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How was the record Birth of the Cool recorded?
The nonet recorded twelve tracks for Capitol during three sessions over the course of nearly a year and a half.
Is there anything else significant about how Birth of the Cool was recorded?
Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Gerry Mulligan, and Bill Barber were the only musicians who played on all three sessions.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the Birth of the Cool article?
The second recording date came three months later on April 22, 1949. At this session, the nonet recorded Mulligan's Venus de Milo, Lewis's Rouge, Carisi's Israel, and Boplicity.

Question: Were they hits?
Self-contained rewrite: Were the songs from Birth of the Cool hits?