Milestones

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Milestones is a landmark 1958 jazz album by Miles Davis that helped pioneer modal jazz and showcased his classic sextet lineup.

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Milestones canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz album
studio album
artist Miles Davis
catalogNumber CL 1193
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtDesigner Columbia Records
surface form: Columbia Records art department
featuresMusician Cannonball Adderley
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Paul Chambers
Philly Joe Jones
Red Garland
followedBy Porgy and Bess
genre jazz
modal jazz
hasCriticalReception acclaimed by jazz critics
hasEnsembleSize sextet
hasLength approximately 47 minutes
hasTrack Billy Boy
Dr. Henry Jekyll
surface form: Dr. Jekyll

Milestones (title track)
Sid's Ahead
Straight, No Chaser
Two Bass Hit
influencedArtist subsequent modal jazz musicians
influencedGenre modern jazz
instrumentation alto saxophone
double bass
drums
piano
tenor saxophone
trumpet
language instrumental
notableFor featuring Miles Davis classic sextet lineup
pioneering modal jazz
originalMedium vinyl record
partOf Miles Davis discography
performer Miles Davis Sextet
precededBy Miles Ahead
producer George Avakian
Teo Macero
recordedAt Columbia 30th Street Studio
recordingDate 1958-02-04
1958-03-04
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDate 1958-09-02
titleTrack Milestones (title track)

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Miles Davis notableWork Milestones
Paul Chambers notableWork Milestones