Daily album for April 20, 2026 Birth of the Cool by Miles Davis (1957)
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Genres
- bebop
- cool jazz
- jazz
Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis. It was released in February or March 1957 on Capitol Records. It compiles eleven tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of three sessions during 1949 and 1950.
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