Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album by the Miles Davis Quintet, released in March 1958 through Prestige Records.^[1][2] It was recorded at two sessions on May 11 and October 26, 1956, that produced four albums — this one, Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. These four albums are considered to be among the best performances in the whole hard bop subgenre.^[3] The album was remastered by Rudy Van Gelder in 2005 for Prestige Records. This album includes dialogue snippets taken from the original master reel. As the title suggests, it also emphasizes Miles Davis' concentrated medium-register ballad playing.

ReleasedMarch 1958 (1958-03)^[1][2]

RecordedMay 11 and October 26, 1956

StudioVan Gelder (Hackensack)

GenreJazz, hard bop

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Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Studio album by Miles Davis
Released	March 1958 (1958-03)[1][2]
Recorded	May 11 and October 26, 1956
Studio	Van Gelder (Hackensack)
Genre	Jazz, hard bop
Length	36:13
Label	Prestige PRLP 7129
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Miles Davis chronology
Bags' Groove (1957) Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1958) Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (1958)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

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