Ballads and Blues (Miles Davis album)

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Ballads and Blues
Compilation album by Miles Davis
Released	March 19, 1996
Recorded	March 9, 1950 – March 9, 1958
Genre	Jazz music, hard bop
Length	46:39
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Pete Rugolo
Miles Davis chronology
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Ballads and Blues is a compilation album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released in March 19, 1996 by Columbia Records and recorded from March 9, 1950 through March 9, 1958.

Track listing

• "I Waited for You" (Fuller, Gillespie) – 3:30
• "Yesterdays" (Arkeen, Harbach, James, Johnson, Kern, Rose) – 3:44
• "One for Daddy-O" (Adderley, Adderley) – 8:25
• "Moon Dreams" (MacGregor, Mercer) – 3:18
• "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Berlin) – 4:38
• "Weirdo" (Davis) – 4:43
• "Enigma" (Johnson) – 3:22
• "It Never Entered My Mind" (Hart, Rodgers) – 4:01
• "Autumn Leaves" (Kosma, Mercer, Prevert) – 10:58

Personnel

• Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
• Nat Adderley, Jr. – composing
• West Arkeen – composing
• John Barber – tuba
• Art Blakey – drums
• Kenny Clarke – drums
• Gil Coggins – piano
• Miles Davis – trumpet
• Walter Fuller – composing
• Dizzy Gillespie – composing
• Doug Hawkins – engineering
• Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
• Percy Heath – bass
• Del James – composing

• J.J. Johnson – composing, trombone
• Hank Jones – piano
• Sam Jones – bass
• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
• Alfred Lion – producing
• Al McKibbon – bass
• Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
• Oscar Pettiford – bass
• Max Roach – drums
• Pete Rugolo – producing
• Gunther Schuller – French horn
• Horace Silver – piano
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineering

Charting and reviews

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	Allmusic link

Charting history

Chart	Peak chart position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums	18

External links

• Ballads and Blues at AllMusic