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Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 1 (PRLP 196) is a 10 inch LP album by Miles Davis, released by Prestige Records.[2][3][4] The two side-long tracks on this LP, and two others, were recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on December 24, 1954.[5] This was the first of two 10" LPs sourced from the same session, which featured vibraphonist Milt Jackson, pianist Thelonious Monk, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Kenny Clarke. Jackson, Heath and Clarke were three quarters of the Modern Jazz Quartet at this time.

Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 1
Studio album by Miles Davis
Released	1955
Recorded	December 24, 1954
Studio	Van Gelder (Hackensack)
Genre	Jazz
Length	21:54
Label	Prestige
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Miles Davis chronology
Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins (1954) Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 1 (1955) Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 2 (1955)

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After the 10" LP format was discontinued, the track "Bags' Groove" was reissued on side 1 of the 12" LP Bags' Groove (PRLP 7109), paired with an alternate take. "Swing Spring" would reappear on the 12" album Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (PRLP 7150), alongside the two other songs recorded at the same session.

Track listing

Personnel

• Miles Davis – Trumpet
• Milt Jackson – Vibraphone
• Thelonious Monk – Piano
• Percy Heath – Bass
• Kenny Clarke – Drums

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