Round About Midnight

Release Date: 2017

Miles Davis's Round About Midnight from 1957 captures the quintet with John Coltrane and Red Garland working through jazz standards with the controlled intensity that defines hard bop. Davis's muted trumpet leads intricate arrangements where each musician gets space to develop ideas, creating conversations between instruments that feel both structured and spontaneous.

Standout Tracks

• 'Round About Midnight: The title track opener showcases Davis's muted trumpet over Thelonious Monk's haunting composition
• Bye, Bye, Blackbird: Coltrane's tenor sax takes center stage on this standard, building tension through cascading runs
• All Of You: Red Garland's piano work shines on this Cole Porter tune with elegant block chord accompaniment

Mood: late night, contemplative, sophisticated, smoky

Tracklist

1. A1. 'Round About Midnight
2. A2. Ah-Leu-Cha
3. A3. All Of You
4. B1. Bye, Bye, Blackbird
5. B2. Tadd's Delight
6. B3. Dear Old Stockholm