Miles Davis · 1961 Spin it Again - Miles needed out of his Prestige contract, Van Gelder had the room, and Coltrane was still figuring out what he was — everything lined up exactly once.

Miles Davis · 1958 Spin it Again - Recorded in a day to satisfy a contract, which is exactly the kind of pressure that makes jazz tell the truth.

Miles Davis · 1957 Spin it Again - Miles owed Prestige a few records, so he walked into Rudy Van Gelder's house with Coltrane and Philly Joe and just played his show.

Milt Jackson · 1957 Spin it Again - Milt Jackson's vibes hitting that pocket where bebop gets tired enough to mean something, and Miles just sitting there like he already knew.

Bill Evans · 1958 Spin it Again - Bill Evans alone at the piano in 1958, holding one bass note for eleven minutes while the right hand just wanders, and somehow that's enough.

Bill Evans · 1959 Spin it Again - Bill Evans in 1959, playing piano like he was working something out privately and just forgot to close the door.