Original tracklisting
1 Move
2 Jeru
3 Moon Dreams
4 Venus De Milo
5 Budo
6 Deception
7 Godchild
8 Boplicity
9 Rocker
10 Israel
11 Rouge
12 Darn That Dream

'Birth of the Cool' is an album which collects twelve songs recorded by the Miles Davis quintet for Capitol Records in 1949 and 1950.

The alsbum features innovative arrangements strongly inspired by classical music, and mark a major development in post-bebop jazz.

As the title implies, these recordings are considered seminal in the history of cool jazz.

Here Miles Davis embraced the "cool" arranging style of Gil Evans, who emphasized a diminished use of vibrato in both reeds and brass, producing a drier, "cool" sound.

Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet (all)
Kai Winding – trombone (January 1949)
J.J. Johnson – trombone (April 1949, March 1950)
Junior Collins – French horn (January 1949)
Sandy Siegelstein – French horn (April 1949)
Gunther Schuller – French horn (March 1950)
Bill Barber – tuba (all)
Lee Konitz – alto saxophone (all)
Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone (all)
Al Haig – piano (January 1949)
John Lewis – piano (April 1949, March 1950)
Joe Shulman – bass (January 1949)
Nelson Boyd – bass (April 1949)
Al McKibbon – bass (March 1950)
Max Roach – drums (January 1949, March 1950)
Kenny Clarke – drums (April 1949)
Kenny Hagood – vocal ("Darn That Dream" only)