Four (composition)

"Four"
Composition by Miles Davis
from the album Blue Haze
Released1954 (1954)
RecordedMarch 15 and April 3, 1954
GenreJazz
Length4:03[1][better source needed]
LabelPrestige
Composer(s)Miles Davis
Producer(s)Bob Weinstock, Ira Gitler

"Four" is a 1954 jazz standard. It was first recorded and arranged in 1954 by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and released on his album Miles Davis Quartet.[2] It is a 32-bar ABAC form.[3]

The song composition officially credits jazz trumpeter Miles Davis[4] as the writer. However, there is some controversy that it may have actually been composed by someone and purchased by Davis. The American jazz saxophonist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson has claimed ownership for the song.[5]

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Blue Haze - Miles Davis | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ^ Aebersold, Jamey (1995). Jamey Aebersold Play-A-Long - Volume 65 - Four and More. Jamey Aebersold Jazz Inc. pp. ii. ISBN 1-56224-209-1.
  3. ^ Levine, Mark (1995). The Jazz theory Book. Sher Music Co. p. 388.
  4. ^ Koster, Rick. Texas Music, St. Martin's Press, page 319, (2000) - ISBN 0-312-25425-3
  5. ^ "Four". Learnjazzstandards.com. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2021.