Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet | ||||
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Released | July or August 1961 [1] [2] | |||
Recorded | May 11 and October 26, 1956 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder, Hackensack | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:00 | |||
Label | Prestige | |||
Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album by the Miles Davis Quintet, released in 1961 through Prestige Records. [1] [2] The recording was made at two sessions on May 11 and October 26, 1956, that produced four albums: Steamin, Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet , Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet .
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer praised all of the musicians except pianist Red Garland, and concluded: "This album is a must for anyone seriously interested in jazz". [4]
Prestige – LP 7200
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording session | Length |
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1. | "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | May 11, 1956 | 9:05 |
2. | "Salt Peanuts" | Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke | May 11, 1956 | 6:09 |
3. | "Something I Dreamed Last Night" | Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen, Herb Magidson | May 11, 1956 | 6:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording session | Length |
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1. | "Diane" | Lew Pollack, Ernö Rapée | May 11, 1956 | 7:49 |
2. | "Well, You Needn't" | Thelonious Monk | October 26, 1956 | 6:19 |
3. | "When I Fall in Love" | Victor Young, Edward Heyman | May 11, 1956 | 4:23 |
Total length: | 40:00 |