Miles Davis Quintet Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (Mono)

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Mono 180g Vinyl LP!
Cut from the Analogue Masters by Kevin Gray!
Pressed at QRP!
Of the numerous Miles Davis bands, none was more influential and popular than the quintet of John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and Philly Joe Jones (drums) featured on this 1961 recording. Davis' muted ballads and medium-tempo standards made him popular with audiences. He caught fellow musicians with burning interpretations of classics such as Salt Peanuts and Well, You Needn't. Coltrane's searching, restless improvisations fascinated listeners with a sense of adventure. And the flawlessly playing rhythm section became a model for bands everywhere.
Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet does not contain any original material, but it does an excellent job of demonstrating the five musicians' talent for reshaping standards in their own style. Remarkable album by a remarkable band.
Of Miles Davis's many bands, none was more influential and popular than the quintet with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones. Davis's muted ballads and medium-tempo standards endeared him to the public. The horns' searing exposition of classics like "Salt Peanuts" and "Well, You Needn't" captivated musicians. The searching, restless improvisations of Coltrane intrigued listeners who had a taste for adventure. The flawless rhythm section became a model for bands everywhere.
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. Steamin' is a significant portion of the music of this remarkable group.
"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... it may best represent the ability of the Miles Davis quintet to take standards and rebuild them to suit their qualifications." - Lindsay Planer, AllMusic, 5/5

Features:

• 180g Vinyl
• Mono
• Cut from the Analogue Masters by Kevin Gray
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Musicians:

• Miles Davis, trumpet
• John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
• Red Garland, piano
• Paul Chambers, bass
• "Philly" Joe Jones, drums

Selections:

Side A
1. Surrey With the Fringe on Top
2. Salt Peanuts
3. Something I Dreamed Last Night
Side B
1. Diane
2. Well You Needn't
3. When I Fall In Love

Originally released in 1961.