Once Upon a Summertime

~ Recording by Miles Davis

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles Davis & Gil EvansQuiet NightsMiles DavisAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CL 2106
4.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles DavisThe Complete Columbia Studio RecordingsMiles Davis & Gil EvansAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1996-08-26
  • US1996-09-03
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)67397, CK 67471, CL 1041, CK 67472, CL 1274, CK 67473, CL 1480, CK 67474, CL 2106, CK 67475, CK 67476, CXK 67397
1.2Once Upon A Summertime3:28Miles DavisQuiet NightsMiles DavisAlbum
  • JP1997-07-21
1.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles Davis & Gil EvansQuiet Nights (Master Sound)Miles DavisAlbum
  • JP1997-07-21
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS 9318
1.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles Davis & Gil EvansQuiet NightsMiles Davis & Gil EvansAlbum
  • US1997-09-23
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65293
1.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles Davis & Gil EvansQuiet NightsMiles DavisAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65293
1.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles Davis & Gil EvansQuiet NightsMiles Davis & Gil EvansAlbum
1.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles Davis & Gil EvansQuiet NightsMiles Davis & Gil EvansAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 65293
1.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles DavisQuiet NightsMiles DavisAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65293
1.8Once Upon a Summertime3:26Miles DavisLove Songs 2Miles DavisAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-06-10
Sony Jazz
1.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles Davis & Gil EvansQuiet NightsMiles Davis & Gil EvansAlbum
  • -2004
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)90923
4.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles DavisThe Complete Columbia Studio RecordingsMiles Davis & Gil EvansAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)COL 516250 2
4.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles Davis & Gil EvansThe Complete Columbia Studio RecordingsMiles Davis & Gil EvansAlbum + Compilation
  • -2010
88697787842
1.2Once Upon A Summertime3:28Miles DavisQuiet NightsMiles DavisAlbum
  • XE2013-02-19
WaxTimeLP771846
1.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles Davis & Gil EvansQuiet Nights (24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo)Miles DavisAlbum
  • XW2022-12-16
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)G010000910821H
1.2Once Upon A Summertime3:28Miles DavisQuiet NightsMiles DavisAlbum
(unknown)
1.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles Davis & Gil EvansQuiet NightsMiles DavisAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)SOPU-84
1.2Once Upon a Summertime3:28Miles DavisQuiet NightsMiles DavisAlbum
  • -2001-03-25
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS 9734
4.6Once Upon A Summertime3:28Miles DavisThe Classic Collaborations 1953-1963Miles DavisAlbum + Compilation
  • -2018
Enlightenment (A Crazy Jazz Label)EN4CD9144

Relationships

bassoon:Robert Tricarico
bassoon and contrabassoon:Garvin Bushell
bongos:Willie Bobo
double bass [bass]:Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (in 1962)
drums (drum set):Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (in 1962)
flugelhorn:Al Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone)
flute:Ray Beckenstein (saxophonist and flute player)
Jerome Richardson
French horn:Ray Alonge (french horn)
Don Corrado
Julius Watkins
percussion:Elvin Jones (jazz drummer)
soprano saxophone:Steve Lacy (jazz saxophonist and composer 1934–2004)
trombone:J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist)
trumpet:Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Bernie Glow
Harold Baker
Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist)
Ernie Royal
tuba:Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player)
has remixes:Once Upon a Summertime (2009 stereo mix) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) arranged and conducted by Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recording of:Once Upon a Summertime (La Valse des lilas) (in 1962: instrumental)

Related works

Once Upon a Summertime (La Valse des lilas)

lyricist:Eddy Marnay (French lyricist)
composer:Eddie Barclay
Michel Legrand
translator:Johnny Mercer
publisher:MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended)
MCA Music Ltd. (ended)
Leeds/BIEM
Patricia Editions Musical (SACEM-affiliated publisher)
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden)
later translated versions:Det var ein sommars dag
translated version of:La Valse des lilas