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 ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
Miles Davis Second Great Quintet ⓘ
Red Garland Trio ⓘ
countryOfOrigin 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 ⓘ
member John Coltrane ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
Paul Chambers ⓘ
Philly Joe Jones ⓘ
Red Garland ⓘ
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 ⓘ
If I Were a Bell ⓘ
My Funny Valentine ⓘ
Oleo ⓘ
Tune Up ⓘ
notableWork Cookin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet ⓘ
Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet ⓘ
Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet ⓘ
Workin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet ⓘ
‘Round About Midnight ⓘ
recordedForLabel Columbia Records studio sessions 1955–1958 ⓘ
Prestige Records studio sessions 1955–1956 ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Prestige Records ⓘ

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