Blue Haze is a compilation album of tracks recorded in 1953 and 1954 by Miles Davis for Prestige Records. Overview The album is a reissue in 12" format of the 10" LP Miles Davis Quartet (PRLP 161), with "I'll Remember April" added. Tracks 4, 6, 7, and 8 come from Prestige PREP 1326, The Miles Davis Quartet, recorded May 19, 1953. It features a quartet with John Lewis on piano —replaced on "Smooch" by its co-composer Charles Mingus— Percy Heath, the bassist throughout the album, and Max Roach on drums. Tracks 2, 3, and 5, from March 15, 1954, with Horace Silver on piano and Art Blakey on drums, were first released on PREP 1360, titled Miles Davis Quartet. The first track on the album, "I'll Remember April", is from the April 3, 1954, session and was originally included on the 10" LP Miles Davis Quintet (PRLP 185). The compositions "Four" and "Tune Up" were always credited to Davis, although both were claimed by Eddie Vinson to be his compositions. Vinson was a known blues singer at that time and had no use for them and gave Davis permission to record them. No one expressed opposition to the false crediting until decades later. The album's last track, "Miles Ahead" is not the same composition as featured on the 1957 Columbia Records album Miles Ahead, a big band recording arranged by Gil Evans. The "Miles Ahead" played on Blue Haze is a contrafact, and features a new melody played over the chord changes to John Lewis' tune "Milestones", recorded by Davis in 1947 for Savoy Records. Track listing Prestige – LP 7054 Personnel Track #1 (April 3, 1954) Miles Davis – trumpet David Schildkraut – alto saxophone Horace Silver – piano Percy Heath – bass Kenny Clarke – drums Track #2, 3 and 5 (March 15, 1954) Miles Davis – trumpet Horace Silver – piano Percy Heath – bass Art Blakey – drums Track #4, 6, 7 and 8 (May 19, 1953) Miles Davis – trumpet John Lewis – piano (6, 7, 8) Charles Mingus – piano (4) Percy Heath – bass Max Roach – drums References 1956 compilation albums Albums produced by Bob Weinstock Albums produced by Ira Gitler Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Instrumental albums Miles Davis albums Prestige Records compilation albums