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Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is a studio 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 four albums: this one, Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet.
Track listing
Prestige – LP 7200:[5]
| 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
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone (except 3 and 6)
- Red Garland – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
References
- ^ 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 1135112576.
- ^ "Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". All Music. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ 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.