Miles Davis
11/01/58
Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC

Sid’s Ahead (M. Davis) [Weirdo]
Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson-M. Dixon)
Straight, No Chaser (T. Monk)

Mutual Network radio broadcast
Miles Davis All-Stars

Miles Davis (tpt); Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as); John Coltrane (ts); William “Red” Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d)

Sid’s Ahead (M. Davis) [Weirdo] 8:31
Introduction 0:31
“We’re hear earlier, and we’re here bright. Miles Davis bright, through the Mutual Network. A salute to Miles Davis and the All-Stars. Let’s run down the line-up briefly. Miles Davis, trumpet; Cannonball Adderley, alto; John Coltrane, tenor; Paul Chambers, bass, Red Garland, piano; Jimmy Cobb, drums. That opener was a Miles Davis original, ‘Sid’s Ahead’. Now ‘Bye Bye Blackbird’…”

Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson-M. Dixon) 6:19
Introduction 0:24
“Now that blackbird was flyin’ waaay out there. Home base, though, was the Spotlite, the House That Jazz Built, Jazz Limited, in Washington DC. Motivating power, Miles Davis and the All-Stars. We have time, so we’ll go right into a Thelonious Monk original, ‘Straight, No Chaser’…”

Straight, No Chaser (T. Monk) (incomplete) 3:30
Voiceover 3:05-3:29: “‘Tis indeed a sad thing to interrupt Miles Davis, but ’tis indeed time — clock on the wall says so. Miles Davis All-Stars, coming to you live from the Spotlite, Jazz Limited in Washington. Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Paul Chambers, Red Garland, Jimmy Cobb making up the Miles Davis All-Stars…”