Musical Bacon: Miles Davis Quintet (US jazz group 1955-58, and 1964-68)

Miles Davis Quintet

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Artist name	Roles	Recordings
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)	trumpet	'Round Midnight, Agitation, Ah‐Leu‐Cha, Airegin, All Blues, All Blues / The Theme, All of You, Autumn Leaves, Blues by Five, Budo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dear Old Stockholm, Diane, E.S.P., Florence sur les Champs-Élysées, Footprints, Four, Fran-Dance, Gingerbread Boy, Half Nelson, I Could Write a Book, If I Were a Bell, In Your Own Sweet Way, Introduction, It Could Happen to You, It Never Entered My Mind, Joshua, Just Squeeze Me, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me), Little Melonae, Masqualero, Milestones - No Blues, My Funny Valentine, No Blues, Oleo, On Green Dolphin Street, Salt Peanuts, So What, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Tadd’s Delight, The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, The Theme, The Theme (take 1), The Theme (take 2), Trane's Blues, Tune Up / When Lights Are Low, Two Bass Hit, Walkin', Well, You Needn’t, When I Fall in Love, Woody’n You, You’re My Everything, [studio chatter] / Blues by Five (false start), ’Round Midnight
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist)	bass, double bass	Ahmad’s Blues, Ah‐Leu‐Cha, Airegin, All Blues, All Blues / The Theme, All of You, Blues by Five, Budo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dear Old Stockholm, Diane, Four, Fran-Dance, Half Nelson, I Could Write a Book, If I Were a Bell, In Your Own Sweet Way, It Could Happen to You, It Never Entered My Mind, Just Squeeze Me, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me), Little Melonae, My Funny Valentine, Oleo, On Green Dolphin Street, Salt Peanuts, So What, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Tadd’s Delight, The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, The Theme, The Theme (take 1), The Theme (take 2), Trane's Blues, Tune Up / When Lights Are Low, Two Bass Hit, Walkin', Well, You Needn’t, When I Fall in Love, Woody’n You, You’re My Everything, [studio chatter] / Blues by Five (false start), ’Round Midnight
John Coltrane	tenor saxophone	Ah‐Leu‐Cha, Airegin, All Blues, All Blues / The Theme, All of You, Blues by Five, Budo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dear Old Stockholm, Diane, Four, Fran-Dance, Half Nelson, I Could Write a Book, If I Were a Bell, In Your Own Sweet Way, It Could Happen to You, It Never Entered My Mind, Just Squeeze Me, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me), Little Melonae, Oleo, On Green Dolphin Street, Salt Peanuts, So What, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Tadd’s Delight, The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, The Theme, The Theme (take 1), The Theme (take 2), Trane's Blues, Tune Up / When Lights Are Low, Two Bass Hit, Walkin', Well, You Needn’t, When I Fall in Love, Woody’n You, You’re My Everything, [studio chatter] / Blues by Five (false start), ’Round Midnight
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer)	drums	Ahmad’s Blues, Ah‐Leu‐Cha, Airegin, All of You, Blues by Five, Budo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dear Old Stockholm, Diane, Four, Half Nelson, I Could Write a Book, If I Were a Bell, In Your Own Sweet Way, It Could Happen to You, It Never Entered My Mind, Just Squeeze Me, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me), Little Melonae, My Funny Valentine, Oleo, Salt Peanuts, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Tadd’s Delight, The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, The Theme (take 1), The Theme (take 2), Trane's Blues, Tune Up / When Lights Are Low, Two Bass Hit, Walkin', Well, You Needn’t, When I Fall in Love, Woody’n You, You’re My Everything, [studio chatter] / Blues by Five (false start), ’Round Midnight
Red Garland	piano	Ahmad’s Blues, Ah‐Leu‐Cha, Airegin, All of You, Blues by Five, Budo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dear Old Stockholm, Diane, Four, Half Nelson, I Could Write a Book, If I Were a Bell, In Your Own Sweet Way, It Could Happen to You, It Never Entered My Mind, Just Squeeze Me, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me), Little Melonae, My Funny Valentine, Oleo, Salt Peanuts, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Tadd’s Delight, The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, The Theme (take 1), The Theme (take 2), Trane's Blues, Tune Up / When Lights Are Low, Well, You Needn’t, When I Fall in Love, Woody’n You, You’re My Everything, [studio chatter] / Blues by Five (false start), ’Round Midnight

