Steamin 'with the Miles Davis Quintet
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| Studio album by Miles Davis | |
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| Label (s) | Prestige Records |
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CD, LP |
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40:00 |
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Steamin 'with the Miles Davis Quintet is a jazz album by Miles Davis , recorded on May 11 and October 26, 1956 for Prestige Records .
background
In order to terminate his contract with Prestige early and to switch to Columbia on more lucrative terms, Miles Davis had to record four more albums for Prestige. He took this up in two “studio marathons” in May and October 1956, recording a total of 24 titles. Standards from composers such as Dizzy Gillespie , Thelonious Monk , Richard Rodgers and Victor Young and other composers were released on the album.
reception
Michael Bailey rated the album on allaboutjazz as follows:
“There is no highlight on this recording or the other four recordings that resulted from these two sessions. They are collectively the highlight of the first phase of the first great Miles Davis Quintet, captured here more crisply and accurately than on any previous release of this music. "
“There is no high point on this recording or the other four recordings that resulted from these two sessions. Together they are the climax of the first phase of the first great Miles Davis Quintet, captured here more clearly and more precisely than on any previous release of this music. "
Track list
The first four pieces and track number six are from the May session, the other from the October session.
- Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Richard Rodgers) - 9:05
- Salt Peanuts (Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke ) - 6:09
- Something I Dreamed Last Night ( Sammy Fain ) - 6:15
- Diane ( Lew Pollack , Ernö Rapée ) - 7:49
- Well, You Needn't (Thelonious Monk) - 6:19
- When I Fall in Love (Victor Young) - 4:23
more publishments
The tracks recorded during the two sessions on May 11 and October 26 appeared on three other albums, the first on Cookin 'with the Miles Davis Quintet (P 7094, October 1956) , in addition to Steamin' , which was the last album in the series ), Relaxin 'with the Miles Davis Quintet (P 7129, 1957) and Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (P 7166, 1959).
literature
- Miles Davis: The Autobiography . Heyne, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-453-17177-2 .
- Eric Nisenson: Round About Midnight - A Portrait by Miles Davis . Hannibal, Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-85445-021-4 .
- Peter Wießmüller: Miles Davis - his life, his music, his records . Oreos (Collection Jazz), Gauting 1984, ISBN 3-923657-04-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Thom Jurek: Miles Davis Quintet - Essential Albums: Cookin '/ Relaxin' / Workin '/ Steamin'. In: allmusic.com. Retrieved June 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Michael Bailey: Miles Davis: Steamin 'With the Miles Davis Quintet (Remastered) (2002). In: allaboutjazz.com. October 2, 2001, accessed June 22, 2014 .