Miles Davis Sextet
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The Miles Davis Sextet was a short-lived but influential jazz ensemble led by trumpeter Miles Davis that featured six musicians and helped shape the evolution of modern jazz in the late 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Miles Davis Sextet canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5350129 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miles Davis Sextet Context triple: [Miles Davis Quintet, associatedAct, Miles Davis Sextet]
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A.
Miles Davis Quintet
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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B.
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers was a highly influential hard bop jazz ensemble led by drummer Art Blakey that served as a launching pad for many major jazz musicians.
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C.
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band was a pioneering jazz orchestra led by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, renowned for its innovative bebop and Afro-Cuban jazz arrangements.
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D.
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Quintet
The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Quintet was a jazz ensemble led by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie that featured top-tier musicians performing bebop and modern jazz.
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E.
Charlie Parker Quintet
The Charlie Parker Quintet was a bebop jazz ensemble led by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, known for its groundbreaking improvisation and influential recordings in the 1940s and early 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miles Davis Sextet Target entity description: The Miles Davis Sextet was a short-lived but influential jazz ensemble led by trumpeter Miles Davis that featured six musicians and helped shape the evolution of modern jazz in the late 1950s.
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A.
Miles Davis Quintet
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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B.
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers was a highly influential hard bop jazz ensemble led by drummer Art Blakey that served as a launching pad for many major jazz musicians.
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C.
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band was a pioneering jazz orchestra led by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, renowned for its innovative bebop and Afro-Cuban jazz arrangements.
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D.
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Quintet
The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Quintet was a jazz ensemble led by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie that featured top-tier musicians performing bebop and modern jazz.
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E.
Charlie Parker Quintet
The Charlie Parker Quintet was a bebop jazz ensemble led by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, known for its groundbreaking improvisation and influential recordings in the 1940s and early 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | jazz ensemble ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
John Coltrane Quartet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miles Davis Quintet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | transition from hard bop to modal jazz ⓘ |
| associatedVenue | New York jazz clubs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
influential
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short-lived ⓘ |
| era | post-bop ⓘ |
| genre |
cool jazz
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ modal jazz ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 6 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped shape the evolution of modern jazz in the late 1950s ⓘ |
| influenced |
modal jazz development
ⓘ
modern jazz ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
alto saxophone
ⓘ
double bass ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| leader | Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cannonball Adderley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ Philly Joe Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wynton Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kind of Blue
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Milestones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Miles Davis discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext | small-group jazz ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
emphasis on modes rather than chord changes
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lyrical trumpet phrasing ⓘ subtle rhythmic feel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miles Davis Sextet Description of subject: The Miles Davis Sextet was a short-lived but influential jazz ensemble led by trumpeter Miles Davis that featured six musicians and helped shape the evolution of modern jazz in the late 1950s.
Referenced by (12)
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