Birth of the Cool
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Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis, released in February 1957 by Capitol Records.[nb 1] It compiles eleven tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of three sessions during 1949 and 1950.[5]
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Released | February 1957 | |||
Recorded | January 21 and April 22, 1949; March 9, 1950; in New York City | |||
Genre | Cool jazz | |||
Length | 35:29 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Walter Rivers, Pete Rugolo | |||
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Featuring unusual instrumentation and several notable musicians, the music consisted of innovative arrangements influenced by classical music techniques such as polyphony, and marked a major development in post-bebop jazz. As the title suggests, these recordings are considered seminal in the history of cool jazz. Most of them were originally released in the 10-inch 78-rpm format and are all approximately three minutes long.