| The Essential Miles Davis | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | May 15, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1945–1986 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 149:13 (2 disc set) | |||
| Label | Sony/Columbia/Legacy | |||
| Producer | Michael Cuscuna, Bob Belden, Steve Berkowitz and Seth Rothstein for Columbia Legacy label of Sony Entertainment | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
The Essential Miles Davis is a 2-CDcompilation album byMiles Davis released by Columbia Legacy on May 15, 2001. It belongs to Sony Music Entertainment's "The Essential" series, not to the series "Essentials", established byWEA International, and was released as part of Sony'sMiles 75 Anniversary program. In 2008,The Essential Miles Davis 3.0 was released as a limited edition album featuring a bonus third disc that added five more songs to the original track list.
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| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[3] | 73 |