Prestige session · in the studio
December 24, 1954
Miles Davis All Stars
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
- This day's music is on 2 records: Bags Groove, Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants
In the room
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Milt Jackson – vibes
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 676-1 | Bags' Groove (take 1) | PRLP 7109 |
| 676-2 | Bags' Groove (take 2) | PRLP 7109 |
| 677 | Bemsha Swing | PRLP 7150 |
| 678 | Swing Spring | PRLP 7150 |
| 679-1 | The Man I Love (take 1) | PRLP 7150 |
| 679-2 | The Man I Love (take 2) | PRLP 7150 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PRLP 7109 · 1957Bags GrooveMiles Davis
PRLP 7150 · 1959Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz GiantsMiles Davis All StarsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP 5011 | Wizard Of The Vibes · not on the site yet | Milt Jackson | 1952 | Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | |
 | BLP 1509 | Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet | Milt Jackson | 1956 | Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
| PRLP 7029 | Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew | Sonny Rollins Quartet | 1956 | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 1501 | Miles Davis Volume 1 | Miles Davis | 1955 | Miles Davis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
 | BLP 1502 | Miles Davis Volume 2 | Miles Davis | 1956 | Miles Davis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
 | PRLP 7025 | Miles Davis And Horns | Miles Davis Sextet | 1956 | Miles Davis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
 | PRLP 7034 | Miles Davis And Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet | Miles Davis All Star Sextet/Quintet | 1956 | Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 7054 | Blue Haze | Miles Davis | 1956 | Miles Davis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
 | PRLP 7057 | Django | MJQ | 1956 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
 | PRLP 7059 | MJQ | Modern Jazz Quartet, Milt Jackson Quintet | 1956 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
 | PRLP 7076 | Walkin' | Miles Davis All Stars | 1957 | Miles Davis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
2 of them 17 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 5009 | Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2 · not on the site yet | Thelonious Monk | 1952 | Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk |
 | BLP 5013 | Young Man With A Horn · not on the site yet | Miles Davis | 1953 | Miles Davis, Kenny Clarke |
 | BLP 5022 | Miles Davis Vol. 2 · not on the site yet | The Miles Davis Sextet | 1953 | Miles Davis, Percy Heath |
 | BLP 5028 | Jay Jay Johnson With Clifford Brown · not on the site yet | Jay Jay Johnson Sextet | 1953 | Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
 | BLP 5040 | Miles Davis Vol. 3 · not on the site yet | Miles Davis Quartet | 1954 | Miles Davis, Percy Heath |
 | BLP 5043 | New Faces-New Sounds · not on the site yet | Frank Foster | 1954 | Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
 | PRLP 7003 | Milt Jackson | Milt Jackson Quartet | 1955 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 7005 | Concorde | The Modern Jazz Quartet | 1955 | Milt Jackson, Percy Heath |
 | BLP 1505 | The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 | J.J. Johnson | 1956 | Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
 | BLP 1506 | The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 | J.J. Johnson | 1956 | Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |
 | BLP 1511 | Genius of Modern Music Volume 2 | Thelonious Monk | 1956 | Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk |
 | PRLP 7027 | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk Trio | 1956 | Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath |
 | PRLP 7044 | Collectors' Items | Miles Davis | 1956 | Miles Davis, Percy Heath |
| PRLP 7053 | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins | 1956 | Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath | |
 | PRLP 7075 | Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins | Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins | 1957 | Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath |
| PRLP 7085 | When Farmer Met Gryce | The Art Farmer Quintet Featuring Gigi Gryce | 1957 | Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke | |
| PRLP 7128 | King Pleasure Sings, Annie Ross Sings | Annie Ross With Teacho Wiltshire And His Band | 1958 | Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke |