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'Prestige Quintet Sessions' Miles Davis

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Sep 1, 2011 Updated Sep 9, 2011

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Miles Davis' passing with the classic Prestige recordings of 1956.

Kicking off a month of features... the classic Prestige recordings of 1956 - from the albums Steamin', Cookin', Workin' and Relaxin'.

Miles Davis' First Great Quintet

Miles Davis; trumpet
John Coltrane; tenor
Red Garland; piano
Paul Chambers; bass
Philly Joe Jones; drums

Tracks featured

1. 'Surrey With A fringe On Top' (from Steamin')
2. 'Diane' (from Steamin')
3. ''Well You needn't' (from Steamin')
4. 'Something I Dreamed Last night' (from Steamin')
5. 'My Funny Valentine' (from Cookin')
6. 'Blues By Five' (from Cookin')
7. 'Airegin' (from Cookin')
8. 'Tune Up' (from Cookin')
9. 'It Never Entered My Mind' (from Workin')
10. 'Four' (from Workin')
11. 'In Your Own Sweet Way' (from Workin')
12. 'The Theme' (from Workin')
13. 'Trane's Blues' (from Workin')
14. 'Ahmad's Blues' (from Workin')
15. 'If I Were A Bell' (from Relaxin')
16. 'I Could Write A Book' (from Relaxin')
17. 'Oleo' (from Relaxin')
18. 'It Could Happen To You' (from Relaxin')
19. 'Woody'n You' (from Relaxin')

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Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion.

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