Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Came as expected, sounds great on my Ion and my Bell turntable. I have been listening to this album for years on MP3 and I still don't have the CD. I play it on everything from my superior car stereo to my good home system and love it. I have many Miles Davis albums, all his standards that "everyone" buys to some rare 10" rereleased material, and I reach for this one often. It's great starter Davis for anyone who has never heard Jazz outside of "Kind Of Blue".

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.

Fantastic music, well pressed record, and it came with the fancy digital copy! What more could I ask for?

As others have no doubt pointed out, this album was one of four (Cookin, Steamin, Relaxin, Workin') knocked out in short order by the Miles Davis Quintet back in 1956, in order to release Davis from a recording contract. But ya know... thank god for that. Because it gives us a peek inside the set list they had perfected at that time. I love Kind of Blue, but am lukewarm on all other Miles recordings, regardless of the esteem with which they are held. I suppose I just don't "get" the meaning or value of Bitches Brew or Sketches of Spain.But then a friend gave me an old, beatup vinyl of Cookin' With the Miles Davis Quintet... which I was mesmerized by. And then I went and bought Relaxin'. Cookin' is a bit better, but they are both cut from the same cloth. Both great. Thank god. I was thinking that (in terms of simpler musical appeal) that Miles was a one-album-wonder. I would recommend all four albums for sure.

Fills the air with pure joy. We all need some joy in these crazy times.

Great Album

Muy contenta con mi compra. Y llego antes de lo que esperaba. gracias

Plays well, received quickly. I always recommend OJC

This is from the DOL label which I believe is from Russia. DOL is one of many labels out there which is reproducing old albums. So I had my reservations but this LP has good quality and for the price, it’s a fair deal. The only thing bad about DOL is that the inner sleeves are normally too big, so getting the records in & out of the outer sleeve can be very irritating - maybe I'm just not doing it right but I don't have this problem with other labels - just DOL!The album music itself if you didn’t know (I presume you know if you’re searching this album) is simply fantastic - Miles’ legendary lineup includes Coltrane. It’s very “cool” and chilled. I think this quintet has some of the best music Miles has ever done.

Damn near perfect.

O álbum é tão bom quanto se poderia imaginar: com um line up incrível, incluindo Miles e Coltrane, os temas são executados à perfeição técnica e do bom gosto na interpretação. Trata-se de um álbum registrado em estúdio porém "ao vivo", isto é, há uma espécie de vitalidade na interpretação que o torna uma experiência irreproduzível. Ademais, o obra da capa e o textos no verso capa são obras cada qual com sua própria qualidade - eu particularmente gosto muito da obra da capa. Em suma - beira a perfeição..

Très bon album

The record was warped when I received it. Now, when I play it on the record, it sounds a little off.