--- product_id: 95575707 title: "Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet" price: "£18.28" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/95575707-relaxin-with-the-miles-davis-quintet store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet **Price:** £18.28 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet - **How much does it cost?** £18.28 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/95575707-relaxin-with-the-miles-davis-quintet) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com This CD comes from the marathon 1956 Prestige sessions with the first of Miles Davis's great quintets: John Coltrane on tenor, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. The group recorded four LPs for Prestige, contemporaneous with the early Columbia material recently celebrated on the Davis-Coltrane Complete Columbia Studio Sessions. Relaxin' emphasizes Davis's concentrated ballad style, with his middle-register trumpet played through a Harmon mute very close to the microphone. What might be a mere buzz in lesser hands becomes restrained passion and detailed expression on the slow tempos of "You're My Everything" and "It Could Happen to You," while Davis conveys joy on the faster tempo of "I Could Write a Book." "If I Were a Bell," from Frank Loesser's then contemporary Guys and Dolls, is another melodic highlight. The boppish side of the band is heard on Sonny Rollins's "Oleo," a tour de force animated by Chambers's limber walking bass, and on Dizzy Gillespie's "Woody 'n' You," the only tune with Davis playing his trumpet with an open bell. Coltrane was entering a period of sustained musical growth, still beholden to Charlie Parker and Rollins, but with flashes of the convulsive power and incendiary questing that his work would soon attain. As different as the two horns are, they reflect the band's ineffable mix of hot and cool elements, from Garland's masterful vamps to the explosive power of Philly Joe Jones. Davis and his cohort were defining the modern mainstream, providing models that are still durable today. --Stuart Broomer Review: Worthy follow up to DCC Gold Disc - I grabbed this SACD hybird because the Steamin-Workin-Relaxin-Cookin quartet series is some of my favorite jazz and favorite music ever. So, before I move onto the sound quality issue that will be important to the sacd crowd, let me reassure all others that this music cannot be recommended more highly. It is a wonderful combination of traditional jazz with familiar melodies and a soulful, intelligent bop playing style. Cookin' Workin' and Steamin' are every bit as good - it seems the only basis to choose between the 4 is particular favorite songs on one or the other. As for the sonics, I was curious to compare the SACD version to my out-of-print DCC Prestige Gold Disc version (cat no. GZS-1052). After I ordered, I did some research on various audiophile/jazz collector forums and learned that my Steve Hoffman-mixed DCC versions of the series (I am apparently in an enviable position to own all four in that format) are considered superior to all other CD releases before and after. Now, with the disclaimer that I by no means have done a critical listening A-B comparison of the two discs, my initial reaction was that this sacd version is a worthy alternative since the DCC's are expensive collectors items at this point. I certainly did not hear the usual improvement in detail, depth etc that one typically hears in sacd reissues over conventional CD's, but I did not hear an inferior mix as one might expect from the evaluations of aficionados stating that the Hoffman mix is superior. I am not disagreeing in the sense that the DCC's sound better than virtually any non-sacd CD issues from the late 50's early 60's jazz, and Hoffman's mixes are outstanding, but my point is simply that one is better served to buy these hybrid versions than to wait around for used DCC's to magically appear at a reasonable price in good condition. Review: This is a awesome CD! - I bought this CD because it is part of a collection of CDs that Prestige released back in 2006. I have a few others in that collection to, and they sound amazing! These are reissued, remastered landmark Jazz recordings from the giants of 1950’s and 1960’s Jazz. What’s important to note is that each CD in this collection (this one included) is remastered from the original analog tapes by Rudy Van Gelder to a 24bit resolution CD. Most CDs are only 16 bit resolution! That means this CD is as close as you or I are going to come to having an original pressing of this album or a vinyl version remastered from the original analog tapes without hunting for a collector with one to sell and spending a lot of coins! Short version-if you are a Jazz fan at all, why are you still reading this?? Buy it! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B000000YAL | | Best Sellers Rank | #188,865 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #3,138 in Bebop (CDs & Vinyl) #79,359 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (468) | | Date First Available | December 11, 2006 | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Label | Ojc | | Manufacturer | Ojc | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 5 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches; 2.88 ounces | ## Images ![Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61rrwxp3BAL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worthy follow up to DCC Gold Disc *by Q***E on February 13, 2013* I grabbed this SACD hybird because the Steamin-Workin-Relaxin-Cookin quartet series is some of my favorite jazz and favorite music ever. So, before I move onto the sound quality issue that will be important to the sacd crowd, let me reassure all others that this music cannot be recommended more highly. It is a wonderful combination of traditional jazz with familiar melodies and a soulful, intelligent bop playing style. Cookin' Workin' and Steamin' are every bit as good - it seems the only basis to choose between the 4 is particular favorite songs on one or the other. As for the sonics, I was curious to compare the SACD version to my out-of-print DCC Prestige Gold Disc version (cat no. GZS-1052). After I ordered, I did some research on various audiophile/jazz collector forums and learned that my Steve Hoffman-mixed DCC versions of the series (I am apparently in an enviable position to own all four in that format) are considered superior to all other CD releases before and after. Now, with the disclaimer that I by no means have done a critical listening A-B comparison of the two discs, my initial reaction was that this sacd version is a worthy alternative since the DCC's are expensive collectors items at this point. I certainly did not hear the usual improvement in detail, depth etc that one typically hears in sacd reissues over conventional CD's, but I did not hear an inferior mix as one might expect from the evaluations of aficionados stating that the Hoffman mix is superior. I am not disagreeing in the sense that the DCC's sound better than virtually any non-sacd CD issues from the late 50's early 60's jazz, and Hoffman's mixes are outstanding, but my point is simply that one is better served to buy these hybrid versions than to wait around for used DCC's to magically appear at a reasonable price in good condition. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a awesome CD! *by T***3 on October 5, 2021* I bought this CD because it is part of a collection of CDs that Prestige released back in 2006. I have a few others in that collection to, and they sound amazing! These are reissued, remastered landmark Jazz recordings from the giants of 1950’s and 1960’s Jazz. What’s important to note is that each CD in this collection (this one included) is remastered from the original analog tapes by Rudy Van Gelder to a 24bit resolution CD. Most CDs are only 16 bit resolution! That means this CD is as close as you or I are going to come to having an original pressing of this album or a vinyl version remastered from the original analog tapes without hunting for a collector with one to sell and spending a lot of coins! Short version-if you are a Jazz fan at all, why are you still reading this?? Buy it! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Item arrived promptly and as described...would use this seller again *by F***D on December 19, 2023* Part of the famous single Prestige recording session which ultimately resulted in 4 separate lp releases "Cookin' , Relaxin' , Workin' and Steamin', featuring Miles, Trane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. Miles' first great quintet! A must for any worthwhile collection of great American Music. There's an earlier Prestige release entiled "Walkin'" not the quintet... a group of all stars including Lucky Thompson on tenor....also worth a listen... --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/95575707-relaxin-with-the-miles-davis-quintet](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/95575707-relaxin-with-the-miles-davis-quintet) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-05*