On December 16, 1963, “Columbia” label released “Quiet Nights”, the 36th Miles Davis album, and his fourth and final album collaboration with Gil Evans. It was recorded July – November 1962, April 1963, at “Columbia’s 30th Street Studios” in Manhattan, and was produced by Teo Macero and Irving Townsend.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Gil Evans – arranger, conductor
- Shorty Baker, Bernie Glow, Louis Mucci, Ernie Royal – trumpets
- J.J. Johnson, Frank Rehak – trombones
- Ray Alonge, Don Corrado, Julius Watkins – french horns
- Bill Barber – tuba
- Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
- George Coleman – tenor saxophone
- Albert Block – flute
- Ray Beckenstein, Jerome Richardson – woodwinds
- Garvin Bushell, Bob Tricarico – bassoons
- Janet Putnam – harp
- Victor Feldman – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
- Frank Butler – drums
- Willie Bobo – bongos
- Elvin Jones – percussion
- Fred Plaut – engineer
- Dan Hunstein – photography
Track listing:
- Song No. 2 (a.k.a. Prenda Minha, Brazilian folk song) – Gil Evans, Miles Davis
- Once Upon a Summertime – Johnny Mercer, Michel Legrand
- Aos Pés da Cruz – Marino Pinto, José Gonçalves
- Song No. 1 (a.k.a. Adelita by Francisco Tárrega) – Gil Evans, Miles Davis
- Wait Till You See Her – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Corcovado – Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Summer Night – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
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