Milestones

1	Dr. Jackle 5:50
2	Sid's Ahead 13:02
3	Two Bass Hit 5:14
4	Milestones 5:46
5	Billy Boy 7:14
6	Straight, No Chaser 10:40
7	Two Bass Hit Bonus Track / Alternate Take 4:32
8	Milestones Bonus Track / Alternate Take 6:01
9	Straight, No Chaser Bonus Track / Alternate Take 10:28

Barnes & Noble

The recorded debut, and sole studio recording, of the Miles Davis Dream Team -- with alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley added to the in-place quintet of John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones -- done a year before KIND OF BLUE. The set is balanced between the up- and medium-tempo tautness of "Dr. Jekyll," "Two Bass Hit," "Straight, No Chaser," and "Milestones" -- the three horn players riding Jones's rhythmic pulse like bronco busters -- and the one leisurely ballad ("Sid's Ahead," which stretches to a full 13 minutes) that foreshadows the long, slow modal explorations just down the road. Throughout, Davis plays some of his greatest trumpet solos, slices of perfection nestled between the earthy Adderley and the already ethereal Coltrane. This album is a model of its times -- a happy marriage between the gritty soulfulness of hard bop and the romantic lilt of cool jazz. Only a rhythm section prance through "Billy Boy" breaks the mood. Steve Futterman

All Music Guide

This is basically a Charlie Parker album that Miles Davis plays on, largely consisting of old Dial masters. Only on the August 1947 session is Davis listed as leader -- the date which produced "Little Willie Leaps," "Sippin' at Bell's," "Half Nelson," and the title track. Although these are some of Parker's best -- and some of jazz's greatest early bop sides, chances are you should check your collection to make sure you don't already have these tracks on another compilation. Cub Koda