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Porgy And Bess

Miles Davis

Recorded	1958
Label	Columbia
Released	1958
Personnel	21 credited players
Discogs	master 65105

The record

Gershwin refracted through Gil Evans' scoring, Davis alternating trumpet and flugelhorn over dense reed and brass writing. The second of their Columbia collaborations trades combo swing for something closer to film music.

Session personnel

Paul Chambers — bass
"Philly" Joe Jones — drums
Jimmy Cobb — drums
Jerome Richardson — flute
Phil Bodner — flute
Romeo Penque — flute
Gunther Schuller — french horn
Julius Watkins — french horn
Willie Ruff — french horn
Cannonball Adderley — saxophone
Danny Bank — saxophone
Frank Rehak — trombone
Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
Joseph Bennett — trombone
Richard Hixson — trombone
Bernie Glow — trumpet
Ernie Royal — trumpet
Johnny Coles — trumpet
Louis R. Mucci — trumpet
Miles Davis — trumpet, flugelhorn
Bill Barber — tuba

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 204 pressings on file.

1959	Columbia · CL 1274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove
1959	Columbia · CL 1274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Terre Haute Pressing · deep groove
1959	Columbia · CL 1274 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Terre Haute, Hollywood · deep groove
1959	Columbia · CL 1274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Pitman Pressing · deep groove
—	Columbia · CL 1274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, 6-Eye Logo · deep groove
1959	Columbia — MONO
1959	Columbia · CS 8085 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1959	Columbia · CS 8085 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1959	Fontana · 662.036 — Vinyl, 10", Album, Mono
1959	Fontana · TFL 5056 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1959	Fontana · 682 044 TL — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1959	Columbia · CL 1274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1959	Columbia · CL 1274 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Promo
1959	Fontana · 467 079 TE — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP