Ballads and Blues (Miles Davis album)

Ballads and Blues is a compilation album by the American jazz musician Miles Davis. It was released on March 19, 1996, by Columbia Records and recorded from March 9, 1950, to March 9, 1958.

Ballads and Blues
Compilation album by Miles Davis
Released	March 19, 1996
Recorded	March 9, 1950 – March 9, 1958
Genre	Jazz music, cool jazz
Length	46:39
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Pete Rugolo
Miles Davis chronology
Highlights from the Plugged Nickel (1995) Ballads and Blues (1996) This Is Jazz, Vol. 8: Miles Davis Acoustic (1996)

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 – double 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[1]

References

1. "Ballads and Blues – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-22.

External links

• Ballads and Blues at AllMusic