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The very first known instance of the famed trumpeter playing in an “open” style, and in a band with legendary tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons and drummer Art Blakey. Need any more be said? Very few jazz albums possess more historical importance and wow-inspiring significance than Bopping the Blues, which documents a 1946 session in which Davis supported a group and two singers, Earl Coleman and Ann Baker, in a splendid bop affair. Yes, it’s got that elusive Holy Grail quality. - Vinyl Gourmet

Musicians:

Miles Davis, trumpet

Gene Ammons, tenor saxophone

Connie Wainwright, guitar

Linton Garner, piano

Tommy Potter, bass

Art Blakey, drums

Earl Coleman, vocals

Ann Baker, vocals