About The Miles Davis Quintet
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):
[[artist:23755]] — Trumpet
[[artist:97545]] — Tenor Saxophone
[[artist:253641]] — Piano
[[artist:259778]] — Double Bass
[[artist:257251]] — Drums
increased to Sextet in 1958 with [[artist:61585]] — 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):
[[artist:23755]] — Trumpet
[[artist:29979]] — Tenor Saxophone
[[artist:3865]] — Piano
[[artist:95088]] — Double Bass
[[artist:261295]] — 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 [m=541525] set. That group consisted of:
[[artist:23755]] — Trumpet
[[artist:29979]] — Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
[[artist:37731]] — Piano
[[artist:84214]] — Bass
[[artist:238626]] — Drums
Several albums performed by the described Quintets are not credited to the group PAN, but to [[artist:23755]], please submit an "Ensemble" credit in these cases! (E.g. [[release:2882493]])
