

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Miles Davis notableWork Miles Ahead
Don Cheadle notableWork Miles Ahead
Don Cheadle directed Miles Ahead
Milestones precededBy Miles Ahead
Miles Ahead includesTrack Miles Ahead (title track)
linked to: Miles Ahead
Gil Evans notableWork Miles Ahead
Emayatzy Corinealdi notableWork Miles Ahead
Emayatzy Corinealdi castMemberOf Miles Ahead
Steven Baigelman notableWork Miles Ahead
Steven Baigelman wrote Miles Ahead
Springsville partOfAlbum Miles Ahead
Springsville firstTrackOn Miles Ahead
Springsville associatedAlbum Miles Ahead
The Maids of Cadiz (Miles Davis and Gil Evans arrangement) includedOnAlbum Miles Ahead
subject linked to: The Maids of Cadiz
Blues for Pablo featuredOnAlbum Miles Ahead
Blues for Pablo recordedForAlbum Miles Ahead
New Rhumba featuredOn Miles Ahead
New Rhumba partOfLandmarkAlbum Miles Ahead
The Meaning of the Blues isPartOf Miles Ahead
Lament featuredOnAlbum Miles Ahead
Lament partOf Miles Ahead
Columbia CL 1041 catalogNumberFor Miles Ahead
Columbia CL 1041 albumTitle Miles Ahead
Columbia CL 1041 isOriginalIssueOf Miles Ahead
Miles Ahead titleInspiredBy Miles Ahead (1957 album)
linked to: Miles Ahead