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- Date Released: January 1, 1961
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Bebop, Classic Jazz
- Label: Fantasy / Prestige
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We Say...
The trumpeter's landmark mid-'50s band with John Coltrane searching on tenor and Philly Joe Jones swinging on drums, plays barnburners ("Salt Peanuts"), mid-tempo jaunts (Monk's "Well, You Needn't") and patented plaintive ballads ("Something I Dreamed Last Night").
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They Say...
Although chronologically the last to be issued, this collection includes some of the best performances from the tapes which would produce the albums Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and ultimately, Steamin'. A primary consideration of these fruitful sessions is the caliber of musicians -- Miles Davis (trumpet), Red Garland (piano), John Coltrane (tenor sax), and Philly Joe Jones (drums) -- who were basically doing their stage act in the studio. As actively performing musicians, the material they are most intimate with would be their live repertoire. Likewise, what more obvious place than a studio is there to capture every inescapable audible nuance of the combo's musical group mind. The end results are consistently astonishing. At the center of Steamin', as with most outings by this band, are the group improvisations which consist of solo upon solo of arguably the sweetest and otherwise most swinging interactions known to have existed between musicians. "Surrey With the Fringe on Top" is passed between the mates like an old joke. Garland compliments threads started by Davis and Coltrane as their seamless interaction yields a stream of strikingly lyrical passages. There are two well-placed nods to fellow bop pioneers Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie on a revision of their "Salt Peanuts." Philly Joe Jones' mimicking cymbal speak -- which replicates Gillespie's original vocals -- is nothing short of genius. This rendition is definitely as crazy and unpredictable here as the original. Thelonious Monk also gets kudos on "Well, You Needn't." This quintet makes short work of the intricacies of the arrangement, adding the double horn lead on the choruses and ultimately redefining this jazz standard. Although there is no original material on Steamin', it may best represent the ability of the Miles Davis quintet to take standards and rebuild them to suit their qualifications.
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Surrey With The Fringe On Top |
9:07 |
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| 02. | |
Salt Peanuts |
6:09 |
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| 03. | |
Something I Dreamed Last Night |
6:16 |
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| 04. | |
Diane |
7:52 |
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| 05. | |
Well, You Needn't |
6:21 |
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| 06. | |
When I Fall In Love |
4:24 |
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06 Total Tracks, 40:09 Total Length
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