Accompanied by the likes of Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, and John Lewis, Miles Davis put down some serviceable performances in the early 50's even despite being in the worst depths of his opiate addiction at the time. Miles Davis And Horns is pretty much what it says on the tin, collecting material from The Compositions Of Al Cohn, Blue Period, and the songs he performed in on a various artists comp known as Modern Jazz Trumpets, which was also the first session he'd ever performed for Prestige Records. It's a decent mix of bebop, hard bop, and cool jazz, the best of which being "Blue Room", and features some decent soloing and some nice call-and-response interplay from several tandems. It's not essential by any means, but it's still a decent listen, which is the very least you can expect from this era of Miles.
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