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name	Roles	Recordings
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)	trumpet	'Round Midnight, Agitation, Ah‐Leu‐Cha, Airegin, All Blues, All Blues / The Theme, All of You, Autumn Leaves, Blues by Five, Budo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dear Old Stockholm, Diane, E.S.P., Florence sur les Champs-Élysées, Footprints, Four, Fran-Dance, Gingerbread Boy, Half Nelson, I Could Write a Book, If I Were a Bell, In Your Own Sweet Way, Introduction, It Could Happen to You, It Never Entered My Mind, Joshua, Just Squeeze Me, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me), Little Melonae, Masqualero, Milestones - No Blues, My Funny Valentine, No Blues, Oleo, On Green Dolphin Street, Salt Peanuts, So What, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Tadd’s Delight, The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, The Theme, The Theme (take 1), The Theme (take 2), Trane's Blues, Tune Up / When Lights Are Low, Two Bass Hit, Walkin', Well, You Needn’t, When I Fall in Love, Woody’n You, You’re My Everything, [studio chatter] / Blues by Five (false start), ’Round Midnight
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist)	bass, double bass	Ahmad’s Blues, Ah‐Leu‐Cha, Airegin, All Blues, All Blues / The Theme, All of You, Blues by Five, Budo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dear Old Stockholm, Diane, Four, Fran-Dance, Half Nelson, I Could Write a Book, If I Were a Bell, In Your Own Sweet Way, It Could Happen to You, It Never Entered My Mind, Just Squeeze Me, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me), Little Melonae, My Funny Valentine, Oleo, On Green Dolphin Street, Salt Peanuts, So What, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Tadd’s Delight, The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, The Theme, The Theme (take 1), The Theme (take 2), Trane's Blues, Tune Up / When Lights Are Low, Two Bass Hit, Walkin', Well, You Needn’t, When I Fall in Love, Woody’n You, You’re My Everything, [studio chatter] / Blues by Five (false start), ’Round Midnight
John Coltrane	tenor saxophone	Ah‐Leu‐Cha, Airegin, All Blues, All Blues / The Theme, All of You, Blues by Five, Budo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dear Old Stockholm, Diane, Four, Fran-Dance, Half Nelson, I Could Write a Book, If I Were a Bell, In Your Own Sweet Way, It Could Happen to You, It Never Entered My Mind, Just Squeeze Me, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me), Little Melonae, Oleo, On Green Dolphin Street, Salt Peanuts, So What, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Tadd’s Delight, The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, The Theme, The Theme (take 1), The Theme (take 2), Trane's Blues, Tune Up / When Lights Are Low, Two Bass Hit, Walkin', Well, You Needn’t, When I Fall in Love, Woody’n You, You’re My Everything, [studio chatter] / Blues by Five (false start), ’Round Midnight
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer)	drums	Ahmad’s Blues, Ah‐Leu‐Cha, Airegin, All of You, Blues by Five, Budo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dear Old Stockholm, Diane, Four, Half Nelson, I Could Write a Book, If I Were a Bell, In Your Own Sweet Way, It Could Happen to You, It Never Entered My Mind, Just Squeeze Me, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me), Little Melonae, My Funny Valentine, Oleo, Salt Peanuts, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Tadd’s Delight, The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, The Theme (take 1), The Theme (take 2), Trane's Blues, Tune Up / When Lights Are Low, Two Bass Hit, Walkin', Well, You Needn’t, When I Fall in Love, Woody’n You, You’re My Everything, [studio chatter] / Blues by Five (false start), ’Round Midnight
Red Garland	piano	Ahmad’s Blues, Ah‐Leu‐Cha, Airegin, All of You, Blues by Five, Budo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dear Old Stockholm, Diane, Four, Half Nelson, I Could Write a Book, If I Were a Bell, In Your Own Sweet Way, It Could Happen to You, It Never Entered My Mind, Just Squeeze Me, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me), Little Melonae, My Funny Valentine, Oleo, Salt Peanuts, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Tadd’s Delight, The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, The Theme (take 1), The Theme (take 2), Trane's Blues, Tune Up / When Lights Are Low, Well, You Needn’t, When I Fall in Love, Woody’n You, You’re My Everything, [studio chatter] / Blues by Five (false start), ’Round Midnight
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)	tenor saxophone	'Round Midnight, Agitation, All of You, Autumn Leaves, Circle, Dolores, E.S.P., Footprints, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gingerbread Boy, Introduction, Joshua, Masqualero, Milestones - No Blues, No Blues, Oleo, On Green Dolphin Street, Orbits, So What, The Theme
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)	piano	'Round Midnight, Agitation, All of You, Autumn Leaves, Circle, Dolores, E.S.P., Footprints, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gingerbread Boy, Introduction, Joshua, Masqualero, Milestones - No Blues, No Blues, Oleo, On Green Dolphin Street, Orbits, So What, The Theme
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer)	drums	'Round Midnight, Agitation, All of You, Autumn Leaves, Circle, Dolores, E.S.P., Footprints, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gingerbread Boy, Introduction, Joshua, Masqualero, Milestones - No Blues, No Blues, Oleo, On Green Dolphin Street, Orbits, So What, The Theme
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)	bass, double bass	'Round Midnight, Agitation, All of You, Autumn Leaves, Circle, Dolores, E.S.P., Footprints, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gingerbread Boy, Introduction, Joshua, Masqualero, Milestones - No Blues, No Blues, Oleo, On Green Dolphin Street, Orbits, So What, The Theme
Wynton Kelly	piano	All Blues, All Blues / The Theme, Fran-Dance, If I Were a Bell, On Green Dolphin Street, So What, The Theme
Jimmy Cobb	drums	All Blues, All Blues / The Theme, Fran-Dance, If I Were a Bell, On Green Dolphin Street, So What, The Theme
Bill Evans (pianist)	piano	Bye Bye Blackbird, Four, Two Bass Hit, Walkin'
Pierre Michelot	double bass	Florence sur les Champs-Élysées
René Urtreger	piano	Florence sur les Champs-Élysées
André Francis	vocal	Introduction by André Francis
Teo Macero	arranger	All of You
Kenny Clarke	drums	Florence sur les Champs-Élysées
Gil Evans	arranger	All of You
Barney Wilen	tenor saxophone	Florence sur les Champs-Élysées

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Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name	Roles	Recordings
Miles Davis	performer	Love Me or Leave Me, Solar, You Don't Know What Love Is