The Miles Davis Quintet: Cookin' Dlx Ltd

LP Record Miles Davis's first classic quintet was formed in 1955 and is widely regarded as one of the finest combos in jazz history. Cookin' was the first of a series of four albums the group recorded between May and October 1956. The programme features some tracks that the quintet played live and others that were apparently improvised on the spot and had never been recorded before. Sonny Rollins' composition "Airegin" was recorded by Miles with Milt Jackson and Rollins on 29 June 1954 for the album Bags' Groove. "Blues by Five", credited to Miles and Red Garland, is most likely a blues written on the spot. Two tracks from the quintet's first Prestige LP have been added as a bonus.