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Miles Davis Sessions: 1950-1959

There are 105 sessions from the 1950s in the Miles Ahead database. For details on a session, click on the venue.

DateLocationEnsemble
February 18, 1950Birdland - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
March 9, 1950WMGM Studios - New York, NYMiles Davis Nonet
May 18, 1950Columbia Studio - New York, NYSarah Vaughan with Jimmy Jones Band
May 19, 1950Columbia Studio - New York, NYSarah Vaughan with Jimmy Jones Band
June 30, 1950Birdland - New York, NYBirdland All-Stars
January 17, 1951Verve Studio - New York, NYCharlie Parker Quintet
January 17, 1951Apex Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
January 17, 1951Apex Studio - New York, NYSonny Rollins Quartet
January 19, 1951Ballroom, Hotel Diplomat - New York, NYCharlie Parker Quintet
January 23, 1951WMGM Studios - New York, NYMetronome All-Stars
February 17, 1951Birdland - New York, NYMiles Davis All-Stars
March 8, 1951Apex Studio - New York, NYLee Konitz Sextet
March 14, 1951Sanders Recording Studio - New York, NYInterview with Claes Dahlgren
June 2, 1951Birdland - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
September 29, 1951Birdland - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
October 5, 1951Apex Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
Spring 1952Barrel Club - St. Louis, MOJimmy Forrest Quintet with Miles Davis
April 25, 1952Birdland - New York, NYBeryl Booker Quintet with Miles Davis
April 26, 1952Birdland - New York, NYBeryl Booker Quintet with Miles Davis
May 2, 1952Birdland - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
May 3, 1952Birdland - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
May 9, 1952WOR Studios - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
January 30, 1953WOR Studios - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
February 19, 1953Beltone Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis Septet
February 21, 1953Howard Theatre - Washington, DCAll-Star jam session
April 20, 1953WOR Studios - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
May 16, 1953Birdland - New York, NYMiles Davis All-Stars
May 19, 1953WOR Studios - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
May 23, 1953Birdland - New York, NYDizzy Gillespie All-Stars
September 13, 1953Lighthouse Café - Hermosa Beach, CALighthouse All-Stars
Late 1953Unknown studio - St. Louis, MOMiles Davis interview
March 6, 1954Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJMiles Davis Quartet
March 15, 1954Beltone Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis Quartet
April 3, 1954Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJMiles Davis Quintet
April 29, 1954Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJMiles Davis Sextet
June 29, 1954Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJMiles Davis Quintet
December 24, 1954Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJMiles Davis All-Stars
February 1955Hi-Hat Club - Boston, MAHi-Hat All-Stars with Miles Davis
June 7, 1955Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJMiles Davis Quartet
July 9, 1955Audio-Video Studios - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet with Charles Mingus
July 17, 1955Festival Field - Newport, RIAll-Star jam session
August 5, 1955Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJMiles Davis Sextet
September 9, 1955NBC Studios - New York, NYInterview with Claes Dahlgren
October 26, 1955Columbia Studio D - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
November 16, 1955Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJMiles Davis Quintet
November 17, 1955Hudson Theatre - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
February 18, 1956Pasadena Civic Auditorium - Pasadena, CAMiles Davis Quintet
March 16, 1956Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJMiles Davis Quintet
May 11, 1956Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJMiles Davis Quintet
June 5, 1956Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
June 14, 1956Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYBrass Ensemble of the Jazz and Classical Music Society
September 10, 1956Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
September 15, 1956Café Bohemia - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
September 29, 1956Café Bohemia - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
October 20, 1956Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYBrass Ensemble of the Jazz and Classical Music Society
October 23, 1956Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYBrass Ensemble of the Jazz and Classical Music Society
October 26, 1956Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJMiles Davis Quintet
November 2, 1956Salle Pleyel - Paris, FranceBirdland All-Stars in Europe
November 7, 1956Festhalle A, Planten & Blomen - Hamburg, GermanyBirdland All-Stars in Europe
November 12, 1956Stadthalle - Freiburg, GermanyBirdland All-Stars in Europe plus Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra
November 19, 1956Kongresshaus - Zürich, SwitzerlandBirdland All-Stars in Europe
November-December 1956Coliseum Theatre - Paris, FranceRené Urtreger Trio with Miles Davis
December 8, 1956Blue Note Club - Philadelphia, PAMiles Davis Quintet
February 16, 1957Peacock Alley Lounge - St. Louis, MOMiles Davis Quintet
February 23, 1957Peacock Alley Lounge - St. Louis, MOMiles Davis Quintet
April 13, 1957Café Bohemia - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
May 6, 1957Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
May 10, 1957Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
May 23, 1957Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
May 27, 1957Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
July 13, 1957Café Bohemia - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
July 20, 1957Café Bohemia - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
July 27, 1957Café Bohemia - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
August 22, 1957Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
October 17-30, 1957Birdland - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
November 30, 1957Olympia Theatre - Paris, FranceRené Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis
December 1957Unknown venue - Unknown city, FranceRené Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis
December 4-5, 1957Le Poste Parisien Studio - Paris, FranceRené Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis
December 7, 1957Buttes Chaumont Studio - Paris, FranceRené Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis
December 8, 1957Concertgebouw - Amsterdam, The NetherlandsRené Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis
December 18, 1957Beethovensaal - Stuttgart, GermanyErwin Lehn Orchestra with Miles Davis
February 4, 1958Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
March 4, 1958Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
March 9, 1958Rudy van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJCannonball Adderley All-Stars
May 3, 1958Café Bohemia - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
May 17, 1958Café Bohemia - New York, NYMiles Davis Quintet
May 26, 1958Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
June 25, 1958Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMichel Legrand Orchestra
July 3, 1958Festival Field - Newport, RIMiles Davis Sextet
July 22, 1958Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
July 29, 1958Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
August 4, 1958Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
August 9, 1958Spotlite Lounge - Washington, DCMiles Davis Sextet
August 18, 1958Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
September 9, 1958Persian Room, Plaza Hotel - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
November 1, 1958Spotlite Lounge - Washington, DCMiles Davis All-Stars
January 3, 1959Birdland - New York, NYMiles Davis All-Stars
March 2, 1959Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
April 2, 1959CBS-TV Studio 61 - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
April 22, 1959Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
August 7, 1959Chicago Stadium - Chicago, ILMiles Davis Quintet
August 25, 1959Birdland - New York, NYMiles Davis Sextet
November 10, 1959Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYGil Evans Orchestra (MD absent)
November 15, 1959Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
November 20, 1959Columbia 30th Street Studio - New York, NYMiles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
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