Plays for Lovers

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

8 tracks on original LP (1965), plus 8 Bonus Tracks on the CD (2012)

Annotation last modified on 2023-01-03 17:44 UTC.

Tracklist

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1There Is No Greater Love
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1955-11-16)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1955-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-11-16)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1955-11-16)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1955-11-16)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-11-16)
instrumental cover recording of:
There Is No Greater Love (on 1955-11-16)
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and World Music, Inc.
recording of:
There Is No Greater Love
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and World Music, Inc.
5:18
2Something I Dreamed Last Night
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-11)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-05-11)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-11)
instrumental cover recording of:
Something I Dreamed Last Night (on 1956-05-11)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson and Jack Yellen
composer:
Sammy Fain
6:12
3That Old Devil Moon
bass:
Percy Heath
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-15)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1954-03-15) and Horace Silver (on 1954-03-15)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-15)
instrumental recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (on 1954-03-15)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Old Devil Moon / Stari vražji mesec
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
43:22
4You Don’t Know What Love Is
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-04-03)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-04-03)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-04-03)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-04-03)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-04-03)
instrumental recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is (on 1954-04-03)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
cover recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:21
5When I Fall in Love
cover recording of:
When I Fall in Love
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Avenue Music Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Northern Music (song publisher), Victor Young Publishing, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:21
6Smooch
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-19)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-05-19)
recording of:
Smooch (on 1953-05-19)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Charles Mingus
3:04
7Will You Still Be Mine?
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1955-06-07)
producer:
Bob Weinstock (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1955-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-06-07)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1955-06-07)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1955-06-07)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-06-07)
instrumental recording of:
Will You Still Be Mine? (on 1955-06-07)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
6:19
8I See Your Face Before Me
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1955-06-07)
producer:
Bob Weinstock (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1955-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-06-07)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1955-06-07)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1955-06-07)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-06-07)
instrumental recording of:
I See Your Face Before Me (on 1955-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Howard Dietz (librettist) and Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co.
4:42
9It Never Entered My Mind
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-11)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-05-11)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-11)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Never Entered My Mind (on 1956-05-11)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Lorenz Hart Publishing Co.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
5:21
10You’re My Everything
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
You’re My Everything (on 1956-10-26)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
4:50
11My Funny Valentine
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-10-26)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-26)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-10-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-10-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1956-10-26)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
6:00
12‘Round Midnight
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-26)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-10-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-10-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1956-10-26)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
5:26
13In Your Own Sweet Way
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-03-16)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-03-16)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1956-03-16)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-03-16)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-03-16)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-03-16)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-03-16)
recording of:
In Your Own Sweet Way (original instrumental composition) (on 1956-03-16)
composer:
Dave Brubeck (in 1952)
publisher:
Derry Music
instrumental recording of:
In Your Own Sweet Way (original instrumental composition)
composer:
Dave Brubeck (in 1952)
publisher:
Derry Music
4:35
14Stella by Starlight
cover recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
44:43
15I Waited for You
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1953-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1953-04-20)
piano:
Gil Coggins (US jazz pianist) (on 1953-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Heath (on 1953-04-20)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1953-04-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-04-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-04-20)
recording of:
I Waited for You (on 1953-04-20)
writer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
3:32
16Nature Boy
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1955-07-09)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1955-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1955-07-09)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (on 1955-07-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1955-07-09)
vibraphone:
Teddy Charles (on 1955-07-09)
double bass arranger:
Charles Mingus
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-07-09)
instrumental cover recording of:
Nature Boy (on 1955-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
recording of:
Nature Boy
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
6:14