First Great Quintet

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The First Great Quintet was Miles Davis’s legendary 1950s jazz group featuring John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, renowned for its influential hard bop recordings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Miles Davis band
jazz ensemble
activePeriodEnd 1958
activePeriodStart 1955
associatedAct John Coltrane NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
Miles Davis Second Great Quintet NERFINISHED
Red Garland Trio NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre bebop
hard bop
mainstream jazz
historicalReputation one of the most influential small groups in jazz history
influencedGenre modern jazz
post-bop
instrumentation double bass
drums
piano
tenor saxophone
trumpet
leader Miles Davis NERFINISHED
member John Coltrane NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
Paul Chambers NERFINISHED
Philly Joe Jones NERFINISHED
Red Garland NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic complex harmonic improvisation
lyrical trumpet style
tight ensemble interplay
notableMemberRole John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Miles Davis – trumpet
Paul Chambers – double bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Red Garland – piano
notableSong Four NERFINISHED
If I Were a Bell NERFINISHED
My Funny Valentine NERFINISHED
Oleo NERFINISHED
Tune Up NERFINISHED
notableWork Cookin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet NERFINISHED
Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet NERFINISHED
Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet NERFINISHED
Workin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet NERFINISHED
‘Round About Midnight NERFINISHED
recordedForLabel Columbia Records studio sessions 1955–1958
Prestige Records studio sessions 1955–1956
recordLabel Columbia Records
Prestige Records NERFINISHED

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Miles Davis Quintet notableLineup First Great Quintet