The Miles Davis Quintet

The Miles Davis Quintet – The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions (Mono Remastered) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 03:11:55 minutes | 8,26 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Craft Recordings

Celebrating the 70th anniversary of Prestige Records, the selection presents the quintet’s marathon sessions for the iconic jazz label, recorded between 1955–56, which resulted in classic albums such as Cookin’, Relaxin’, Workin’, and Steamin’.

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The Miles Davis Quintet – Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (1956/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 33:59 minutes | 877 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Prestige

This album was the first to be released showcasing Miles Davis and his new quintet (John Coltrane on tenor sax, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums). However it was not the first that Davis recorded with this quintet: before Davis could leave Prestige for his new record label, Columbia, he had to fulfill the remainder of his contract.

This was accomplished by two “marathon” sessions in May and October, 1956 that gave birth to four separate albums: Cookin’, Relaxin’, Workin’ and Steamin’. Davis actually recorded his first sessions for Columbia months earlier, in the fall of 1955, with his new quintet. The group’s club performances were exciting, marking the beginning of the period in which Davis became a celebrity, wearing Italian suits and driving Italian cars. He also became known for turning his back to the audience. Davis once explained this move very simply: “Hank Mobley is taking a solo. I want the audience concentrating on him, so I walk off the stage. They don’t need to be looking at me”.

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