Miles Davis Quintet - The Great Prestige Recordings

Label:	Analogue Productions
Genre:	Jazz
Product No.:	AAPJ 035
Availability:	In Stock
Category:	Vinyl Box Sets
No. of Discs:	5

 

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Miles Davis Quintet — The Great Prestige Recordings

A classic box set reborn!

Mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio 

180-gram vinyl 33 1/3 5LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Set includes pressings of The New Miles Davis Quintet (Miles), Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, and Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

LPs housed in Stoughton Printing old style tip-on jackets

Also includes a 12-page booklet with liner notes by Bob Blumenthal

One of Analogue Productions' most successful and collectible projects has been the Miles Davis Quintet/The Great Prestige Recordings deluxe box set on 33 1/3 LP. Now, that beautiful five-album set is being reintroduced. 

Featuring a 12" x 12" 12-page gorgeous booklet, packaged with the LPs (each housed in a Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket) in a deluxe, heavy-duty box, this set is the end-all of Miles' work for the legendary Prestige label from 1951 through 1956. Stereophile awarded the first incarnation of this set Recording of the Month in their March 1997 issue, giving it five stars for both music and sonics. 

Miles Davis's final Prestige sessions came from a desire to move to Columbia in 1956 while still owing Prestige several albums. Using producer Bob Weinstock's loose recording approach, Miles and his first great quintet knocked out the obligation in two marathon sessions (May 11 and October 26, 1956) at Rudy Van Gelder's studio, playing their regular live repertoire with little rehearsal.

Prestige later released the music as Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and Steamin'. Intended as quick contract fillers, the recordings became landmark hard-bop albums and some of the most natural, swinging jazz ever captured.

The Miles Davis Quintet featured what is likely Miles' best-ever group, featuring Davis, John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers and Red Garland. All of those albums are included in this limited edition box set. The albums are pressed on 180-gram vinyl and mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. They are packaged in a deluxe box with original album covers plus the 12-page booklet by Bob Blumenthal.

These were not rehearsed studio constructions but living, breathing performances — spontaneous, swinging, and electrifying in their interplay. From the simmering cool of "My Funny Valentine" to the hard-driving pulse of "Airegin," these sessions distilled everything that made Miles and his sidemen legends.

This box set is essential listening — meticulously mastered, beautifully presented, and historically vital. Own the sound that started it all — Miles, Coltrane, and company at their most inspired.

 

The New Miles Davis Quintet

1. Just Squeeze Me

2. No Greater Love

3. How Am I To Know

4. S'posin

5. Miles' Theme

6. Stable Mates

Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

1. My Funny Valentine

2. Blues By Five

3. Airegin

4. Tune Up

5. When Lights Are Low

Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

1. If I Were A Bell

2. You're My Everything

3. I Could Write A Book

4. Oleo

5. It Could Happen To You

6. Woody'n You

Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

1. It Never Entered My Mind

2. In Your Own Sweet Way

3. The Theme (Take 1)

4. Trane's Blues

5. Ahmad's Blues

6. Half Nelson

7. The Theme (Take 2)

Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

1. Surrey With The Fringe On Top

2. Salt Peanuts

3. Something I Dreamed Last Night

4. Diane

5. Well, You Needn't

6. When I Fall In Love

Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 1 person(s) rated this product.

Bait and Switch posted on 01/25/2026 5 Stars Reviewer: Randy This boxed set includes 3 releases of albums currently available (Cookin', Relaxin', and Steamin' - all are 2022 releases pressed at QRP). The release of Miles appears to use the same plate as the recently released Craft Recordings versions of these albums, which is mastered by Kevin Gray (CR00722-A 43626.1(3)... KPG@CA). The only difference between the AP release and the Craft release appears to be pressing plant. However, the only proof I have is the rice paper QRP sleeve and a statement on the AS website. The jacket appears to be the same as the 1996 AP release of this title. The release of Workin' appears to be different than the Craft Recordings release from a couple years ago. However, like the Craft release of the same title, Kevin Gray is the mastering engineer on this release. The jacket appears to be the same as the 1996 AP release of this title.

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