First Great Quintet
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The First Great Quintet was Miles Davis’s legendary 1950s jazz group featuring John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, renowned for its influential hard bop recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Great Quintet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5350117 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Great Quintet Context triple: [Miles Davis Quintet, notableLineup, First Great Quintet]
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A.
Stephan's Quintet
Stephan's Quintet is a visually striking compact group of five galaxies in the constellation Pegasus, famous for their complex gravitational interactions and dramatic appearance in astronomical imagery.
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B.
Jewel Box cluster
The Jewel Box cluster is a bright and colorful open star cluster in the constellation Crux, renowned for its striking mix of blue and red stars visible even in small telescopes.
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C.
Beti-Fang cluster
The Beti-Fang cluster is a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and neighboring Central African regions.
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D.
Trapezium Cluster
The Trapezium Cluster is a compact group of young, massive stars in the heart of the Orion Nebula that illuminates and shapes the surrounding star-forming region.
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E.
M81 Group
The M81 Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major, dominated by the large spiral galaxy Messier 81 and known for its interacting members and active star formation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Great Quintet Target entity description: The First Great Quintet was Miles Davis’s legendary 1950s jazz group featuring John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, renowned for its influential hard bop recordings.
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A.
Stephan's Quintet
Stephan's Quintet is a visually striking compact group of five galaxies in the constellation Pegasus, famous for their complex gravitational interactions and dramatic appearance in astronomical imagery.
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B.
Jewel Box cluster
The Jewel Box cluster is a bright and colorful open star cluster in the constellation Crux, renowned for its striking mix of blue and red stars visible even in small telescopes.
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C.
Beti-Fang cluster
The Beti-Fang cluster is a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and neighboring Central African regions.
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D.
Trapezium Cluster
The Trapezium Cluster is a compact group of young, massive stars in the heart of the Orion Nebula that illuminates and shapes the surrounding star-forming region.
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E.
M81 Group
The M81 Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major, dominated by the large spiral galaxy Messier 81 and known for its interacting members and active star formation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Miles Davis band
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jazz ensemble ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1958 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1955 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
John Coltrane
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Miles Davis ⓘ Miles Davis Second Great Quintet ⓘ Red Garland Trio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
bebop
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hard bop ⓘ mainstream jazz ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most influential small groups in jazz history ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
modern jazz
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post-bop ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
double bass
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drums ⓘ piano ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| leader | Miles Davis ⓘ |
| member |
John Coltrane
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Miles Davis ⓘ Paul Chambers ⓘ Philly Joe Jones ⓘ Red Garland ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
complex harmonic improvisation
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lyrical trumpet style ⓘ tight ensemble interplay ⓘ |
| notableMemberRole |
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
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Miles Davis – trumpet ⓘ Paul Chambers – double bass ⓘ Philly Joe Jones – drums ⓘ Red Garland – piano ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Four
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If I Were a Bell ⓘ My Funny Valentine ⓘ Oleo ⓘ Tune Up ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cookin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet
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linked to:
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet ⓘ
linked to:
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet ⓘ Workin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet ⓘ
linked to:
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
‘Round About Midnight ⓘ
linked to:
Round About Midnight
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| recordedForLabel |
Columbia Records studio sessions 1955–1958
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Prestige Records studio sessions 1955–1956 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Prestige Records ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Great Quintet Description of subject: The First Great Quintet was Miles Davis’s legendary 1950s jazz group featuring John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, renowned for its influential hard bop recordings.
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