Relaxin’ With the Miles Davis Quintet

~ Release by Miles Davis Quintet (see all versions of this release, 22 available)

Annotation

Hackensack, New Jersey, May 11, 1956 (5-6) & October 26, 1956 (1-4).
Bonus tracks (7-15): Miles Davis Quartet
Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Parcey Heath & Art Blakey.
Hackensack, New Jersey, March 6, 1954 (tracks 7-12)
& New York, March 15, 1954 (tracks 13-15).

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-19 06:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1If I Were a Bell
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-26)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-10-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-10-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
If I Were a Bell (Guys and Dolls) (on 1956-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film)
Miles Davis Quintet38:08
2You’re My Everything
instrumental cover recording of:
You’re My Everything (on 1956-10-26)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
recording of:
You’re My Everything
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Miles Davis Quintet4:50
3I Could Write a Book
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-26)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-10-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-10-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Could Write a Book (on 1956-10-26)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Pal Joey
Miles Davis Quintet5:11
4Oleo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-10-26)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-26)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-10-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-10-26)
edit of:
Oleo (studio, 1956-10-26: including false start) by Miles Davis Quintet (US jazz group, active 1955–58 and 1964–68)
recording of:
Oleo (on 1956-10-26)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation, Prestige Music (US drum & bass) and Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN)
Miles Davis Quintet5:53
5It Could Happen to You
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-11)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-05-11)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-11)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Could Happen to You (on 1956-05-11)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:
Gehrmans Musikförlag, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Miles Davis Quintet6:40
6Woody’n You
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-11)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-05-11)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-11)
cover recording of:
Woody ’n’ You (on 1956-05-11)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
recording of:
Woody ’n’ You
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Miles Davis Quintet5:03
7The Leap
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-06)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-03-06)
recording of:
The Leap (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis Quartet4:32
8Lazy Susan
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-06)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-06)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-03-06)
recording of:
Lazy Susan (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis Quartet4:03
9Take Off
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-06)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-06)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-03-06)
recording of:
Take-Off (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis Quartet3:41
10Well You Needn’t
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-06)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-06)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-03-06)
recording of:
Well, You Needn’t (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Miles Davis Quartet5:25
11Weirdo
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-06)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-03-06)
recording of:
Weirdo (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis Quartet4:45
12It Never Entered My Mind
Miles Davis Quartet4:01
13Four
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-15)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1954-03-15) and Horace Silver (on 1954-03-15)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-15)
recording of:
Four (original instrumental version) (on 1954-03-15)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis Quartet44:02
14Old Devil Moon
bass:
Percy Heath
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-15)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1954-03-15) and Horace Silver (on 1954-03-15)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-15)
instrumental recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (on 1954-03-15)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Miles Davis Quartet43:23
15Blue Haze
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-15)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-15)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-15)
recording of:
Blue Haze (on 1954-03-15)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis Quartet6:07