Before the Cool - The Miles Davis Collection 1945-48

This 49-track 2-CD set comprises his studio recordings in small ensembles, in which he is the only trumpeter, from his studio debut in 1945 through to the end of 1948, just weeks before the first of the 'Birth of the Cool' sessions in January 1949.

Disc 1
1: Billie's Bounce
2: Now's the Time
3: Thriving from a Riff
4: Moose the Mooche
5: Yardbird Suite
6: Ornithology
7: A Night in Tunisia
8: Donna Lee
9: Chasin' the Bird
10: Cheryl
11: Buzzy
12: Bean-a-re-bop
13: Isn't It Romantic?
14: The Way You Look Tonight
15: Phantomesque
16: Milestones
17: Little Willie Leaps
18: Half Nelson
19: Sippin' at Bell's
20: Dexterity
21: Bongo Bop
22: Dewey Square (Prezology)
23: The Hymn
24: Bird of Paradise
25: Embraceable You

Disc 2
1: Bird Feathers
2: Klactoveesedstene
3: Scrapple from the Apple
4: My Old Flame
5: Out of Nowhere
6: Don't Blame Me
7: Drifting On a Reed
8: Quasimodo
9: Charlie's Wig
10: Bird Feathers
11: Crazeology
12: How Deep Is the Ocean?
13: Another Hair-do
14: Bluebird
15: Klaunstance
16: Bird Gets the Worm
17: Barbados
18: Ah-leu-cha
19: Constellation
20: Perhaps
21: Marmaduke
22: Steeplechase
23: Merry-go-round
24: Groovin' High

Number of Discs: 2

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