MILES DAVIS — Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964

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Boxset / Compilation · 2004

Tracklist

Disc 1
1 Joshua (V. Feldman) [take 4/6] [Apr 16, 1963] 5:24
2 I Fall in Love Too Easily (S. Cahn-J. Styne) [take 2] [Apr 16, 1963] 6:43
3 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? (C. Warfield-C. Williams) [take 1] [Apr 16, 1963] 8:27
4 So Near, So Far (T. Crombie-B. Green) [take 9] [Apr 16, 1963] 5:11
5 Basin Street Blues (S. Williams) [take 1] [Apr 16, 1963] 10:26
6 Seven Steps to Heaven (V. Feldman-M. Davis) [take 3] [Apr 17, 1963] 5:27
7 Seven Steps to Heaven (V. Feldman-M. Davis) [take 5] [Apr 17, 1963] 6:10
8 Summer Night (A. Dubin-H. Warren) [take 2] [Apr 17, 1963] 6:02

Disc 2
1 Seven Steps to Heaven (V. Feldman-M. Davis) [rehearsal take] [May 14, 1963] 6:56
2 Seven Steps to Heaven (V. Feldman-M. Davis) [take 3] [May 14, 1963] 6:21
3 So Near, So Far (T. Crombie-B. Green) [take 1] [May 14, 1963] 6:56
4 Joshua (V. Feldman) [take 3] [May 14, 1963] 6:58
5 Introduction [Andre Francis] [Jul 27, 1963] 0:59
6 Autumn Leaves (J. Prevert-J. Mercer-J. Kosma) [Jul 27, 1963] 13:54
7 Milestones (M. Davis) [Jul 27, 1963] 9:17
8 I Thought About You (J. Mercer-J. Van Heusen) [Jul 27, 1963] 11:47

Disc 3
1 Joshua (V. Feldman) [Jul 27, 1963] 11:36
2 All of You (C. Porter) [Jul 27, 1963] 15:54
3 Walkin' (R. Carpenter) [Jul 27, 1963] 16:14
4 Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson-M. Dixon) [Jul 27, 1963] 16:46
5 The Theme (M. Davis) [Jul 27, 1963] 6:04

Disc 4
1 Introduction [Mort Fega] [Feb 12, 1964] 2:48
2 Autumn Leaves (J. Prevert-J. Mercer-J. Kosma) [Feb 12, 1964] 10:39
3 So What (M. Davis) [Feb 12, 1964] 9:11
4 Stella by Starlight (N. Washington-V. Young) [Feb 12, 1964] 12:53
5 Walkin' (R. Carpenter) [Feb 12, 1964] 8:07
6 All of You (C. Porter) [Feb 12, 1964] 14:40
7 The Theme (M. Davis) [with announcement] [Feb 12, 1964] 1:41

Disc 5
1 Introduction [Billy Taylor] [Feb 12, 1964] 0:44
2 All Blues (M. Davis) [Feb 12, 1964] 8:52
3 My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [Feb 12, 1964] 14:54
4 Joshua (V. Feldman) [Feb 12, 1964] 9:32
5 I Thought About You (J. Mercer-J. Van Heusen) [Feb 12, 1964] 11:14
6 Four (M. Davis) [Feb 12, 1964] 6:16
7 Seven Steps to Heaven (V. Feldman-M. Davis) [Feb 12, 1964] 7:44
8 There is No Greater Love (M. Symes-I. Jones) [Feb 12, 1964] 10:22
9 The Theme (M. Davis) [with announcement] [Feb 12, 1964] 1:44

Disc 6
1 Introduction [Teruo Isono] [Jul 14, 1964] 1:10
2 If I Were a Bell (F. Loesser) [Jul 14, 1964] 10:14
3 My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [Jul 14, 1964] 12:45
4 So What (M. Davis) [Jul 14, 1964] 8:02
5 Walkin' (R. Carpenter) [Jul 14, 1964] 9:11
6 All of You (C. Porter) [Jul 14, 1964] 11:18
7 The Theme (M. Davis) [with closing announcement] [Jul 14, 1964] 1:19

Disc 7
1 Milestones (M. Davis) [Sep 25, 1964] 8:57
2 Autumn Leaves (J. Prevert-J. Mercer-J. Kosma) [Sep 25, 1964] 12:37
3 So What (M. Davis) [Sep 25, 1964] 10:27
4 Stella by Starlight (N. Washington-V. Young) [Sep 25, 1964] 12:53
5 Walkin' (R. Carpenter) [Sep 25, 1964] 10:39
6 The Theme (M. Davis) [Sep 25, 1964] 1:44

Line-up/Musicians

April 16, 1963
Miles Davis (tpt); George Coleman (ts); Victor Feldman (p); Ron Carter (b); Frank Butler (d)

April 17, 1963
Miles Davis (tpt); George Coleman (ts); Victor Feldman (p); Ron Carter (b); Frank Butler (d)

May 14, 1963
Miles Davis (tpt); George Coleman (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (d)

July 27, 1963
Miles Davis (tpt); George Coleman (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (d); André Francis (ann)

February 12, 1964
Miles Davis (tpt); George Coleman (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (d); Mort Fega (ann); Billy Taylor (ann)

July 14, 1964
Miles Davis (tpt); Sam Rivers (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (d); Teruo Isono (ann)

September 25, 1964
Miles Davis (tpt); Wayne Shorter (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (d)