Birth of the Cool (Move)

Miles Davis Nonet · 1949 (year to be confirmed)

Context

"Move," composed by Denzil Best and arranged by John Lewis, opens the compilation Birth of the Cool. Miles Davis's nonet spreads the melody and countermelodies between brass and low saxophones, for a lighter, softer sound than bebop. These 1949 sessions fed into cool jazz. The sides were first released as 78s.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Cool (Birth of the Cool). Among the origins and influences of Cool: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Bossa nova, jazz samba.

By the same artist

• Darn That Dream (1950)
• Bags' Groove (1954)
• Walkin' (1954)
• Bye Bye Blackbird (1956)
• Générique (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud) (1958)
• Stella by Starlight (1958)

Sources

• EN: Birth of the Cool

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