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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Miles Davis band
jazz ensemble
activePeriodEnd 1968
activePeriodStart 1964
associatedAct Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
Ron Carter NERFINISHED
Tony Williams NERFINISHED
Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED
associatedEra 1960s jazz
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre jazz
post-bop
historicalSignificance pioneered post-bop innovation in the 1960s
influencedGenre jazz fusion
modern jazz
innovation collective improvisation within song forms
time-no-changes approach
instrumentation double bass
drums
piano
tenor saxophone
trumpet
leader Miles Davis NERFINISHED
member Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
Ron Carter NERFINISHED
Tony Williams NERFINISHED
Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED
movement post-bop
notableAlbum E.S.P. NERFINISHED
Miles Smiles NERFINISHED
Miles in the Sky NERFINISHED
Nefertiti NERFINISHED
Sorcerer NERFINISHED
notableComposition Eighty-One NERFINISHED
Footprints NERFINISHED
Nefertiti NERFINISHED
Riot NERFINISHED
notableLiveAlbum Four & More NERFINISHED
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
interactive group improvisation
loosely structured forms
rhythmic freedom

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Ron Carter memberOf Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis
Tony Williams memberOf Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis
this entity surface form: Miles Davis Second Great Quintet
E.S.P. featuresEnsemble Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis
this entity surface form: Miles Davis Second Great Quintet
Footprints associatedWithGroup Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis
this entity surface form: Second Great Miles Davis Quintet