Stella by Starlight

Miles Davis · 1958 · Reference version: Miles Davis sextet, May 26, 1958

Context

Miles Davis's sextet, with John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, and Bill Evans, recorded Victor Young's ballad on May 26, 1958, at Columbia's 30th Street studio. Evans's spare introduction foreshadows the atmosphere of Kind of Blue. The track first appeared on Jazz Track (1959), then on 1958 Miles and '58 Sessions Featuring Stella by Starlight.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Hard bop, Modal. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Générique (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud) (1958)
• Milestones (1958)
• So What (1959)
• Blue in Green (1959)
• Freddie Freeloader (1959)
• All Blues (1959)

Sources

• EN: 1958 Miles

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