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So What
Composer: Miles Davis

A brief jam based on the theme of So What was played by the Grateful Dead in March 1988. So What was performed about a dozen times by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman between 1990 and 1994. Jams based on So What have also been performed by Ratdog and Phil Lesh & Friends.

The list of recordings below is not intended to be comprehensive.



Miles Davis

info Kind Of Blue, Miles Davis, 1959
info In Person: Saturday Night At The Blackhawk, Miles Davis, 1961
info Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall, Miles Davis, 1962
info "Four" & More, Miles Davis, 1966
info At Plugged Nickel Chicago, Miles Davis, 1976
info Live At The Plugged Nickel, Miles Davis, 1982
no info Heard 'Round the World, Miles Davis, 1983
no info Mellow Miles, Miles Davis, 1985
info The Columbia Years 1955 1985, Miles Davis, 1990
no info Jazz Sampler, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1990
no info The Essence of Miles Davis, Miles Davis, 1991
info The Complete Concert: 1964: My Funny Valentine + Four & More, Miles Davis, 1992
no info Live in Stockholm 1960, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, 1992
no info Jazz Moods, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1994
info The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965, Miles Davis, 1995
no info Highlights From The Plugged Nickel, Miles Davis, 1995
no info This Is Miles, Vol. 1, Miles Davis, 1995
no info Jazz on a Summers Day, Various Artists, 1995
no info The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Vol. 1-5, Various Artists, 1995
no info Miles in Tokyo, Miles Davis, 1996
no info The Very Best of Miles Davis, Miles Davis, 1996
no info Miles Davis Acoustic, Miles Davis, 1996
no info Greatest Hits, Miles Davis, 1997
no info The Collection: Sketches of Spain/Kind of Blue/In a Silent Way, Miles Davis, 1997
info Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall: Complete, Miles Davis, 1998
no info Pleasantville Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1998
info The Complete Columbia Recordings: Miles Davis & John Coltrane, Miles Davis / John Coltrane, 1999
no info Immortal Concerts: New York City Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center, February 12, 1964, 1999
info Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century, Various Artists, 1999
no info Milestones/Kind of Blue, Miles Davis, 2000
no info Jazz Greatest Hits, Miles Davis/Dave Brubeck/Thelonious Monk, 2000
no info Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music, Various Artists, 2000
no info The Best of Ken Burns Jazz, Various Artists, 2000
no info The Essential, Miles Davis, 2001
no info The Best of Miles Davis & John Coltrane: 1955-1961, Miles Davis & John Coltrane, 2001
no info Super Hits, Miles Davis, 2001
info In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete, Miles Davis, 2003
info Saturday Night: In Person at the Blackhawk in San Francisco, Complete, Miles Davis, 2003
no info Kind of Blue/Porgy & Bess/Sketches of Spain, Miles Davis, 2003
info Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1963-1964, Miles Davis, 2004
no info Jazz Moods: Cool, Miles Davis, 2004
no info 1955-1961, Miles Davis & John Coltrane, 2004
no info Essential Jazz 2, Various Artists, 2004
no info Poetics of Sound: 1954-1959, Miles Davis, 2005
no info Miles: Cool & Collected, Miles Davis, 2006
no info Manchester Concert: Complete 1960 Live at the Free Trade Hall, Miles Davis, 2006
no info Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival, Miles Davis, 2007
no info Collections, Miles Davis, 2007
no info Cool: The Best of Miles Davis, Miles Davis, 2007
no info Jazz Greats: The Essential Masterpieces, Various Artists, 2007
no info Playlist, Miles Davis, 2008
info Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition), Miles Davis, 2009
no info The Collection: Sketches of Spain/Kind of Blue/In a Silent Way, Miles Davis, 2009
no info The Collection: Sorcerer/Kind of Blue/In a Silent Way, Miles Davis, 2009

 
Grateful Dead

info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 5: 3/27/88, 2005

Garcia/Grisman

info So What, 1998
info Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 5, 2000
info The Pizza Tapes, 2000
info Guitar Masters Collection: Volume 1, Various Artists, 2009
info The Pizza Tapes: Extra Large Edition, 2010
info So What (2 LP ed), 2023

