Gunther Schuller: 'Moon Dreams'

In all, there were three studio recording dates for what would eventually become known as the Birth of the Cool. The Miles Davis Nonet recorded on January 21, 1949, April 22, 1949 and March 9, 1950. On the last date, Gunther Schuller was hired in place of Sandy Siegelstein—Claude Thornhill's French hornist—who could not make the session. Nor could Junio…