Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis
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The Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis was a groundbreaking 1960s jazz ensemble led by trumpeter Miles Davis that pioneered post-bop innovation through its adventurous, interactive group improvisation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miles Davis Second Great Quintet | 2 |
| Second Great Miles Davis Quintet | 1 |
| Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6656507 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis Context triple: [Ron Carter, memberOf, Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis]
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Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is a landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album featuring Miles Davis’s classic first great quintet with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones.
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Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet
"Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet" is a landmark 1956 jazz album that introduced Miles Davis’s first great quintet, featuring John Coltrane and Red Garland, and helped define the hard bop era.
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Miles Davis Sextet
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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Giant Steps
Giant Steps is a landmark 1960 jazz album by saxophonist John Coltrane, renowned for its innovative harmonic complexity and influential title track.
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Giant Steps
Giant Steps is the autobiography of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, chronicling his life, career, and personal evolution on and off the court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis Target entity description: The Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis was a groundbreaking 1960s jazz ensemble led by trumpeter Miles Davis that pioneered post-bop innovation through its adventurous, interactive group improvisation.
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A.
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is a landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album featuring Miles Davis’s classic first great quintet with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones.
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B.
Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet
"Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet" is a landmark 1956 jazz album that introduced Miles Davis’s first great quintet, featuring John Coltrane and Red Garland, and helped define the hard bop era.
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C.
Miles Davis Sextet
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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D.
Giant Steps
Giant Steps is a landmark 1960 jazz album by saxophonist John Coltrane, renowned for its innovative harmonic complexity and influential title track.
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E.
Giant Steps
Giant Steps is the autobiography of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, chronicling his life, career, and personal evolution on and off the court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Miles Davis band
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jazz ensemble ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1968 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1964 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Herbie Hancock
NERFINISHED
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Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEra | 1960s jazz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
jazz
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post-bop ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pioneered post-bop innovation in the 1960s ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
jazz fusion
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modern jazz ⓘ |
| innovation |
collective improvisation within song forms
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time-no-changes approach ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
double bass
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drums ⓘ piano ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| leader | Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Herbie Hancock
NERFINISHED
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Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | post-bop ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
E.S.P.
NERFINISHED
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Miles Smiles NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ Nefertiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Sorcerer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableComposition |
Eighty-One
NERFINISHED
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Footprints NERFINISHED ⓘ Nefertiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Riot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLiveAlbum |
Four & More
NERFINISHED
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My Funny Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTourLocation | Plugged Nickel, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Great Quintet of Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
harmonic abstraction
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interactive group improvisation ⓘ loosely structured forms ⓘ rhythmic freedom ⓘ |
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Miles Davis Second Great Quintet
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