Cookin' with The Miles Davis Quintet

Infobox Album
Name = Cookin'
Type = Album
Artist = Miles Davis


Released = 1957
Recorded = October 26 1956
Genre = Jazz
Length = 33:15
Label = Prestige Records
Producer = Bob Weinstock
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:v1820roar48i link]
*Music Box Rating|5|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2007/miles-davis-cookin.html link]
Last album = ""
(1955)
This album = "Cookin"
(1957)
Next album = "Relaxin'"
(1957)

"Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet" is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. Two sessions on the 11th of May 1956 and the 26th of October in the same year resulted in four albums—this one, "Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet", "Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet" and "Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". This was the first of the four to be released.

In response to the album title, Davis said, "After all, that's what we did—came in and cooked". [ [http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/prlp/prlp7094.html PRESTIGE LP 7094: "Cookin' with The Miles Davis Quintet"] . Retrieved 20 July 2008.]

Track listing

# "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers) – 6:03
# "Blues by Five" (Red Garland) – 9:59
# "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:27
# "Tune Up/When Lights Are Low" (Miles Davis/Benny Carter and Cootie Williams) – 13:09

:"All tracks are from the October session."

Performers

*Miles Davis - Trumpet
*John Coltrane - Tenor saxophone
*Philly Joe Jones - drums
*Red Garland - Piano
*Paul Chambers - Bass