Home / Music / Modest Prestige contract gave Cookin' its live feelMusic linernotes album music miles-davisModest Prestige contract gave Cookin' its live feelThe musicians had to pay for studio time due to their modest contract with Prestige Records, so the recordings are practically live performances. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe 1956 sessions caught Coltrane between stylesIn a Silent Way is Miles Davis's quiet bridge into fusionKind of Blue was recorded in about nine hoursMiles Davis' Plugged Nickel shows spawned four albumsMiles Davis turned two 1956 sessions into four albumsExploreLow-porosity cloth mousepads are easier to keep clean.Low Power Mode is worth turning on.Lower the water, blow the lines, cover it.Lower the water, then tighten the cover.Lowering phosphates won't cause algae if you keep your chlorine in check.Previous Reid Miles designed Miles Davis's Cookin' cover, illustrated by Phil HaysNext Miles Davis's Steamin' was recorded in two sessions at Van Gelder's in 1956