The New Miles Davis Quintet

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Miles was still a child when this album was cut in 1955. Fresh from the so-cool-it's-hot masterpiece Round About Midnight, he was still seeking his voice. John Coltrane and Red Garland were just as young, mortals not yet become icons--the later recordings, especially Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet and Miles & Coltrane, contain far more lasting, memorable performances. This album is more like a Miles Davis starter kit, far down on the list of essential recordings but containing its fair share of notable additions to the legacy. "S'posin," "The Theme," and "How Am I to Know?" are among its handful of gems. --Robert Wilonsky

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Average customer rating: The beginning An Early Taste of Great Things to Come Stablemates Good, just not great

The New Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis Quintet Manufacturer: Ojc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Musings of Miles Blue Moods Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet Miles Davis and Horns 51-53 Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet ASIN: B000000Y05 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Just Squeeze Me
2. There Is No Greater Love
3. How Am I To Know?
4. S'posin
5. The Theme
6. Stablemates

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Miles was still a child when this album was cut in 1955. Fresh from the so-cool-it's-hot masterpiece Round About Midnight, he was still seeking his voice. John Coltrane and Red Garland were just as young, mortals not yet become icons--the later recordings, especially Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet and Miles & Coltrane, contain far more lasting, memorable performances. This album is more like a Miles Davis starter kit, far down on the list of essential recordings but containing its fair share of notable additions to the legacy. "S'posin," "The Theme," and "How Am I to Know?" are among its handful of gems. --Robert Wilonsky

Customer Reviews:

The beginning.......2005-10-16

Unless you frequented jazz clubs in Baltimore or Philly in the fall of 1955, this would have been your first exposure to the Miles Davis-John Coltrane collaboration (a few tracks recorded for Columbia, the label Miles would soon be joining exclusively, a few weeks before this session weren't issued until much later). Davis settled on Coltrane as his replacement for the departing Sonny Rollins almost by default - no one else fit the bill or new the book. That they would stay together long seemed unlikely because their temperaments differed so much (Davis was a hands-off leader, Coltrane wanted constant input from Miles on his playing and music in general).

STABLEMATES (a Benny Golson tune) is the track that seems to draw the most attention. It's an excellent composition, and although Coltrane sounds somewhat tentative (nervous?), the performance is attractive. But my favorite side is THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE, even though Coltrane sits this one out: Miles plays beautifully, and I love the emotion he wrings from the tune.

True, this is an early effort by the group that would transform modern jazz, but it's a very good session nonetheless. The group plays well, the rhythm section is rock solid, and they are all off and running. Full speed ahead!

An Early Taste of Great Things to Come.......2004-05-30

After his supposed "comeback" at the 1955 Newport Festival, Miles Davis realized it was finally time to form a working band. The group that he formed, one of the most important jazz units of the 1950s, is the "New Miles Davis Quintet" of the album title. And though the group had already made a session for Columbia a few weeks earlier, this album (recorded in November '55) was the first taste many fans had of Davis's new group.

The result was pretty unremarkable, particularly when you consider the five albums the quintet would record for Prestige and Columbia the following year. Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, who until this point was almost completely unknown, has some interesting ideas but sounds tentative. The rhythm section (Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones) swings but isn't quite as tight as on later recordings. Miles's playing, on both open and mute trumpet, is on par with what you'd expect at this point in his career. The song selection involves a couple of standards and one bebop classic (Benny Golson's "Stablemates"). For what it's worth, the four performances recorded for Columbia (now available on the remaster of Round About Midnight) a few weeks earlier are much better.

Coltrane and Miles completists will want this album for sure. Others will find plenty to listen to by both of these giants before picking it up. In summary: nothing bad, nothing special.

Stablemates.......2003-07-21

3 stars for this early adventure, however Stablemates - 5 stars - is classic sound and early glimpse of things to come. A must for any who collect more than one taste of miles (album) and TRANE.

Good, just not great.......2000-08-13

This cd features the initial recordings by Davis' first great group of Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, Philly Joe Jones on drums, and John Coltrane on tenor. In the next two years this quintet would record "'Round About Midnight" for Columbia and the marathon sessions for Prestige that produced the landmark albums Cookin', Workin', Steamin', and Relaxin', leaving this album in their historical dust. Recorded four years before "Kind of Blue" this album is dominated by Miles laidback trumpet, which he plays muted for the first four tracks. Coltrane is uneven and his solos are relatively pedestrian as he was in the "searching period" of his carrer, still a couple of years from his breakthrough "sheets of sound" innovations. Gardland, Jones, and Chambers are rock solid throughout, providing a tight swing for the hornmen to work over. A highlight is "The Theme", which is kicked off with a nimble bass solo by Chambers who is followed by two solid solos by Miles that are split by one from Coltrane. This is an entertaining if not essential recording that is of historical interest, as it offers a look at this influential group at its formative stage. Newcomers should check out some of Miles' more important works, while diehard Davis fans and completeists will search it out for its historical value.

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The New Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis Quintet Manufacturer: Prestige ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000GIWMP2 Release Date: 2006-09-04

Tracks:

1. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
2. There Is No Greater Love
3. How Am I to Know?
4. S'posin'
5. Theme
6. Stablemates

Album Description

Limited Edition digitally remastered Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. Prestige. 2006.

