MILES DAVIS COOKIN PRESTIGE 7094 MONO 50TH RVG FLAT EDGE COOL JAZZ

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MILES DAVIS COOKIN' PRESTIGE 7094 MONO 1957
DEEP GROOVE RVG BOTH SIDES 447 West 50th on back cover
Heavy Vinyl Condition.
Cover: VG+ Front shiny, some tape on top and right bottom edge. Back shows some ageing. Labels: VG+ some spindle marks, no writing. Vinyl: VG+  No feelable scratches, light surface noise here and there that diminishes as it plays towards the dead wax.                     Blues By Five plays VG ++. At no point does the surface noise interfere with the experience this historic jazz album. The sound is bright and clear.                      From my personal collection.                 Bid with confidence. If you are not satisfied, I will refund your purchase price. Winning bidder please contact me with your preferred shipping. International standard is $19.00  Sorry, I do not ship to Italy or Brazil.
I amend the All Music article on Cookin' for your info.  

Cookin' is the first of four albums derived from the Miles Davis Quintet's fabled extended recording session on October 26, 1956; the concept being that the band would document its vast live-performance catalog in a studio environment, rather than preparing all new tracks for its upcoming long-player. The bounty of material in the band's live sets -- as well as the overwhelming conviction in the quintet's studio sides -- would produce the lion's share of the Cookin', Relaxin',Workin', and Steamin' albums. As these recordings demonstrate, there is an undeniable telepathic cohesion that allows this band -- consisting of Miles Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers(bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums) -- to work so efficiently both on the stage and the studio. This same unifying force is also undoubtedly responsible for the extrasensory dimensions scattered throughout these recordings. The immediate yet somewhat understated ability of each musician to react with ingenuity and precision is expressed in the consistency and singularity of each solo as it is maintained from one musician to the next without the slightest deviation. "Blues by Five" reveals the exceptional symmetry between Davis and Coltrane that allows them to complete each other's thoughts musically. Cookin' features the pairing of "Tune Up/When Lights Are Low" which is, without a doubt, a highlight not only of this mammoth session, but also the entire tenure of Miles Davis' mid-'50s quintet. All the elements converge upon this fundamentally swinging medley. Davis' pure-toned solos and the conversational banter that occurs with Coltrane, and later Garland during "When the Lights Are Low," resound as some of these musicians' finest moments.

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