Cookin' With the Miles Davis Quintet

by Miles Davis, Miles Davis Quintet

Overview

Cookin' is the first of four albums derived from the Miles Davis Quintet's fabled extended recording session on October 26, 1956; the concept being that the band would document its vast live-performance catalog in a studio environment, rather than preparing all new tracks for its upcoming long-player. The bounty of material in the band's live sets -- as well as the overwhelming conviction in the quintet's studio sides -- would produce the lion's share of the Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and Steamin' albums. As these recordings demonstrate, there is an undeniable telepathic cohesion that allows this band -- consisting of Miles Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums) -- to work so efficiently both on the stage and the studio. This same unifying force is also undoubtedly responsible for the extrasensory dimensions scattered throughout these recordings. The immediate yet somewhat understated ability of each musician to react with ingenuity and precision is expressed in the consistency and singularity of each solo as it is maintained from one musician to the next without the slightest deviation. "Blues by Five" reveals the exceptional symmetry between Davis and Coltrane that allows them to complete each other's thoughts musically. Cookin' features the pairing of "Tune Up/When Lights Are Low" which is, without a doubt, a highlight not only of this mammoth session, but also the entire tenure of Miles Davis' mid-'50s quintet. All the elements converge upon this fundamentally swinging medley. Davis' pure-toned solos and the conversational banter that occurs with Coltrane, and later Garland during "When the Lights Are Low," resound as some of these musicians' finest moments. ~ Lindsay Planer

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2011
Label:	Original Jazz Classics / Ojc
UPC:	0025218612814

Tracks

1. My Funny Valentine
2. Blues by Five
3. Airegin
4. Medley

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Miles Davis Quintet   Primary Artist
Miles Davis   Primary Artist,Piano,Trumpet
Miles Davis Sextet   Primary Artist
Tony Williams   Guest Artist
Ron Carter   Guest Artist
Paul Chambers   Guest Artist,Guitar (Bass),Bass,Double Bass
Philly Joe Jones   Guest Artist,Drums
Red Garland   Guest Artist,Piano
Herbie Hancock   Guest Artist
John Coltrane   Guest Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Wayne Shorter   Guest Artist
Charles Mingus   Piano
Lee Konitz   Sax (Alto)
Percy Heath   Bass
Howard Rumsey   Bass
Roy Haynes   Drums
Max Roach   Drums
John Lewis   Piano
Lorraine Geller   Piano
Sal Mosca   Piano
Arnold Fishkind   Bass

Technical Credits

Spencer Williams   Composer
Charles Mingus   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Sonny Rollins   Composer
Bob Porter   Reissue Supervisor
Bob Weinstock   Producer,Supervisor
Ira Gitler   Liner Notes,Original Liner Notes
Cheryl Pawelski   Project Assistant
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Lee Konitz   Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer,Recording,Liner Notes,Remastering,Mastering Engineer
Nick Phillips   Reissue Supervisor
Miles Davis   Composer
Stuart Kremsky   Reissue Production Assistance
Otto Harbach   Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Gil Evans   Composer
Budd Johnson   Composer
George Russell   Composer
Zev Feldman   Project Assistant
Benny Carter   Composer
Tony Williams   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Red Garland   Composer
Rikka Arnold   Project Assistant
Reid Miles   Cover Design
Chris Cliugh   Project Assistant