Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Studio album by Miles Davis
Released	March 1958
Recorded	May 11 and October 26, 1956
Studio	Van Gelder (Hackensack)
Genres	Jazz, hard bop
Length	36:13
Labels	Prestige; PRLP 7129
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Miles Davis chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album by the Miles Davis Quintet, released in March 1958 through Prestige Records. It was recorded at two sessions on May 11 and October 26, 1956, that produced four albums — this one, Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. These four albums are considered to be among the best performances in the whole hard bop subgenre. The album was remastered by Rudy Van Gelder in 2005 for Prestige Records. This album includes dialogue snippets taken from the original master reel. As the title suggests, it also emphasizes Miles Davis' concentrated medium-register ballad playing.

Track listing

Prestige – LP 7129:

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording session	Length
1.	"If I Were a Bell"	Frank Loesser	October 26, 1956	8:15
2.	"You're My Everything"	Harry Warren	October 26, 1956	5:18
3.	"I Could Write a Book"	Richard Rodgers	October 26, 1956	5:09

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording session	Length
1.	"Oleo"	Sonny Rollins	October 26, 1956	6:18
2.	"It Could Happen to You"	Jimmy Van Heusen	May 11, 1956	6:37
3.	"Woody 'n' You"	Dizzy Gillespie	May 11, 1956	5:02
Total length:				36:13

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for *Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet*
Chart (2022–2026)	Peak position
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (Official Charts)	27
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)	41
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)	3
US Top Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)	2

References

1 2 DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 446. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
1 2 Parnes, Sid, ed. (March 15, 1958). "Prestige's March Release" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2021.
1 2 "Miles Davis – Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 179, 181.
↑ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart on 16/10/2026 – Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2026.
↑ "Miles Davis Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2026.
↑ "Miles Davis Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2026.
↑ "Miles Davis Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2026.

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[CoRef-1] 1 2 DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 446. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[CbMar58-2] 1 2 Parnes, Sid, ed. (March 15, 1958). "Prestige's March Release" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2021.

[allmusic-3] 1 2 "Miles Davis – Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

[4] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[RS-6] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 179, 181.

[ac_UKJazz_-7] "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart on 16/10/2026 – Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2026.

[ac_BillboardAlbumSales_Miles_Davis-8] "Miles Davis Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2026.

[ac_BillboardJazz_Miles_Davis-9] "Miles Davis Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2026.

[10] "Miles Davis Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2026.

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