In the spring of 1949, the music was ready to undergo a transformation. Both Miles Davis and Tadd Dameron were experimenting with their larger groups, but they were also presented with the opportunity to travel to Paris, to present a programme of new music at an international jazz festival there. (Brian Morton) Line Up tracks #1-6 Tadd Dameron's Big Ten: Miles Davis trumpet / Kai Winding trombone / Benjamin Lundy tenor saxophone / Sahib Shihab alto saxophone / Cecil Payne baritone saxophone / John Collins duitar / Tadd Dameron piano / Curly Russell double bass / Kenny Clarke drums / Carlos Vidal conga. --- recorded live Feb. 16 & 26.1949 live at the Royal Roost, NYC. Line Up tracks #7-15 Miles Davis / Tadd Dameron Quintet: Miles Davis - trumpet James Moody - tenor saxophone Tadd Dameron - piano Barney Spieler . double bass Kenny Clake - drums --- recorded live between May 8 and 15.1949 at Salle Pleyel, Paris

Program

1. Good Bait 03:22 2. Focus 03:55 3. April In Paris 02:56 4. Webb's Delight 03:38 5. Milano 03:37 6. Casbah 03:36 7. Rifftide 04:34 8. Good Bait 05:48 9. Don't Blame Me 04:19 10. Lady Bird 05:00 11. Wah Hoo 05:31 12. Allen's Alley 04:25 13. Embraceable You 04:03 14. Ornithology 03:45 15. All The Things You Are 04:15