Miles Davis and Horns
| Miles Davis and Horns | ||||
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| Released | Late March/early April 1956 | |||
| Recorded | January 17, 1951 Apex, New York City February 19, 1953 Beltone, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:12 | |||
| Label | Prestige | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock, Ira Gitler | |||
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| DownBeat (1960 Lp reissue) | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
Miles Davis and Horns (PRLP 7025), also reissued as Early Miles 1951 & 1953 (PRLP 7168), 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), and had also been issued as 78 rpm singles. Tracks 1–4 first appeared on Miles Davis Plays the Compositions of Al Cohn (PRLP 154). 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).
The cover art was designed by Mad magazine cartoonist Don Martin, who created several albums covers for Prestige before beginning his career with Mad.