Miles Davis Quintet brings Miles Davis’s musical voice to vinyl. Davis makes space, tone and the placement of a phrase do extraordinary work. His trumpet can sound conversational one moment and quietly searching the next, drawing the ear toward the interplay between individual voices rather than a simple procession of solos.
The appeal lies in the conversation inside the ensemble: how a phrase is answered, where the rhythm tightens and when the musicians leave space. It is music that offers an immediate melodic foothold while leaving plenty of detail to discover on a closer listen. The program includes “Just Squeeze Me”, “There is No Greater Love”, “How Am I to Know?”.
Track listing
Just Squeeze Me
There is No Greater Love
How Am I to Know?
All of You
S Posin
The Theme
Stablemates
Dear Old Stockholm
Listen: Straight, No Chaser (Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI - July 1958) — artist listening sample
New Arrival
