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"Birth of the Blue" is a compilation album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, recorded in 1958 and released in 2024. The sextet was less than two weeks old when they assembled at CBS Records’s 30th Street Studio for their first session on May 26. Yet they were ready. They recorded four tunes: three ballads — two inspired by pianist Ahmad Jamal, whose 1950s group Miles adored and drew inspiration from, plus a new Miles original. In the sequence recorded, the tracks are: “On Green Dolphin Street” is a tune from the 1947 film Green Dolphin Street that had entered
| 1 | On Green Dolphin Street | ♡ | 9:51 | Ned Washington / Bronisław Kaper | Miles Davis / John Coltrane / Bill Evans / Cannonball Adderley |
| 2 | Fran-Dance | ♡ | 5:52 | Miles Davis | Miles Davis / John Coltrane / Bill Evans / Cannonball Adderley |
| 3 | Stella by Starlight | ♡ | 4:44 | Ned Washington / Victor Young | Miles Davis / John Coltrane / Bill Evans |
| 4 | Love for Sale | ♡ | 11:54 | Cole Porter | Miles Davis / Bill Evans / Cannonball Adderley / John Coltrane |
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0004437415
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