- jazz, hard bop
- 40 min
- 6 tracks
- Prestige
Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album by the Miles Davis Quintet, released in 1961 through Prestige Records. 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.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and spare.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- DownBeat4.5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Surrey With the Fringe on Top9:02
- 2Salt Peanuts6:06
- 3Something I Dreamed Last Night6:13
- 4Diane7:47
- 5Well, You Needn’t6:18
- 6When I Fall in Love4:22
6 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Miles Davis Quintet
- Label
- Prestige
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- DE
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