Miles Davis Quintet

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The Miles Davis Quintet was a highly influential jazz ensemble led by trumpeter Miles Davis, renowned for its innovative approach to post-bop and modal jazz in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz ensemble
musical group
activePeriod 1950s
1960s
associatedAct Herbie Hancock
John Coltrane
Miles Davis Sextet
Paul Chambers
Philly Joe Jones
Red Garland
Ron Carter
Tony Williams
Wayne Shorter
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre hard bop
jazz
modal jazz
post-bop
influencedArtist modern jazz trumpeters
post-bop saxophonists
influencedGenre modern jazz
post-bop
leader Miles Davis
memberOfFirstGreatQuintet John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Paul Chambers
Philly Joe Jones
Red Garland
memberOfSecondGreatQuintet Herbie Hancock
Miles Davis
Ron Carter
Tony Williams
Wayne Shorter
notableAlbum Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
E.S.P.
Miles Smiles
Miles in the Sky
Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet
Nefertiti
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
surface form: Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Sorcerer
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
surface form: Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
surface form: Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
notableLineup First Great Quintet
Second Great Quintet
notableStyleCharacteristic advanced rhythmic interaction
collective improvisation
development of modal jazz concepts
innovative approach to post-bop
recordLabel Columbia Records
Prestige Records

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Herbie Hancock memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
this entity surface form: Miles Davis Second Great Quintet
Wayne Shorter memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
Chick Corea memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
subject surface form: Herbie Hancock
John Coltrane memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
Ron Carter memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
Tony Williams memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
Nefertiti performer Miles Davis Quintet
Sorcerer performer Miles Davis Quintet
Round About Midnight ensembleType Miles Davis Quintet
Keith Jarrett memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
this entity surface form: Miles Davis band
Paul Chambers memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
Footprints notableRecordingArtist Miles Davis Quintet
So What associatedWithArtist Miles Davis Quintet
Wynton Kelly associatedAct Miles Davis Quintet
Wynton Kelly memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
Red Garland memberOf Miles Davis Quintet