Prestige session · in the studio
May 11, 1956
The Miles Davis Quintet
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
- This day's music is on 3 records: Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet, Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet, Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
In the room
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- John Coltrane – tenor sax
- Red Garland – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 888 | In Your Own Sweet Way | PRLP 7166 |
| 889 | Diane | PRLP 7200 |
| 890 | Trane's Blues | PRLP 7166 |
| 891 | Something I Dreamed Last Night | PRLP 7200 |
| 892 | It Could Happen To You | PRLP 7129 |
| 893 | Woody'n You | PRLP 7129 |
| 894 | Ahmad's Blues | PRLP 7166 |
| 895 | Surrey With The Fringe On Top | PRLP 7200 |
| 896 | It Never Entered My Mind | PRLP 7166 |
| 897 | When I Fall In Love | PRLP 7200 |
| 898 | Salt Peanuts | PRLP 7200 |
| 899 | Four | PRLP 7166 |
| 900 | The Theme (take #1) | PRLP 7166 |
| 901 | The Theme (take #2) | PRLP 7166 |
14 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PRLP 7166 · 1960Workin' With The Miles Davis QuintetThe Miles Davis Quintet
PRLP 7200 · 1961Steamin' With The Miles Davis QuintetThe Miles Davis Quintet
PRLP 7129 · 1958Relaxin' With The Miles Davis QuintetThe Miles Davis QuintetTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7014 | Miles | The New Miles Davis Quintet | 1956 | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
 | PRLP 7094 | Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet | The Miles Davis Quintet | 1957 | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
 | PRLP 7150 | Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants | Miles Davis All Stars | 1959 | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7047 | Tenor Madness | Sonny Rollins Quartet | 1956 | John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
3 of them 11 albums
2 of them 15 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7064 | A Garland Of Red | The Red Garland Trio With Paul Chambers And Art Taylor | 1956 | Red Garland, Paul Chambers |
| PRLP 7068 | Jackie's Pal | Jackie McLean Quintet Introducing Bill Hardman | 1956 | Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones | |
 | BLP 1559 | A Blowing Session | Johnny Griffin | 1957 | John Coltrane, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 1578 | The Cooker | Lee Morgan | 1957 | Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
 | PRLP 7070 | Mating Call | Tadd Dameron With John Coltrane | 1957 | John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones |
 | PRLP 7086 | Red Garland's Piano With Paul Chambers And Art Taylor | The Red Garland Trio | 1957 | Red Garland, Paul Chambers |
| PRLP 7112 | Interplay For 2 Trumpets And 2 Tenors | Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor | 1957 | John Coltrane, Paul Chambers | |
 | PRLP 7113 | Groovy | Red Garland Trio With Paul Chambers & Art Taylor | 1957 | Red Garland, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 1576 | Sonny's Crib | Sonny Clark | 1958 | John Coltrane, Paul Chambers |
 | BLP 1579 | Sonny Clark Trio | Sonny Clark | 1958 | Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
 | BLP 1588 | Cool Struttin' | Sonny Clark | 1958 | Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
 | PRLP 7130 | All Mornin' Long | The Red Garland Quintet | 1958 | John Coltrane, Red Garland |
| PRLP 7139 | Manteca | The Red Garland Trio Plus Ray Barreto, Conga | 1958 | Red Garland, Paul Chambers | |
 | PRLP 7148 | All Kinds Of Weather | Red Garland | 1959 | Red Garland, Paul Chambers |
| PRLP 7181 | Soul Junction | The Red Garland Quintet Featuring John Coltrane And Donald Byrd | 1960 | John Coltrane, Red Garland |