Columbia session · in the studio
May 14, 1963
Miles Davis Quintet
In the room
Miles Davis – trumpet
George Coleman – tenor sax
Herbie Hancock – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Tony Williams – drums · as Anthony Williams
The takes
1 of these 4 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Columbia numbered its masters by the tune, in series by the city: CO 55473 is a New York master.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| CO78342-reh | Seven Steps To Heaven (rehearsal take) | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MQ10-226 |
| CO78342-3 | Seven Steps To Heaven | CL 2051 |
| CO78343-1 | So Near So Far | CL 2051 |
| CO78344-3 | Joshua | CL 2051 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 2183 | Miles Davis In Europe | Miles Davis Quintet | 1964 | Miles Davis, George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
 | CL 2306 | My Funny Valentine | Miles Davis In Concert | 1965 | Miles Davis, George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
 | CL 2453 | 'Four' & More: Recorded Live In Concert | Miles Davis | 1966 | Miles Davis, George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
4 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 2350 | E.S.P. | Miles Davis | 1965 | Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
 | BLP 4195 | Maiden Voyage | Herbie Hancock | 1965 | George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
 | CL 2601 | Miles Smiles | Miles Davis Quintet | 1967 | Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
 | CL 2732 | Sorcerer | Miles Davis | 1967 | Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
 | CS 9594 | Nefertiti | Miles Davis | 1968 | Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 2106 | Quiet Nights | Miles Davis | 1963 | Miles Davis, George Coleman, Ron Carter |
 | BLP 4175 | Empyrean Isles | Herbie Hancock | 1964 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
 | BLP 4180 | Life Time | Anthony Williams | 1964 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
2 of them 19 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 4126 | My Point Of View | Herbie Hancock | 1963 | Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams |
 | BLP 4127 | Una Mas (One More Time) | Kenny Dorham | 1963 | Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams |
 | CL 2237 | Bob Brookmeyer And Friends | Bob Brookmeyer And Friends | 1965 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter |
 | CL 2412 | Of Course, Of Course | Charles Lloyd Quartet | 1965 | Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
 | BLP 4177 | Some Other Stuff | Grachan Moncur III | 1965 | Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams |
 | BLP 4184 | Fuchsia Swing Song | Sam Rivers | 1965 | Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
 | BLP 4194 | Speak No Evil | Wayne Shorter | 1966+ | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter |
 | V-8609 | Up With Donald Byrd | Donald Byrd Sextet | 1965 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter |
 | BLP 4213 | Components | Bobby Hutcherson | 1966 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter |
 | BLP 4216 | Spring | Anthony Williams | 1966 | Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams |
 | BLP 4219 | The All Seeing Eye | Wayne Shorter | 1966 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter |
 | V-8663 | Out Of The Storm | Ed Thigpen | 1966 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter |
 | BLP 4206 | Contours | Sam Rivers | 1967 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter |
| BLP 4297 | Wayne Shorter Sextet · not on the site yet | Wayne Shorter Sextet | 1967 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter | |
 | V-8707 | Voices | Stan Getz | 1967 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter |
| V-8746 | Kenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra · not on the site yet | Kenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra | 1967 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter | |
| V-8752 | Stan Getz With Claus Ogerman Orchestra · not on the site yet | Stan Getz With Claus Ogerman Orchestra | 1967 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter | |
 | V-8730 | Hip Vibrations | Cal Tjader | 1968 | Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter |
 | CS 9609 | Nirvana | Charles Lloyd | 1968 | Ron Carter, Tony Williams |