Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Studio album by Miles Davis
Released	May 1961
Recorded	May 11 and October 26, 1956 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:00
Label	Prestige PRLP 7200
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Miles Davis chronology
Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1959) Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1961) Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)

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Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album by Miles Davis, recorded in 1956 but not released until 1961 as PRLP 7200. 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. This album centers on the improvisations of the quintet as well as the interactions between the members of the quintet.

Track listing

1. "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Rodgers) – 9:05
2. "Salt Peanuts" (Gillespie, Clarke) – 6:09
3. "Something I Dreamed Last Night" (Fain) – 6:15
4. "Diane" (Pollack, Rapée) – 7:49
5. "Well, You Needn't" (Monk) – 6:19
6. "When I Fall in Love" (Young) – 4:23

Recorded on May 11 (#1–4, 6) and October 26 (#5), 1956.

Personnel

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

References

1. Planer, Lindsay (2011). "Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet – Miles Davis Quintet | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 58. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.