此碟在一九五六年十月录制，是同时期的录音中最受好评推荐的一张。此碟并不是在普通的录音室内制作，而是在一家夜酒吧内。它吸引听众的不仅仅是动听的歌声，还给予乐迷很大的期待，许诺会有更好的音乐带给乐迷。其中含有戴维斯（Davis）、柯川（Coltrane）、加兰（Garland）、强布斯（Chambers）、菲利•乔•琼斯（Philly Joe Jones）共同的演奏，乐手阵容空前强大。当然他们演奏出来的音乐也几乎可以用完美来形容，长久留在爵士史中，永远不会退色。 　　 　　by Lindsay Planer 　　 　　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 its vast live-performance catalog in a studio environment, rather than preparing all new tracks for its 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 lion's share of the Cookin', Relaxin', 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), Paul Chambers (bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums) -- to work so efficiently both on the stage and 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 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 occurs with Coltrane, and later Garland during "When the Lights Are Low," resound as some of these musicians' finest moments.