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Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

The Miles Davis Quintet

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Although chronologically the last to be issued, this collection includes some of the best performances from the tapes which would produce the albums Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and ultimately, Steamin'. A primary consideration of these fruitful sessions is the caliber of musicians -- Miles Davis (trumpet), Red Garland (piano), John Coltrane (tenor sax), and Philly Joe Jones (drums) -- who were basically doing their stage act in the studio. As actively performing musicians, the material they are most intimate with would be their live repertoire. Likewise, what more obvious place than a studio is there to capture every inescapable audible nuance of the combo's musical group mind. The end results are consistently astonishing. At the center of Steamin', as with most outings by this band, are the group improvisations which consist of solo upon solo of arguably the sweetest and otherwise most swinging interactions known to have existed between musicians. "Surrey With the Fringe on Top" is passed between the mates like an old joke. Garland compliments threads started by Davis and Coltrane as their seamless interaction yields a stream of strikingly lyrical passages. There are two well-placed nods to fellow bop pioneers Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie on a revision of their "Salt Peanuts." Philly Joe Jones' mimicking cymbal speak -- which replicates Gillespie's original vocals -- is nothing short of genius. This rendition is definitely as crazy and unpredictable here as the original. Thelonious Monk also gets kudos on "Well, You Needn't." This quintet makes short work of the intricacies of the arrangement, adding the double horn lead on the choruses and ultimately redefining this jazz standard. Although there is no original material on Steamin', it may best represent the ability of the Miles Davis quintet to take standards and rebuild them to suit their qualifications.

© Lindsay Planer /TiVo

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1
Surrey With The Fringe On Top
00:09:05

Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - The Miles Davis Quintet, MainArtist

℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.

2
Salt Peanuts
00:06:09

Dizzy Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Clarke, ComposerLyricist - The Miles Davis Quintet, MainArtist

℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.

3
Something I Dreamed Last Night
00:06:16

Sammy Fain, ComposerLyricist - Herb Magidson, ComposerLyricist - Jack Yellen, ComposerLyricist - The Miles Davis Quintet, MainArtist

℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.

4
Diane
00:07:50

Erno Rapee, ComposerLyricist - Lew Pollack, ComposerLyricist - The Miles Davis Quintet, MainArtist

℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.

5
Well, You Needn’t
00:06:21

Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - The Miles Davis Quintet, MainArtist

℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.

6
When I Fall In Love
00:04:23

Victor Young, ComposerLyricist - Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - The Miles Davis Quintet, MainArtist

℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.

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Although chronologically the last to be issued, this collection includes some of the best performances from the tapes which would produce the albums Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and ultimately, Steamin'. A primary consideration of these fruitful sessions is the caliber of musicians -- Miles Davis (trumpet), Red Garland (piano), John Coltrane (tenor sax), and Philly Joe Jones (drums) -- who were basically doing their stage act in the studio. As actively performing musicians, the material they are most intimate with would be their live repertoire. Likewise, what more obvious place than a studio is there to capture every inescapable audible nuance of the combo's musical group mind. The end results are consistently astonishing. At the center of Steamin', as with most outings by this band, are the group improvisations which consist of solo upon solo of arguably the sweetest and otherwise most swinging interactions known to have existed between musicians. "Surrey With the Fringe on Top" is passed between the mates like an old joke. Garland compliments threads started by Davis and Coltrane as their seamless interaction yields a stream of strikingly lyrical passages. There are two well-placed nods to fellow bop pioneers Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie on a revision of their "Salt Peanuts." Philly Joe Jones' mimicking cymbal speak -- which replicates Gillespie's original vocals -- is nothing short of genius. This rendition is definitely as crazy and unpredictable here as the original. Thelonious Monk also gets kudos on "Well, You Needn't." This quintet makes short work of the intricacies of the arrangement, adding the double horn lead on the choruses and ultimately redefining this jazz standard. Although there is no original material on Steamin', it may best represent the ability of the Miles Davis quintet to take standards and rebuild them to suit their qualifications.

© Lindsay Planer /TiVo

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