Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album by the Miles Davis quintet recorded in 1956 and released circa January 1960.[1][2][3][4] 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, Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet.

Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Compilation album by
Miles Davis
Releasedca. January 1960[1][2][3][4]
RecordedMay 11 and October 26, 1956
StudioVan Gelder (Hackensack)
GenreJazz
Length41:59
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7166
ProducerBob Weinstock
Miles Davis chronology
Jazz Track
(1959)		 Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
(1960)		 Sketches of Spain
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazzfavorable[5]
AllMusic[6]
DownBeat[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
Tom HullA−[9]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[12]

Track 2 is a composition written for Davis by Eddie Vinson (see Blue Haze for more details). "Trane's Blues" (also known as "Vierd Blues", a tongue-in-cheek reference to Blue Note founder Francis Wolff's heavily accented verdict on it), also credited to Davis, is in fact a John Coltrane composition (originally titled "John Paul Jones", and from an earlier session led by bassist Paul Chambers; before the closing statement of theme, Coltrane and Davis play a bit of Charlie Parker's "The Hymn").

Background

As his star rose in 1955, Davis formed a new quintet, featuring saxophonist John Coltrane, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. In order to fulfill contractual obligations, he recorded lengthy, spontaneous songs with the quintet, which were released over four albums—Workin', Cookin', Relaxin', and Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet.

Track listing

Prestige – LP 7166:

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Never Entered My Mind"Richard Rodgers5:26
2."Four"Miles Davis7:15
3."In Your Own Sweet Way"Dave Brubeck5:45
4."The Theme" (Take 1)Miles Davis2:01
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Trane's Blues" (a.k.a. "Vierd Blues")John Coltrane8:35
2."Ahmad's Blues"Ahmad Jamal7:26
3."Half Nelson"Miles Davis4:48
4."The Theme" (Take 2)Miles Davis1:03
Total length:41:59

All tracks recorded on May 11, 1956, except "Half Nelson", recorded on October 26.

Personnel

References
  1. DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 448. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. "Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. February 8, 1960. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. "December Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. December 12, 1959. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. "Jazz Picks of the Week" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. February 6, 1960. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  5. "Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". All About Jazz. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  6. "Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  7. "Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". CD Universe. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  8. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  9. Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940s-50s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  10. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  11. DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (October 27, 1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 179. ISBN 0679737294.
  12. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 58. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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