Miles Davis Albums online

Here are some of the seminal Miles Davis albums that can be heard online. Click the album title link to hear the album. There are many more Miles albums online at YouTube.com.
 
The early recordings, 1949 - 1954:
 
The Birth of the Cool Sessions. Tracks recorded 1949 -1950 released collectively as an LP in 1957). The nine piece band included now jazz legends Lee Konitz, Gerry Mulligan, and John Lewis with arrangements by Gil Evans. Read full album info HERE.

Dig Tracks from a 1951 recording session released as an LP in 1956. Players include Jackie McLean, alto sax, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax, and Art Blakey, drums. Read full album info HERE.

Bags Groove (1954) Players include Rollins, Horace Silver, piano, PercyHeath, bass, Kenny Clarke, drums. The album features three Sonny Rollins tunes that became jazz standards: Oleo, Airegin ("Nigeria" backwards), and Doxy. The title track (the first on the album) was written by future Modern Jazz Quartet vibes master, Milt "Bags" Jackson. It is also a jazz standard. The players on that track are Miles, Milt Jackson, vibes, Thelonious Monk, piano, Percy Heath, bass, Kenny Clarke, drums. Read full album info HERE.

Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1954) Except for the track 'Round Midnight, the players again are Jackson, Monk, Heath and Clark. John Coltrane appears on 'Round Midnight. Read full album info HERE.
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The First Great Quintet: Miles, John Coltrane, tenor saxophone, Red Garland, piano, Paul Chambers, bass, Philly Joe Jones, drums

Relaxin' with The MilesDavis Quintet (1956) Read full album info HERE.

Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1956) Read full album info HERE.

Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1956) Read full album info HERE.

Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1956) Read full album info HERE.
 
'Round About Midnight (1957) Read full album info HERE.

Milestones (1958)  Add Julian "Cannonball" Adderly. Read full album info HERE.

The 4 orchestra albums with Gil Evans:

 
Miles Ahead (1957) Read full album info HERE. 

Porgy and Bess (including alternate takes) (1958) Read full album info HERE.

Sketches of Spain (including alternate takes - 1 hour 47 mins) (1959-1960) Read full album info HERE. 

Quiet Nights (1964) Read full album info HERE.

Kind of Blue - Often regarded as the greatest of all jazz albums.

                         But first, the group records live a year earlier...

At Newport (1958) w/ Adderley, Coltrane, Evans, Chambers & Cobb. Read full album info HERE.

Kind of Blue (1959) Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane with Bill Evans, piano (except Wynton Kelly on "Freddie Freeloader"), Paul Chambers, bass, Jimmy Cobb, drums.
 
Tracks:

1. So What  (9:23)
2. Freddie Freeloader (9:50)
3. Blue in Green (5:23)
4. All Blues  (11:35)
5. Flamenco Sketches (9:26)
6. Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take 9:33)

Read full album info HERE.

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1961 - 1963:
 
Someday My Prince Will Come (1961) Read full album info HERE. 

Live in Stockholm (1960)  

In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk (1961) Read full album info HERE. 

At Carnegie Hall (1961) Live w/ Hank Mobley Read full album info HERE. 

Seven Steps to Heaven (1963) . Hancock, Carter, and Williams join Miles for some of the tracks, Shorter joins on the next album. The tenor player on this one is George Coleman. Read full album info HERE.  

Four and More (1964). Live. Read full album info HERE. Live w/ George Coleman

'Round About Midnight (1964) Read full album info HERE. Live w/ George Coleman 

Miles in Tokyo (1964) Read full album info HERE. Live with Sam Rivers

The Second Great Quintet:
 
Miles, Wayne Shorter, tenor sax, Herbie Hancock, piano, Ron Carter, bass, Tony Williams, drums. 

E.S.P. (1965) Read full album info HERE.

Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel (1965) Read full album info HERE.

Miles Smiles (1967) Read full album info HERE. 

Sorcerer (1967) Read full album info HERE.

Nefertiti (1967) Read full album info HERE.

Miles in the Sky (1968) Miles starts using electric keyboards and bass. Read album info HERE.

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Miles' music becomes increasingly electrified and rock elements are added.  Personnel shifts occur starting with Chick Corea replacing Hancock and Dave Holland replacing Carter...

Filles de Kilimanjaro (1968) Read full album info HERE.  

In a Silent Way (1969) Read full album info HERE.

Bitches Brew (the complete sessions - 3 hours) (1970) Read full album info HERE. 

Jack Johnson (1971) Read full album info HERE.  

Live-Evil (1971) Read full album info HERE.

On the Corner (1972) Read full album info HERE.

Big Fun (1974) Read full album info HERE.

Get Up With It (1974) Read full album info HERE. 

Agharta (1975) Read full album info HERE.

Pangaea (1976) Read full album info HERE.

Dark Magus (1975, 77) Read full album info HERE.

Water Babies (1976) Read full album info HERE.
 
The Man with the Horn (1981) Read full album info HERE.  

  
Star People (1983) Read full album info HERE.

Decoy (1984) Read full album info HERE.







You're Under Arrest (1986) Read full album info HERE.

Tutu (1986) Read full album info HERE. 

Amandla (1989) Read full album info HERE.