Other recordings

info Sunday Mornin', Grant Green, 1961
no info Roarin', The New Don Rendell Quintet, 1961
info The Soft Land of Make Believe, Frank Minion, 1961
no info On Time, Les McCann Ltd., 1962
no info Portraits, Gerald Wilson, 1964
info Soul Discovery, Jackie Ivory, 1965
no info Body And Soul, Eddie Jefferson, 1968
info In The Land Of The Giants, Eric Kloss, 1969
no info What's New, Bill Evans with Jeremy Steig, 1969
info Beyond The Blue Horizon, George Benson, 1973
no info Blue In Green, Bill Evans, 1974
info Spanish Blue, Ron Carter, 1975
no info Spoonful, Jimmy Witherspoon, 1975
no info The Live-Liest, Eddie Jefferson, 1976
no info Daniel Humair/Eddy Louiss/Jean-Luc Ponty, Vol 1, 1980
info Good Vibes, Johnny Lytle, 1981
no info So What, George Russell, 1983
no info Last Nite, Larry Carlton, 1986
no info Standards Zone, Brian Melvin Trio, 1986
no info Fast Lane, Robin Horn, 1990
no info Blue in Green, Bill Evans, 1991
no info For Miles, Candid Jazz Masters, 1991
no info For Art's Sake, Donald Harrison Quintet, 1991
no info Marian McParland's Piano Jazz, Marian McParland with Amina Claudine Myers, 1991
no info Centrifugal Funk, MVP, 1991
no info Saxuality, Candy Dulfer, 1991
no info Pianomagic, Bobby Lyle, 1991
no info The Antodote, Ronnie Jordan, 1992
no info I Remember Miles, Benny Golson, 1992
no info Major Changes, Frank Morgan and the McCoy Tyner Trio, 1992
no info The Double Cross, Jay Leonhart, 1992
no info The Jazz Singer, Eddie Jefferson, 1993
no info The London Concert, Vol. 1, George Russell's Living Time, 1993
no info Morning Song, John Stubblefield, 1993
no info Sketches of Miles, Byron Olson, 1993
no info Europe '77, Buddy Rich & His Orchestra, 1993
info Tribute to Miles, Wallace Roney/Wayne Shorter/Herbie Hancock/Ron Carter/Tony Williams, 1994
no info Too Grand, Richie Beirach/Andy Laverne, 1994
no info Eddy Louiss/Michel Petrucciani, Eddy Louiss/Michel Petrucciani, 1994
no info Vierd Blues, Ron Affif, 1994
no info J.J.!, J.J. Johnson, 1995
no info RKO Live! , Robby Krieger Organisation, 1995
no info Portrait of Adrian, Dwayne Dolphin, 1995
no info Bad Brothers, Ronny Jordan Meets D.J Krush, 1995
info Best of Beat Goes Public, Various Artists (Eddie Jefferson), 1995
info Jumpin' Jazz, Various Artists (Johnny Lytle), 1996
no info Dream Session: The All-Stars Play Miles Davis Classics, Various Artists, 1996
info The Complete Bill Evans on Verve, Bill Evans, 1997
no info Afrika! Afrika!, Quartette Indigo, 1997
no info Guitar Indigo: Autumn Leaves, Francis Purcell, 1997
no info The Derek Trucks Band, The Derek Trucks Band, 1997
no info RCA Victor 80th Anniversary, Various Artists (J.J. Johnson), 1997
no info So What?: The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions, Monty Alexander, 1998
no info So What, Ron Carter, 1998
no info I Remember Bill: Tribute to Bill Evans, Don Sebesky, 1998
no info Endless Miles: A Tribute to Miles Davis, Various Artists, 1998
no info Straight No Chaser, Edgardo Cintron, 1998
no info The Best of, Candy Dulfer, 1998
no info Trumpet Legacy, Various Artists (Tom Harrell), 1998
no info Trio in Tokyo, Michel Petrucciani/Steve Gadd/Anthony Jackson, 1999
no info Sky Shadows/In the Land of the Giants, Eric Kloss, 1999
no info Among Friends, Horace Tapscott & Sonny Simmons Quartet, 1999
no info Vocal Ease, Eddie Jefferson, 1999
no info So What, Mat Maneri Trio, 1999
no info Milestones: The Jazz Giants Play Miles Davis, Various Artists (Bill Evans), 1999
no info Plays It Cool, Chet Baker, 2000
no info The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of Gerald Wilson & His Orchestra, 2000
no info Alive & Swingin', Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, 2000
no info Inside Stories, Suzi Stern, 2000
no info Tribute to the Masters, John Santos, 2000
no info Action Harp Play Set, Park Stickney, 2000
no info Midnight Sound, Flanger, 2000
