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Miles Davis Quintet

US jazz group, active 1955–58 and 1964–68

New York, United States · 1955 – 1968

Miles Davis Quintet is a music group from New York, United States, active 1955–1968. Their discography on Gatefold includes 24 records.

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26

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183

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1955

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Biography

The Miles Davis Quintet did not exist continuously, but was formed several times with different basic line-ups. Mainly known are the two "Great Quintets".
"First Miles Davis Quintet" or "First Great Miles Davis Quintet" - 1955 to 1958 with the following main artists (changes in line-up not shown here):
Miles Davis — Trumpet
John Coltrane — Tenor Saxophone
Red Garland — Piano
Paul Chambers — Double Bass
"Philly" Joe Jones — Drums
Increased to Sextet in 1958 with Cannonball Adderley — Alto Saxophone
"Second Miles Davis Quintet" or "Second Great Miles Davis Quintet" - 1964 to 1969 with the following main artists (changes in line-up not shown here):
Miles Davis — Trumpet
Wayne Shorter — Tenor Saxophone
Herbie Hancock — Piano
Ron Carter — Double Bass
Anthony Williams — Drums
Outside these timespans there were also several Quintets besides the so-called "Great Quintets". Of particular note is the "Lost Quintet" which performed between 1968 and 1970 but never recorded a studio album. Their work is documented on the Live In Europe 1969 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 2) set. That group consisted:
Miles Davis — Trumpet
Wayne Shorter — Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Chick Corea — Piano
Dave Holland — Bass
Jack DeJohnette — Drums
Several albums performed by the described Quintets are not credited to the group PAN, but to Miles Davis, please submit an "Ensemble" credit in these cases! (E.g. Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall (Japan 1973) (opens in a new tab))

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