Who were the members of the original Miles Davis Quintet?The first quintet featured John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (double bass) and Philly Joe Jones (drums)
The second one featured Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter (bass) and Tony Williams (drums) In 1955, Davis formed the first incarnation of the Miles Davis Quintet. This band featured John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (double bass) and Philly Joe Jones (drums). Eschewing the rhythmic and harmonic complexity of the then-prevalent bebop, Davis was allowed the space to play long, legato, and essentially melodic lines in which he would begin to explore modal jazz.
Davis's 1958 album Milestones.
Davis's 1958 album Milestones.
The first recordings of this group were made for Columbia Records in 1955, released on 'Round About Midnight. Davis was still under contract to Prestige, but had an agreement that he could make recordings for subsequent releases using his new label. His final recordings for Prestige were the product of two days of recording in 1956, released as Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet.
The quintet was never stable, however; several of the other members used heroin, and the Miles Davis Quintet disbanded in early 1957.
That year, Davis traveled to France to compose the score to Louis Malle's Ascenseur pour l'脡chafaud. He recorded the entire soundtrack with the aid of French session musicians Barney Wilen, Pierre Michelot and Ren茅 Urtreger, and American drummer Kenny Clarke.
In 1958, the quintet reformed as a sextet, with the addition of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, and recorded Milestones. Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams |
