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, 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)

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.

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

External links

• Ballads and Blues at AllMusic