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REVIEW    DownBeat  /  November 2, 1955


Miles Davis
The Musings Of Miles

Prestige 7007

★★★★★

Rudy Van Gelder Remasters


Miles’ first 12-inch LP enlists the aid of bassist Oscar Pettiford, Philadelphia pianist Red Garland and drummer Philly Joe Jones. The two originals, both sparely built but intriguing, are by Miles. Pettiford is solid; Jones has a lot of fire along with taste and works very well behind Miles; Garland is good but has a frequently idle left hand on middle and up tempos that thereby takes a dimension away from most of his choruses. Miles is fine, and plays with so much heart and intelligently original conception that he’s consistently cooking. Dig, for example, his simple lyrically effective muted work on “I See Your Face Before Me,” the way he renews “A Night In Tunisia” and the blues-deep warmth of his horn in “Green Haze.” Good, informative notes by Ira Gitler. —Nat Hentoff


Will You Still Be Mine?; I See Your Face Before Me; I Didn’t; A Gal In Calico; A Night In Tunisia; Green Haze


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