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The Miles Davis Quintet underwent
innumerable lineup and personnel changes
during the decade and a half they were
active, but most jazz scholars agree that one
of his greatest configurations was his
"Second Great Quintet", an astounding
lineup which featured Wayne Shorter on
saxophone, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron
Carter on bass, Tony Williams on drums, and
of course Davis himself. In 1966, Davis
released the album Miles Smiles on
Columbia Records, which would be the
second of five albums he’d record with this
configuration, and is now considered one of
his greatest efforts. A jazz traditionalist for
much of his career, Miles Smiles astounded
critics, who were hard up to categorize the
hybrid of bop and free jazz that his quintet
had put forth, which was full of free-roaming
improvisation, eccentric time signatures, and
progressive modal and chordal harmonies.
Nonetheless it was widely praised for its
instrumental mastery, its innovative
compositions, and the chemistry between
the band members.
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