Given that 'Round About Midnight was Miles Davis' debut Columbia recording, it was both a beginning and an ending.
Certainly the beginning of his recording career with the label that issued most if not all of his important recordings; and the recording debut of an exciting new band that had within its ranks Philly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers, pianist Red Garland, and an all but unknown tenor player named John Coltrane.
The title track was chosen because of its unique rendition with a muted trumpet, and debuted at the Newport Jazz Festival the summer before to a thunderous reception.
The date was also an ending of sorts because by the time of the album's release, Davis had already broken up the band, which re-formed with Cannonball Adderley a year later as a sextet, but it was a tense year.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Round MidnightBernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams | Miles Davis | Play | 08:45 | 20 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Ah-Leu-ChaCharlie Parker | Miles Davis | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | All of YouCole Porter | Miles Davis | Play | 12:40 | 29 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Bye Bye BlackbirdMort Dixon, Ray Henderson | Miles Davis | Play | 09:10 | 21 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Tadd's DelightTadd Dameron | Miles Davis | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Dear Old StockholmStan Getz, Traditional | Miles Davis | Play | 07:52 | 18 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Budo | Miles Davis | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Sweet Sue, Just You | Miles Davis | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Two Bass Hit | Miles Davis | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | 'Round Midnight (Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI - July 1955) | Miles Davis | Play | 05:59 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Introduction by Gene Norman (Live at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA - February 1956) | Miles Davis | Play | 01:35 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Chance It (aka Max Is Making Wax) (Live at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA - February 1956) | Miles Davis | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Walkin' (Live at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA - February 1956) | Miles Davis | Play | 10:02 | 22 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Gene Norman & Miles Davis (Live at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA - February 1956) | Miles Davis | Play | 00:27 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | It Never Entered My Mind (Live at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA - February 1956) | Miles Davis | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Woody 'N You (Live at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA - February 1956) | Miles Davis | Play | 05:45 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Salt Peanuts (Live at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA - February 1956) | Miles Davis | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | The Theme (Live at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA - February 1956) | Miles Davis | Play | 00:27 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aram Avakian | Photography |
| 2 | George Avakian | Liner Notes, Original Recording Producer, Producer |
| 3 | Bob Belden | Reissue Producer |
| 4 | Paul Chambers | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 5 | John Coltrane | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 6 | Michael Cuscuna | Reissue Producer |
| 7 | Tadd Dameron | Composer |
| 8 | Miles Davis | Performer, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 9 | Mort Dixon | Composer |
| 10 | Howard Fritzson | Reissue Art Director |
| 11 | Red Garland | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 12 | Stan Getz | Composer |
| 13 | Bernie Hanighen | Composer |
| 14 | Ray Henderson | Composer |
| 15 | Don Hunstein | Photography |
| 16 | Philly Joe Jones | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 17 | Frank Laico | Engineer, Original Recordings |
| 18 | Teo Macero | Mastering |
| 19 | Randall Martin | Reissue Design |
| 20 | Thelonious Monk | Composer |
| 21 | Ray Moore | Engineer |
| 22 | Charlie Parker | Composer |
| 23 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 24 | Seth Rothstein | Project Director |
| 25 | Dennis Stock | Photography |
| 26 | Traditional | Composer |
| 27 | Mark Wilder | Engineer, Mastering |
| 28 | Cootie Williams | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |