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Miles Davis, Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet

Audio CD

Disk ID: 271318

Disk length: 40m 13s (6 Tracks)

Original Release Date: 1956

Label: Unknown

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Tracks & Durations

1. Surrey With The Fringe On Top 9:07
2. Salt Peanuts 6:09
3. Something I Dreamed Last Night 6:16
4. Diane 7:52
5. Well, You Needn't 6:21
6. When I Fall In Love 4:24

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Review

Steamin' is the last of the classic albums Prestige Records released from various sessions trumpeter Miles Davis recorded between November 1955 and October 1956 with his historic "first" quintet, including tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. Together with Cookin' (also available in an audiophile format), Relaxin' (also available in an audiophile format), and Workin' (also available in an audiophile format), Steamin' completes a series of memorable recordings masterfully engineered by Rudy Van Gelder that remains a definitive manifesto from the hard-bop era. One dynamic that gave this quintet its distinctive edge is the contrast between Davis's introspective playing on ballads ("When I Fall In Love," "Something I Dreamed Last Night") and Coltrane's hard-blowing passion ("Salt Peanuts," "Well You Needn't"). Another is the interplay between Garland, Chambers, and Jones, who are not only consummate accompanists, but all-star soloists as well. The version of "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" here is a quintessential performance by this remarkable quintet. --Mitchell Feldman This classic Prestige session (one of four cut for the label by Davis' first permanent group) has been reissued many times. Davis is heard with his classic quintet of 1956 (which featured tenor-saxophonist John Coltrane, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones) performing six numbers, all of which are somewhat memorable. Highpoints are Surrey with the Fringe on Top, Diane and When I Fall in Love; Davis's muted tone rarely sounded more beautiful. 6 tracks.

Other Versions

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Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet

Tracks: 6, Disk length: 40m 13s

Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet

Tracks: 6, Disk length: 40m 15s (+0m 2s)

Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet

Tracks: 6, Disk length: 40m 20s (+0m 7s)

Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet

Tracks: 6, Disk length: 39m 54s (-1m 41s)

Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet

Tracks: 6, Disk length: 39m 50s (-1m 37s)

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