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Average customer rating: The beginning An Early Taste of Great Things to Come Stablemates Good, just not great

The New Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis & New Quintet Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Musings of Miles Blue Moods Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet Miles Davis and Horns 51-53 Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet ASIN: B00000018I Release Date: 1996-09-24

Tracks:

1. Just Squeeze Me
2. There Is No Greater Love
3. How Am I To Know?
4. S'Posin
5. The Theme
6. Stablemates

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Miles was still a child when this album was cut in 1955. Fresh from the so-cool-it's-hot masterpiece Round About Midnight, he was still seeking his voice. John Coltrane and Red Garland were just as young, mortals not yet become icons--the later recordings, especially Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet and Miles & Coltrane, contain far more lasting, memorable performances. This album is more like a Miles Davis starter kit, far down on the list of essential recordings but containing its fair share of notable additions to the legacy. "S'posin," "The Theme," and "How Am I to Know?" are among its handful of gems. --Robert Wilonsky

Customer Reviews:

The beginning.......2005-10-16

Unless you frequented jazz clubs in Baltimore or Philly in the fall of 1955, this would have been your first exposure to the Miles Davis-John Coltrane collaboration (a few tracks recorded for Columbia, the label Miles would soon be joining exclusively, a few weeks before this session weren't issued until much later). Davis settled on Coltrane as his replacement for the departing Sonny Rollins almost by default - no one else fit the bill or new the book. That they would stay together long seemed unlikely because their temperaments differed so much (Davis was a hands-off leader, Coltrane wanted constant input from Miles on his playing and music in general).

STABLEMATES (a Benny Golson tune) is the track that seems to draw the most attention. It's an excellent composition, and although Coltrane sounds somewhat tentative (nervous?), the performance is attractive. But my favorite side is THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE, even though Coltrane sits this one out: Miles plays beautifully, and I love the emotion he wrings from the tune.

True, this is an early effort by the group that would transform modern jazz, but it's a very good session nonetheless. The group plays well, the rhythm section is rock solid, and they are all off and running. Full speed ahead!

An Early Taste of Great Things to Come.......2004-05-30

After his supposed "comeback" at the 1955 Newport Festival, Miles Davis realized it was finally time to form a working band. The group that he formed, one of the most important jazz units of the 1950s, is the "New Miles Davis Quintet" of the album title. And though the group had already made a session for Columbia a few weeks earlier, this album (recorded in November '55) was the first taste many fans had of Davis's new group.

The result was pretty unremarkable, particularly when you consider the five albums the quintet would record for Prestige and Columbia the following year. Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, who until this point was almost completely unknown, has some interesting ideas but sounds tentative. The rhythm section (Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones) swings but isn't quite as tight as on later recordings. Miles's playing, on both open and mute trumpet, is on par with what you'd expect at this point in his career. The song selection involves a couple of standards and one bebop classic (Benny Golson's "Stablemates"). For what it's worth, the four performances recorded for Columbia (now available on the remaster of Round About Midnight) a few weeks earlier are much better.

Coltrane and Miles completists will want this album for sure. Others will find plenty to listen to by both of these giants before picking it up. In summary: nothing bad, nothing special.

Stablemates.......2003-07-21

3 stars for this early adventure, however Stablemates - 5 stars - is classic sound and early glimpse of things to come. A must for any who collect more than one taste of miles (album) and TRANE.

Good, just not great.......2000-08-13

This cd features the initial recordings by Davis' first great group of Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, Philly Joe Jones on drums, and John Coltrane on tenor. In the next two years this quintet would record "'Round About Midnight" for Columbia and the marathon sessions for Prestige that produced the landmark albums Cookin', Workin', Steamin', and Relaxin', leaving this album in their historical dust. Recorded four years before "Kind of Blue" this album is dominated by Miles laidback trumpet, which he plays muted for the first four tracks. Coltrane is uneven and his solos are relatively pedestrian as he was in the "searching period" of his carrer, still a couple of years from his breakthrough "sheets of sound" innovations. Gardland, Jones, and Chambers are rock solid throughout, providing a tight swing for the hornmen to work over. A highlight is "The Theme", which is kicked off with a nimble bass solo by Chambers who is followed by two solid solos by Miles that are split by one from Coltrane. This is an entertaining if not essential recording that is of historical interest, as it offers a look at this influential group at its formative stage. Newcomers should check out some of Miles' more important works, while diehard Davis fans and completeists will search it out for its historical value.

Average customer rating:

New Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis Quintet Manufacturer: Jvc Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000JOFD Release Date: 2002-01-23

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring 20bit K2 Mastering and Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only.

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New Miles Davis Quintet ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000NO28W6 Release Date: 2007-04-17

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Immortal Concerts: New York City Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center, February 12, 1964 Miles Davis Quintet Manufacturer: Giants of Jazz (Ita) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Amsterdam Concert Manchester Concert: Complete 1960 Live at the Free Trade Hall West ASIN: B0000060Q0 Release Date: 1999-11-16

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