Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
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Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album by the Miles Davis quintet, recorded in 1956 but not released until July or August 1961.[1][2] Two sessions on May 11, 1956 and October 26 in the same year resulted in an additional three albums: Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet.
| Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July or August 1961[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | May 11 and October 26, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder (Hackensack) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:00 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7200 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| DownBeat |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [7] |
Reception edit
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer praised all of the musicians except Garland, and concluded: "This album is a must for anyone seriously interested in jazz".[4]
Track listing edit
Prestige – LP 7200:[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording session | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | May 11, 1956 | 9:05 |
| 2. | "Salt Peanuts" | Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke | May 11, 1956 | 6:09 |
| 3. | "Something I Dreamed Last Night" | Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen, Herb Magidson | May 11, 1956 | 6:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording session | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Diane" | Lew Pollack, Ernö Rapée | May 11, 1956 | 7:49 |
| 2. | "Well, You Needn't" | Thelonious Monk | October 26, 1956 | 6:19 |
| 3. | "When I Fall in Love" | Victor Young, Edward Heyman | May 11, 1956 | 4:23 |
| Total length: | 40:00 | |||
Personnel edit
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone (except 3 and 6)
- Red Garland – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
References edit
- ^ a b "July Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. July 22, 1961. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ a b DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 429. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". All Music. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ a b DeMichael, Don (September 14, 1961). "Miles Davis: Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 19. pp. 25–26.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 58. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". Discogs. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
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