Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album by the Miles Davis quintet recorded in 1956 and released in March 1958.[1][2] Two sessions on 11 May 1956 and 26 October in the same year resulted in four albums—this one, Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. These four albums are considered to be among the best performances in the whole hard bop subgenre.[3] The album was remastered by Rudy Van Gelder in 2005 for Prestige Records. This album includes dialogue snippets taken from the original master reel. As the title suggests, it also emphasizes Miles Davis' concentrated medium-register ballad playing.
| Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet | ||||
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| Released | March 1958[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | May 11 and October 26, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder (Hackensack) | |||
| Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
| Length | 36:13 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7129 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
| Tom Hull | A[5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Track listing
Prestige – LP 7129:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording session | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If I Were a Bell" | Frank Loesser | October 26, 1956 | 8:15 |
| 2. | "You're My Everything" | Harry Warren | October 26, 1956 | 5:18 |
| 3. | "I Could Write a Book" | Richard Rodgers | October 26, 1956 | 5:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording session | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oleo" | Sonny Rollins | October 26, 1956 | 6:18 |
| 2. | "It Could Happen to You" | Jimmy Van Heusen | May 11, 1956 | 6:37 |
| 3. | "Woody 'n' You" | Dizzy Gillespie | May 11, 1956 | 5:02 |
| Total length: | 36:13 | |||
Personnel
References
- DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 446. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Prestige's March Release" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. 15 March 1958. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "Miles Davis – Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940s-50s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 179, 181.
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