                           EVOLUTION OF A GENIUS
                  (Giants of Jazz CD 53063; TT = 72:16)


 1. Bags' Groove (M. Jackson) - Take 2                       12.24.54    9:20
 2. The Man I Love (G. & I. Gershwin) - Take 2               12.24.54    7:55
    Miles Davis and The Modern Jazz Giants:
    Miles Davis  trumpet
    Milt Jackson  vibes
    Thelonious Monk  piano
    Percy Heath  bass
    Kenny Clarke  drums  
      Recorded at Rudy van Gelder Studio, Hackensack NJ; 
      produced by Bob Weinstock

 3. Budo (M.Davis - B.Powell)                                10.27.55    4:14
    The Miles Davis Quintet:
    Miles Davis  trumpet
    John Coltrane  tenor saxophone
    Red Garland  piano
    Paul Chambers  bass
    Philly Joe Jones  drums
      New York City

 4. S'posin' (Denniker-Razal)                                11.16.55    5:13
 5. There is No Greater Love (I. Jones-M. Symes)             11.16.55    5:14
 6. Just Squeeze Me (Ellington-Gaines)                       11.16.55    7:25
    The New Miles Davis Quintet:
    personnel as above
      Recorded at Rudy van Gelder Studio, Hackensack NJ; 
      produced by Bob Weinstock

 7. Vierd Blues                                               3.16.56    6:51
    The Miles Davis Quintet:
    Miles Davis  trumpet
    Sonny Rollins  tenor saxophone
    Tommy Flanagan  piano
    Paul Chambers  bass
    Art Taylor  drums
      Recorded at Rudy van Gelder Studio, Hackensack NJ;
      produced by Bob Weinstock
  

 8. Diane (Rapee-Pollack)                                     5.11.56    7:45
 9. In Your Own Sweet Way (D. Brubeck)                        5.11.56    5:41
    The Miles Davis Quintet:
    Miles Davis  trumpet
    John Coltrane  tenor saxophone
    Red Garland  piano
    Paul Chambers  bass
    Philly Joe Jones  drums
      Recorded at Rudy van Gelder Studio, Hackensack NJ; 
      produced by Bob Weinstock

10. 'Round Midnight                                           9.10.56    5:51 
    The Miles Davis Quintet:
    personnel as above
      New York City

11. Well, You Needn't (T. Monk)                              10.26.56    6:16
    The Miles Davis Quintet:
    personnel as above
      Recorded at Rudy van Gelder Studio, Hackensack NJ; 
      produced by Bob Weinstock
