- Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
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Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet 
Studio album by Miles Davis Released 1957 Recorded October 26, 1956
Van Gelder Studio, HackensackGenre Jazz Length 33:35 Label Prestige
PRLP 7094Producer Bob Weinstock Miles Davis chronology Miles
(1956)Cookin
(1957)Relaxin'
(1958)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Music Box [2]Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by the Miles Davis Quintet. Two sessions on the 11th of May 1956 and the 26th of October in the same year resulted in four albums—this one, Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet. This was the first of the four to be released.
In response to the album title, Davis said, "After all, that's what we did—came in and cooked".[3]
Track listing
- "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers) – 6:01
- "Blues by Five" (Miles Davis) – 9:58
- "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:25
- "Tune Up"/"When Lights Are Low" (Miles Davis)/(Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) – 13:11
- All tracks are from the October session.
Performers
- Miles Davis – trumpet, band leader
- Paul Chambers – double bass
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Red Garland – piano
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Music Box review
- ^ PRESTIGE LP 7094: Cookin' with The Miles Davis Quintet. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
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