The Miles Davis Quintet was a bebop-oriented jazz quintet formed in 1955 by bandleader and trumpet player Miles Davis. This original quintet featured some of the biggest and most influental names of 20th century jazz, those being John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (double-bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums) and of course Miles Davis on trumpet. The amazing thing is that Davis' sidemen were virtually unknown at this time. The ensemble went on to record five albums for Prestige Records and one for Columbia Records in just twelve months, having disbanded in 1957. Rudy Van Gelder was engineer for each of these sessions, yet another name inextricably linked to jazz of the 20th century.^[1] Bebop is a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos and improvisation based on harmonic structure rather than melody. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A quintet is a formation containing five members. ... A bandleader is the director of a band of musicians. ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the French horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, and tuba. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. ... William Red Garland (1923–1984) was an American jazz pianist whose complex block-chord style influenced many forthcoming pianists in the jazz idiom. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers, Jr. ... The double bass is the largest and lowest pitched bowed string instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. ... Joseph Rudolph (Philly Joe) Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... Rudy Van Gelder (born November 2, 1924 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a recording engineer specialising in jazz. ...

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