NOVEMBER 16

                MILES DAVIS

       The  New Miles Davis Quintet

           Recording Date:
               November 16, 1955

           Personnel:
               Paul Chambers   B
               John Coltrane    TS 
               Miles Davis        TP 
               Red Garland       P 
               Philly Joe Jones  D 

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Review by Scott Yanow
Although they had made a few slightly earlier cuts that would later be issued on Columbia, the first full-length album by the Miles Davis Quintet is quite intriguing in that it gives one a look at tenor saxophonist John Coltrane when he still had a hesitant style. This audiophile CD reissue has the same music that is currently available on an Original Jazz Classics set: five jazz standards plus "The Theme." Unlike Coltrane, who would develop rapidly within the next year, Miles was already very much in his prime, sounding quite lyrical on "Just Squeeze Me" and "There Is No Greater Love," and the classic rhythm section (pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones) was quickly starting to gel.