ERC095 The Miles Davis Quintet - Cookin' in True Mono

Cookin’ is the first of four albums born from the legendary recording session of the Miles Davis Quintet on October 26, 1956. The idea behind the session was to capture the quintet’s extensive live performance repertoire in a studio setting, rather than creating entirely new tracks for their upcoming album. Remarkably, the band recorded 24 extended performances without any second takes; four of these are featured on Cookin‘. This album encapsulates the quintet’s incredible synergy, with a blend of driving swing, intense emotion and unbridled excitement that marked the pinnacle of their nearly two-year collaboration. Miles Davis is in peak form and John Coltrane delivers some of his best work, rivaled...