Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet MRBLP153 the saxophonist returned to make

the saxophonist returned to make his label debut as a leader in 1956

DePlume’s latest full-length work for the reliably great International Anthem label: eleven songs of agency and survival and presence

Mike Render has turned inward on an autobiographical suite that combines swagger with tenderness

In his work

Steamin’ is a significant portion of the music of this remarkable group

Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet MRBLP153 the saxophonist returned to makeRelaxin with the Miles Davis Quintet is in every way a masterpiece. When Davis the trumpeter (1926 1991) had formed the band in 1955, his colleagues tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones were not considered jazz world A listers. And before conquering his narcotics addiction earlier in the 50s, Davis had seen his once promising career go into eclipse. By 1956, however, his sound,