The Miles Davis Quintet – Cookin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (1957)

November 21, 2020

The first of four “related” releases from the Miles Davis Quintet that would span over several years in the late 50s and early 60s, Cookin’… is a surprisingly sparse and laid back recording, for what it is. The ticking percussion and fumbling bass backbone take us on a journey where the lead instruments add flavour and colour to the ongoing pieces, rather than “solo” out on their own.

Either way, break out that enormous garlic bulb you got from the farmer’s market, tear off some parsley, crack that bottle of Chablis and sharpen your knives. Tonight we are cookin’ with Miles.