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Irving Townsend
Irving Townsend
Position:
Producer
Year of Birth:
1920
Years with Miles:
1958-1959

CBS staff producer known more for his work with vocalists and big bands, produced Miles' sessions in the late 1950s, most notably Kind of Blue.

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So What
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‘Round Midnight
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‘Round Midnight – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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‘Round Midnight – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Agitation
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All Blues
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All Of You – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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All of You – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Ascent
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Autumn Leaves – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Autumn Leaves – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Blue In Green
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Bye Bye (Theme) – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Bye Bye (Theme) – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Bye Bye (Theme) – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Bye Bye (Theme) – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Bye Bye Blackbird – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Bye Bye Blackbird – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio)
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Directions I
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Directions II
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Duran
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E.S.P.
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Eighty-One
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Flamenco Sketches
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Fran Dance – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Fran-Dance – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Freddie Freeloader
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Fun
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I Thought About You – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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I Thought About You – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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I Thought About You – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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I Thought About You – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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If I Were A Bell – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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If I Were A Bell – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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If I Were A Bell – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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If I Were A Bell – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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If I Were A Bell – Live at the Plaza Hotel, New York, NY – Sept. 1958
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Iris
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Konda
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Limbo
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Little One
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Love, I’ve Found You – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Love, I’ve Found You – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Love, I’ve Found You – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Love, I’ve Found You – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Mood
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My Funny Valentine – Live at the Plaza Hotel, New York, NY – Sept. 1958
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Neo – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Neo – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Neo – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Neo – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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No Blues – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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No Blues – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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No Blues – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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No Blues – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Oleo – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Oleo – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Oleo – Live at the Plaza Hotel, New York, NY – Sept. 1958
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On Green Dolphin Street – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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On Green Dolphin Street – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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On Green Dolphin Street – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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On Green Dolphin Street – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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R.J.
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So Near, So Far
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So What
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So What – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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So What – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Softly As In A Morning Sunrise – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Softly as in a Morning Sunrise – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Someday My Prince Will Come – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Someday My Prince Will Come – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Song of Our Country
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Straight, No Chaser – Live at the Plaza Hotel, New York, NY – Sept. 1958
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The Theme – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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The Theme – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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The Theme – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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The Theme – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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The Time of The Barracudas
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Two Bass Hit – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Two Bass Hit – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Walkin’ – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Walkin’ – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 21, 1961
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Walkin’ – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Walkin’ – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Water On The Pond
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Well You Needn’t – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Well You Needn’t – Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA – April 22, 1961
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Willie Nelson
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