01	My Funny Valentine						06:02
	02	Blues By Five						09:59
	03	Airegin						04:27
	04	Tune Up/When The Lights Are Low						13:09

Recording: NYC, 26-Oct-1956
Miles Davis: trumpet
John Coltrane: tenor sax
Red Garland: piano
Paul Chambers: bass
"Philly" Joe Jones: drums

recorded on Oct.26,1956 at Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, NJ engineered by Rudy Van Gelder produced by Bob Weinstock


Cookin'
Date of Release Nov 16, 1955 - Oct 26, 1956 (recording)
Styles Bop, Hard Bop

Cookin' is the first of four albums derived from the Miles Davis quintet's fabled extended recording session on October 26, 1956. The concept being that the band would document their vast live performance catalog in a studio environment, rather than preparing all new tracks for their upcoming long-player. The bounty of material in the band's live sets - as well as the overwhelming conviction in the quintet's studio sides - would produce the lions share of the Cookin', elaxin', Workin', and Steamin' albums. As these recordings demonstrate, there is an undeniable telepathic cohesion that allows this band - consisting of Miles Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Red Garland (piano), and Philly Joe Jones (drums) - to work so efficiently both on the stage as well as in the studio. This same unifying force is also undoubtedly responsible for the extrasensory dimensions scattered throughout these recordings. The immediate yet somewhat understated ability of each musician to react with the ingenuity and precision is expressed in the consistency and singularity of each solo as it is maintained from one musician to the next without the slightest deviation. "Blues By Five" reveals the exceptional symmetry between Davis and Coltrane that allows them to complete each other's thoughts musically. Cookin' features the pairing of "Tune Up/When Lights Are Low," which is without a doubt a highlight not only of this mammoth session, but also the entire tenure of Miles Davis mid-'50s quintet. All the elements converge upon this fundamentally swinging medley. Davis' pure-toned solos and the conversational banter that connects with Coltrane and later Garland during "When the Lights Are Low" resounds as one of the finest moments between these musicians. - Lindsay Planer

1. My Funny Valentine (Hart/Rodgers) - 6:03
2. Studio Chatter/False Start performed by Davis, Miles Quintet - 0:24
3. Blues by Five (Davis) - 10:01
4. Airegin (Rollins) - 4:27
5. Tune-Up/When Lights Are Low (Carter/Davis/Williams) - 13:11

Miles Davis - Trumpet, Performer
Red Garland - Bass, Piano
Philly Joe Jones - Drums
Paul Chambers - Bass
John Coltrane - Sax (Tenor)
Kirk Felton - Digital Remastering
Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
Ira Gitler - Liner Notes
Akira Taguchi - Mastering Supervisor
Bob Weinstock - Producer, Supervisor
Alan Yoshida - Mastering
Miles Davis Quintet - Performer
Reid Miles - Design, Cover Design
Shigeo Miyamoto
Philays - Cover Art

2002 SCD APO 7094
1999 CD JVC 60127
1999 Prestige 7094
1991 CS Prestige/OJC OJC-5128
1991 CD Prestige/OJC OJCCD-128-2
1991 LP Prestige/OJC OJC-128
1988 CD Fantasy 6367094
1957 Prestige PRP-7094
CD Prestige/OJC 128
LP Prestige 7094