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Walkin' (PRLP 7076) is a Miles Davis album released in 1957 by Prestige Records. The album compiles material previously released on two 10 inch LPs, along with one previously unreleased tune. Here credited to the "Miles Davis All-Stars", the songs were recorded on 3 April and 29 April 1954 by two slightly different groups led by Davis. Both sessions were recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's home studio.
The earlier session was a quintet with David Schildkraut on alto saxophone, and produced the three tracks on side 2. Schildkraut is the only musician not credited on the cover, and is otherwise almost unknown. Two of these tracks were originally released on the 10"LP Miles Davis Quintet (PRLP 185) . The earlier release also included "I'll Remember April", recorded at the same time. Another tune from this session, "Love Me or Leave Me", previously unreleased, was substituted here, and "I'll Remember April" can now be found on the album Blue Haze (PRLP 7054).
The second session, which makes up all of side 1, was a sextet with J. J. Johnson on trombone and Lucky Thompson on tenor saxophone. The rhythm section was the same as the earlier session. These two tracks were originally issued on the 10"LP Miles Davis All-Star Sextet (PRLP 182). The album's title track, a staple of Davis's live set for many years, was also covered by Bobby McFerrin on his 1987 album Spontaneous Inventions.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Walkin'" | R. Carpenter | 13:26 |
| 2. | "Blue 'n' Boogie" | Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli | 8:16 |
| 3. | "Solar" | Miles Davis | 4:44 |
| 4. | "You Don't Know What Love Is" | Gene de Paul (Don Raye wrote the lyrics, but this version is instrumental.) | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Love Me or Leave Me" | Walter Donaldson (Gus Kahn wrote the lyrics, but this version is instrumental.) | 6:54 |
Performers
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2)
- J. J. Johnson – trombone (tracks 1, 2)
- David Schildkraut – alto saxophone (tracks 3-5)
- Horace Silver – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
References
- "Walkin' – Miles Davis All-Stars | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- April 3, 1954 Session Details, Miles Ahead: A Miles Davis Website, accessed May 26, 2014
- April 29, 1954 Session Details, Miles Ahead: A Miles Davis Website, accessed May 22, 2014
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