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Walkin’  is a Miles Davis compilation album released in 1957 by Prestige Records. The album compiles material previously released on two 10 inch LPs in 1954, along with one previously unreleased tune. Here credited to the “Miles Davis All-Stars”, the songs were recorded on 3 April and 29 April 1954 by two slightly different groups led by Davis. Both sessions were recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s home studio.

Track listing:
Side one
1. “Walkin‘” (Richard Carpenter) 13:26
2. “Blue ‘n’ Boogie” (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) 8:16
Side two
1. “Solar” (Miles Davis) 4:44
2. “You Don’t Know What Love Is” (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) 4:23
3. “Love Me or Leave Me” (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) 6:54

Personnel:
Miles Davis — trumpet
Lucky Thompson — tenor saxophone on side one
J. J. Johnson — trombone on side one
David Schildkraut — alto saxophone on side two
Horace Silver — piano
Percy Heath — bass
Kenny Clarke — drums

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Released: June 1957
Recorded: April 3, 1954 (#3-5)
April 29, 1954 (#1-2)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Length: 37:43
Label: Prestige
PRLP 7076
Producer: Bob Weinstock