Miles Davis

INCLUDES FREE MP3 ALBUM DOWNLOAD Plus 1 BONUS TRACK

PERSONNEL:

MILES DAVIS, trumpet
JOHN COLTRANE, tenor saxophone
RED GARLAND, piano
PAUL CHAMBERS, bass
“PHILLY” JOE JONES, drums

Hackensack, New Jersey, May 11, 1956 & October 26, 1956 (B2 only)
Original sessions produced by Bob Weinstock & recorded by Rudy Van Gelder.

(*) BONUS TRACK:
MILES DAVIS (tp), HORACE SILVER (p), PERCY HEATH (b), ART BLAKEY (d).
Hackensack, New Jersey, March 6, 1954.

SIDE A:

01 SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP
02 SALT PEANUTS
03 SOMETHING I DREAMED LAST NIGHT

SIDE B:

01 DIANE
02 WELL YOU NEEDN’T
03 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
04 WELL YOU NEEDN’T

Miles Davis’ quintet was formed in 1955 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest combos in jazz history. Each of its members were individual creative forces that could have easily been leaders. “Philly Joe and Red Garland were the same age”, explained Miles in his autobiography, “about three years older than I was. Coltrane and I were born in the same year, with me being a little older. Paul Chambers was the baby in the group, being only twenty, but he was playing like he had been around forever. And so was Red; he was giving me that Ahmad Jamal light touch, and a little bit of Erroll Garner, along with his own shit up in all of that. So everything was happening”. This quintet – like many other great bands composed of important figures – didn’t last long despite Miles’ best attempts to keep it together. “By the beginning of 1956”, said Miles, “I was really enjoying playing with this group and enjoying listening to them play as individuals”.