Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet explained

Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Type:	studio
Artist:	Miles Davis
Cover:	Steamin'_With_the_Miles_Davis_Quintet.jpeg
Released:	July or August 1961
Recorded:	May 11 and October 26, 1956
Studio:	Van Gelder (Hackensack)
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:00
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7200
Producer:	Bob Weinstock
Prev Title:	Sketches of Spain
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Someday My Prince Will Come
Next Year:	1961

Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album by the Miles Davis Quintet which was released in July or August 1961 through Prestige Records.^{[1] [2]} The recording was made at two sessions on May 11 and October 26, 1956 that produced four albums: Steamin, Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet.

Reception

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer praised all of the musicians except Garland, and concluded: "This album is a must for anyone seriously interested in jazz".

Track listing

Prestige – LP 7200:^[3]

Personnel

• Miles Davis – trumpet
• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone (except 3 and 6)
• Red Garland – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums

Notes and References

1. News: July Album Releases . Ostrow. Marty. 21. The Cash Box. https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1961/CB-1961-07-22-OCR-Page-0021.pdf. May 21, 2024. live. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc.. New York. 22 July 1961.
2. Book: DeVito, Chris . The John Coltrane Reference . Fujioka . Yasuhiro . Schmaler . Wolf . Wild . David . 2013 . . 9780415634632 . Porter . Lewis . Lewis Porter . New York/Abingdon . 429.
3. News: Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. . October 28, 2016.