Miles Davis 1950’s Quintet
type, album, members
mix of Hard Bop and Cool Jazz, Kind of Blue
Davis-trumpet, Coltrane-tenor sax, Red Garland-piano, Paul Chambers-bass, Philly Joe Jones-drums
Miles Davis Nonet
type, album & song
Cool Jazz
Birth of the Cool- 1st important album
Boplicity (song)
Gerry Mulligan’s Pianoless Quartet
type, song, members
West Coast Jazz, I Can’t Believe You’re in Love with Me
Gerry Mulligan-baritone sax, Chet Baker-trumpet/vocals, Lee Konitz- alto sax, no guitar or piano
Horace Silver Quintet/Jazz Messengers
type, song, members
Hard Bop, The Preacher
Horace Silver-piano, Art Blakey-drums
Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quartet
type, song, members
Hard Bop, Pent-Up House
Brown-trumpet, Sonny Rollins-tenor sax, Roach-drums
Modern Jazz Quartet
type, song, players
Jazz and 3rd Stream, Django
John Lewis-piano, Milt Jackson-vibraphone
Miles Davis Sextet
type, album, song, members
Freer Jazz, Kind of Blue, So What
Coltrane-tenor sax, Davis-trumpet, Chambers-bass, Bill Evans-piano, Cannonball-alto sax, Cobb-drums
Bill Evans Trio
type, song, members
Freer Jazz, Alice in Wonderland
Scott La Faro-bass, Paul Motian-drums, Evans-piano
Ornette Coleman Quartet
type, album, song, members
FREE Jazz, Shape of Jazz to Come, Lonely Woman
Ornette Coleman- plastic alto sax
Classic John Coltrane Quartet
type, song, members
freer jazz, My Favorite Things
McCoy Tyner-piano, Elvin Jones-drums, Coltrane-tenor sax
Miles Davis 1960’s Quintet
type, songs, members
freer Jazz, Maiden Voyage
Herbie Hancock-piano, Davis-trumpet, Ron Carter-bass, Tony Williams-drums; tenor sax-Coleman/Shorter
Miles Davis
type, album
Fusion, Bitches Brew