50 great moments in jazz: How Miles Davis's second quintet changed jazz

In 1964, Miles Davis responded to free jazz by enlisting a group of untried talents who would challenge, rather than flatter, his remarkable trumpet sound. It was a gamble that paid off ...It's hard to think of a more significant influence on the small jazz ensembles of the last four decadesthan Miles Davis's second quintet, formed in the mid 60s. Davis was reacting to John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman's pioneering work and absorbing their structure-loosening innovations into his own music – j...

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