MILES DAVIS/JOHN COLTRANE Relaxin' 1st PRESS 1957 PRESTIGE 7129 LP 446 W. 50 DG

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MILES DAVIS/JOHN COLTRANE~Relaxin'~1st PRESS 1957 PRESTIGE 7129 LP~446 W. 50~DG MILES DAVIS/JOHN COLTRANE~Relaxin'~1st PRESS 1957 PRESTIGE 7129 LP~446 W. 50~DG

The Miles Davis Quintet ?– Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
Prestige ?– PRLP 7129

AN ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING OF ONE OF THE GREATEST JAZZ LPs OF ALL TIME!
RECORDED AND RELEASED IN 1958, THIS 60 YEAR OLD LP IS IN SURPRISINGLY GREAT CONDITION!
LAMINATED COVER IS IN VG++ CONDITION WITH A 2" SPLIT AT THE TOP.
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN VG++ CONDITION AS WELL WITH LOTS OF LIGHT SURFACE SCUFFS/SCRATCHES. LIKE MANY OF THE BLUE NOTE AND PRESTIGE ALBUMS OF THE PERIOD, THE ALBUM PLAYS MUCH BETTER THAN IT APPEARS. THERE IS VERY LITTLE SURFACE NOISE AND ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT POPS/CLICKS.
RVG STAMP IN THE DEAD WAX.
BEAUTIFUL MONOPHONIC SOUND!!

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, on May 11, 1956 and October 23, 1956 This edition features the earlier 446 W. 50th ST., N.Y.C. “Fireworks” Label, pre-dating subsequent Bergenfield label pressings.

    Bass – Paul Chambers
    Drums – Philly Joe Jones
    Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
    Piano – Red Garland
    Recorded By – Van Gelder
    Supervised By – Bob Weinstock
    Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
    Trumpet – Miles Davis

Tracklist
If I Were A Bell     8:15
You're My Everything     5:18
I Could Write A Book     5:10
Oleo     5:52
It Could Happen To You     6:37
Woody'n You     5:01

Relaxin' features the Miles Davis Quintet in a pair of legendary recording dates -- from May and October of 1956 -- which would generate enough music to produce four separate long-players: Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and Steamin'. Each of these is considered not only to be among the pinnacle of Davis' work, but of the entire bop subgenre as well. As with the other titles, Relaxin' contains a variety of material which the band had concurrently been performing in their concert appearances. In a brilliant stroke of time conservation, the scheme was hatched for the quintet -- who includes: Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Philly Joe Jones (drums), and Red Garland (piano) -- to perform the equivalent of their live repertoire in the studio for eventual release. The results are consistently superior both in terms of song selection as well as performance. The solid nature of the unit as a singular musical force is immediately apparent. "If I Were a Bell" -- from the play Guys and Dolls -- includes some remarkable soloing via Coltrane and Garland. Davis' solos are additionally impressive, as they're derived from the same four-note motive as the melody. Hearing the many variations that he comes up with throughout the song conveys how intrigued Davis must have been by the tune, as it stayed in his performance repertoire for decades. Tracks such as "You're My Everything" and "Oleo" highlight the synchronic nature of Davis and Coltrane as they carry each other's melodies while trading off solos. The steady syncopation of Philly Joe Jones keeps the rhythms tight and the delicate interplay all the more conspicuous. Relaxin' offers something for every degree of jazz enthusiast. Likewise, the quintet's recordings provide a tremendous introduction for the curious jazz consumer.