Miles Davis Quintet at Peacock Alley

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Miles Davis at Peacock Alley
Live album by Miles Davis
Released	2006
Recorded	July 14 and 21, 1956
Genre	Jazz
Label	Jazz Factory
Miles Davis chronology
Amsterdam Concert (2005) Miles Davis at Peacock Alley (2006) Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival (2007)

Miles Davis at Peacock Alley is an unauthorized bootleg album by jazz musician Miles Davis. It was recorded in a two-part broadcast on KXLW-AM on July 14 and July 21, 1956, from Peacock Alley in the Gaslight Square entertainment district of St. Louis. The sessions were hosted by Spider Burks, a local DJ who championed jazz, and was also one of St. Louis’ first black disc jockeys.

Track listing[]

Original CD release Miles Davis at Peacock Alley

Disc 1 (recorded July 14, 1956):

1. "Intro" (0:41)
2. "Ah-Leu-Cha" (Charlie Parker) - 5:53
3. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:19
4. "All of You" (Cole Porter) - 6:35
5. "" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:13
6. "Walkin’" 7:27

Disc 2 (recorded July 21, 1956):

1. "Two Bass Hit" (Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis) - 5:16
2. "Well You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:39
3. "Billy Boy" (Traditional) - 4:23
4. "All of You" (Cole Porter) - 11:03
5. "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) - 6:07
6. "Newk #2/Theme" (Miles Davis) - 7:01
7. "The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 1:17

Personnel[]

• Miles Davis — trumpet
• John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
• Red Garland — piano
• Paul Chambers — bass
• Philly Joe Jones — drums