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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Boplicity

Composed by "Cleo Henry" (Miles Davis and Gil Evans), arranged by Les Hooper



Boplicity (publisher's sample), arranged by Les Hooper

Our cover of the cool jazz anthem Boplicity is an arrangement by composer/arranger Les Hooper.

Of course, this Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaboration originally appeared on Miles' 1957 Birth of the Cool album (recorded in 1949/50) on Capitol Records (Capitol T 792).


Miles Davis (trumpet), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Sandy Siegelstein (French horn), Bill Barber (tuba), Lee Konitz (alto saxophone), Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone), John Lewis (piano), Nelson Boyd (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums), Gil Evans (arranger). Recorded at WOR Studios, NYC, April 22, 1949.