If I Were a Bell

~ Recording by Miles Davis Sextet

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3If I Were a Bell8:14The Miles Davis SextetJazz at the Plaza, Vol. 1The Miles Davis SextetAlbum + Live
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C 32470
1.3If I Were a Bell8:26Miles DavisJazz at the PlazaMiles DavisAlbum + Live
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 467182 2
6.1If I Were A Bell8:31Miles DavisMiles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955–1961Miles Davis & John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
9.1If I Were a Bell8:27Miles Davis with John ColtraneThe Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John ColtraneMiles Davis with John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
Mosaic Records (US jazz reissues)MQ9-191
1.1If I Were a Bell8:31Miles Davis SextetJazz at the Plaza, Volume 1Miles Davis SextetAlbum + Live
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 85245
1.1If I Were a Bell8:31Miles Davis SextetJazz at the Plaza, Volume 1Miles Davis SextetAlbum + Live
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CS 85245
1.1If I Were a Bell8:31Miles Davis SextetJazz at the Plaza, Volume 1 (BMG Direct club edition)Miles Davis SextetAlbum + Live
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 85245
6.1If I Were a Bell8:31Miles Davis & John ColtraneThe Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961Miles Davis & John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)65833
6.1If I Were A Bell8:31Miles DavisMiles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961Miles Davis & John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-04-05
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697856222, COL 516249 2
3.1If I Were a Bell8:31Miles Davis & Bill EvansComplete Studio & Live MastersMiles Davis & Bill EvansAlbum + Compilation
ONE Records (Lisboa and Porto)59807
Bootleg
3.7If I Were a Bell8:31John Coltrane & Miles DavisJazz From A to Z, Part 1Various ArtistsOther + Compilation
  • -2013
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
Pseudo-Release
1.24If I Were a Bell (Live Version)8:31Miles Davis & John ColtraneChristmas Holidays with Miles DavisMiles Davis & John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
  • -2020

Relationships

alto saxophone:Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-10-09)
double bass:Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-10-09)
drums (drum set):Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-10-09)
piano:Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-09-09, on 1958-10-09)
tenor saxophone:John Coltrane (on 1958-10-09)
trumpet:Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-09-09, on 1958-10-09)
recorded at:Plaza Hotel (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-09-09)
Plaza Hotel: Persian Room in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-09)
has remixes:If I Were a Bell (2000 true stereo mix) by The Miles Davis Sextet
recording of:If I Were a Bell (Guys and Dolls) (cover; cover, live; on 1958-09-09: instrumental; on 1958-10-09: live, instrumental)

Related works

If I Were a Bell (Guys and Dolls)

lyricist and composer:Frank Loesser
publisher:Frank Music Corp.
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
referred to in medleys:Guys and Dolls Suite (order: 5)
part of:Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical) (order: 10)
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film) (order: 10)
music quoted in:Entr’acte (Guys and Dolls)