no info Holiday in Brazil, Ron Carter, 2001
no info Listen to the Scatman, John Larkin, 2001
no info Blues in Front, Claude Williamson, 2001
no info All Night Long, Dylan Cramer, 2001
no info Essentials of Jazz, Quintessence Saxophone Quintet, 2001
no info Bad Benson/Beyond the Blue Horizon, George Benson, 2002
info Retrospective, Grant Green, 2002
no info Welcome Home, Jean-Michel Pilc Trio, 2002
info On The Road: June 21, 2002, Manchester, TN, String Cheese Incident, 2002
no info So What, Eddie Henderson, 2003
no info The Ozell Tapes: The Official Bootleg, Marcus Miller, 2003
no info Kubanno Kickasso, Nik Turner, 2003
info On the Road: October 29, 2002, San Diego, String Cheese Incident, 2003
no info Guitar & Bass, George Benson, 2004
no info Trios: Beyond The Blue Horizon/Bad Benson/Body Talk, George Benson, 2004
no info The Complete Gus Wildi Recordings, Bill Evans, 2004
no info So What: The Best of, Michel Petrucciani, 2004
no info Live at Liars, Ray Blue, 2004
no info Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis, Conrad Herwig Nonet, 2004
no info On the Wild Side, John La Barbera Big Band, 2004
no info A Latin Tribute to Miles Davis, Humberto Ramírez, 2004
no info A New Kind of Blue, g.org, 2004
info On The Road: March 25, 2004, Hamburg, Germany, String Cheese Incident, 2004
info Ocean City, NJ: August 2, 2004, Little Feat, 2004
info Omaha, NE: August 31, 2004, Little Feat, 2004
info Tornoto, Canada: November 8, 2004, Little Feat, 2004
no info Cool on the Coast, Various Artists (Chet Baker), 2004
no info The 80th Birthday Concert, George Russell and the Living Time Orchestra, 2005
no info Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey & Lenny White, 2005
no info In My Time, Gerald Wilson Orchestra, 2005
info Maui, HI: March 4, 2005, Little Feat, 2005
info Portland, OR: March 12, 2005, Little Feat, 2005
info On The Road: Archive Series: Santa Barbara, CA, August 2, 2001, String Cheese Incident, 2005
info Fusion for Miles: A Guitar Tribute, Various Artists (Mike Stern), 2005
no info Arriving, Carlos Jimenez, 2005
no info Duets, Collier & Dean, 2005
no info Free Style, Donald Harrison, 2005
no info The Essential, George Benson, 2006
no info Rewind That, Christian Scott, 2006
no info Saxuality/Sax-A-Go-Go, Candy Dulfer, 2006
no info Alexander the Great: Monty Swings on MPS, Monty Alexander, 2007
no info Original Album Classics, George Benson, 2007
no info Columbia Jazz Profiles, George Benson, 2007
no info Kind of New, Donald Harrison, 2007
no info A Love Supreme: The Legacy Of John Coltrane, Turtle Island String Quartet, 2007
no info Complete '60s Big Band Recordings, J.J. Johnson, 2007
no info The Premonition Years: 1994-2002, Patricia Barber, 2007
no info Master of All Trades, Marcus Miller, 2007
no info Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals, Toshiko Akiyoshi, 2007
no info Still Dancin', The Michael O'Neil Quintet featuring Kenny Washington, 2007
no info Humair, Louiss and Ponty, Vol. 1 & 2, Daniel Humair/Eddy Louiss/Jean-Luc Ponty, 2007
info On The Road: July 12, 2007, New York, NY, String Cheese Incident, 2007
no info Live at Town Hall, Roy Brooks, 2008
no info The Complete Dreyfus Jazz Recordings, Michel Petrucciani, 2008
no info The Essential, Candy Dulfer, 2008
no info New Morning, Al Foster Quintet, 2008
no info Acoustica Funkus, Don Latarski, 2008
no info Hip-Bop, The Blue Beat Five, 2008
no info Original Album Classics, Michel Petrucciani, 2009
no info New York Trio Recordings, Vol. 3: Night Whispers, Marc Copland/Drew Gress/Bill Stewart, 2009
info Trick or Treat Box Set, String Cheese Incident, 2009
info Trick or Treat: Best Of, String Cheese Incident, 2009
no info Twisted Standards, Zeebop, 2009
info Kind of Blue Revisited: The Miles Davis Songbook, Various Artists (Houston Person), 2009

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