Miles Davis – Steamin' (Vinyl LP)

Miles Davis – Steamin' (full title “Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet”) is the last of the four albums Prestige released from the quintet sessions with John Coltrane; the others are Cookin', Relaxin' and Workin'. Five tracks were recorded on May 11, 1956 and “Well, You Needn't” on October 26, 1956, engineered by Rudy Van Gelder at his Hackensack studio and produced by Bob Weinstock. Prestige only released the album in 1961 (cat. no. PRLP 7200), when Davis had long since signed with Columbia. This copy is a German Bellaphon pressing under licence from Prestige (cat. no. BJS 4054), electronically reprocessed for stereo.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Prestige / Bellaphon BJS 4054
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo
• Pressing: German reissue
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: not stated (original: 1961)
• Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Surrey With The Fringe On Top (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II)
2. Salt Peanuts (Dizzy Gillespie/Kenny Clarke)
3. Something I Dreamed Last Night (Sammy Fain/Jack Yellen/Herb Magidson)

Side B

1. Diane (Erno Rapée/Lew Pollack)
2. Well, You Needn't (Thelonious Monk)
3. When I Fall In Love (Victor Young/Edward Heyman)

Personnel

Miles Davis Quintet: Miles Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums).

Produced by Bob Weinstock; recorded by Rudy Van Gelder (Hackensack, May 11 and October 26, 1956); liner notes: Chris Albertson.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The album was first released by Prestige in the US in 1961. This copy is a German Bellaphon edition (BJS 4054) electronically reprocessed for stereo; no release year is stated for this pressing.

Why was the album only released in 1961?
Davis still owed Prestige records before he could move to Columbia. So in 1956 the quintet recorded enough material in two sessions for four albums, which Prestige released one by one; Steamin' was the last.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) for the record means light signs of use that hardly affect playback. For the sleeve, VG+ means light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Miles Davis records?
Yes, for example The Miles Davis Quintet – Steamin' (another copy), Miles Davis – Walkin', Miles Davis – Milestones. More titles are in our Jazz collection.