In the summer of 1955, Davis performed a noted set at the Newport Jazz Festival, and had been approached by Columbia Records executive George Avakian, offering a contract with the label if he could form a regular band. Davis assembled his first regular quintet to meet a commitment at the Café Bohemia in July with Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. By the autumn, Rollins had left to deal with his heroin addiction, and later in the year joined the hard bop quintet led by Clifford Brown and Max Roach.
At the recommendation of drummer Jones, Davis replaced Rollins with John Coltrane, beginning a partnership that would last five years and finalizing the Quintet's first line-up. Expanded to a sextet with the addition of Cannonball Adderley on alto saxophone in 1958, the First Great Quintet was one of the definitive hard bop groups along with the Brown-Roach Quintet and the Jazz Messengers, recording the Columbia albums Round About Midnight, Milestones, and the marathon sessions for Prestige Records resulting in four albums collected on The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions.
In mid-1958, Bill Evans replaced Garland on piano and Jimmy Cobb replaced Jones on drums, but Evans only lasted about six months, in turn replaced by Wynton Kelly as 1958 turned into 1959. This group backing Davis, Coltrane, and Adderley, with Evans returning for the recording sessions, recorded Kind of Blue, considered "one of the most important, influential and popular albums in jazz". Adderley left the band in September 1959 to pursue his own career, returning the line-up to a quintet. Coltrane departed in the spring of 1960, and after interim replacements Jimmy Heath and Sonny Stitt, Davis plus Kelly, Chambers, and Cobb continued through 1961 and 1962 with Hank Mobley on tenor sax.
The two rhythm sections from the Davis Quintet also achieved fame on their own. Garland, Chambers, and Jones recorded as a unit on Art Pepper meets The Rhythm Section and Sonny Rollins' Tenor Madness, while Kelly, Chambers, and Cobb toured and recorded as a trio under Kelly's name, in addition to appearing on the albums Coltrane Jazz and the solo debut of Wayne Shorter, as well as backing Wes Montgomery on Full House and Smokin' at the Half Note. The Kelly-Chambers-Cobb trio also backed Art Pepper on the album Gettin' Together, which included trumpeter Conte Candoli.
Mobley, Kelly, Chambers, and Cobb all left Davis by the end of 1962, and during 1963 he struggled to maintain a steady line-up. By the late spring, he had hired the core of the Second Quintet with Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums. Initially with George Coleman or Sam Rivers on tenor sax, the final piece of the puzzle would arrive in late 1964 with saxophonist Wayne Shorter.
The performance style of the Second Great Quintet was often referred to by Davis as "time, no changes", incorporating elements of free jazz without completely surrendering to the approach, allowing the five men to contribute to the group as equals rather than as a leader and sidemen peeling off unrelated solos. This band recorded the albums E.S.P., Miles Smiles, Sorcerer, Nefertiti, Miles in the Sky, and Filles de Kilimanjaro, and the live set considered by The Penguin Guide to Jazz to be their crowning achievement, The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965.
When Davis began to become more interested in the rock, soul, and funk music of the late 1960s, the Second Quintet unraveled. Carter departed during the sessions for Filles de Kilimanjaro, and Williams left in early 1969 to start his own band, the Tony Williams Lifetime, staying on with Davis to record the groundbreaking In a Silent Way. Davis would continue his innovations into jazz fusion with the album Bitches Brew and his work in the 1970s. As a result, the Second Quintet came to an end, though Hancock would contribute to subsequent sessions with Miles and appear on Jack Johnson, On the Corner, and Get Up with It. Players on In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew would go on to form the core jazz fusion bands of the 1970s away from Davis: Shorter and Josef Zawinul to Weather Report; John McLaughlin and Billy Cobham to the Mahavishnu Orchestra; Hancock and Bennie Maupin to Headhunters; and Chick Corea and Lenny White to Return to Forever.
Columbia/Legacy Recordings released Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series Vol. 5, a collection of previously unreleased tracks recorded by the Second Great Quintet between 1966 and 1968.
Budo
Miles Davis Quintet Lyrics
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Goodnight my love, my moment with you now is ending
It was so heavenly, holding you, close to me
It will be heavenly to hold you again in a dream
The stars above have promised to meet us tomorrow
Till then my love, how dreary the new day will seem
So for the present, dear, we'll have to part
Sleep tight, my love, goodnight, my love
Goodnight my love, your mommy is kneeling beside you
Goodnight my love, to dreamland the sandman will guide you
Come now you sleepyhead, close your eyes, and go to bed
My precious sleepyhead, you mustn't play peek-a-boo
Goodnight my love, your little Dutch dolly is yawning
Goodnight my love, your teddy bear called it a day
Your doggy's fast asleep, my but he's smart
Sleep tight, my love, goodnight my love
The lyrics to Miles Davis and John Coltrane's song "Budo" are actually a completely different song - they are the lyrics to "Goodnight My Love." This song is a lullaby, with lyrics sung from a parent's perspective to a child. The first verse talks about the end of a special moment between the parent and child, and how the parent will miss the child until they can be together again. However, there is hope for the future as the stars have promised to bring them back together again. The second verse is sung from the perspective of a parent putting their child to bed, telling them to go to sleep and not play peek-a-boo. The overall message is one of love and comfort, with the parent reassuring the child that they are loved and will be safe while they sleep.
Line by Line Meaning
Goodnight my love, the tired old moon is descending
It is time for us to end this moment of togetherness, as the moon is setting and the night is ending
Goodnight my love, my moment with you now is ending
This beautiful moment that we shared is coming to an end and I have to say goodbye for now
It was so heavenly, holding you, close to me
Having you close to me was a truly blissful experience that I will always treasure
It will be heavenly to hold you again in a dream
Until we meet again, I will long to hold you close again, even if it is just in a dream
The stars above have promised to meet us tomorrow
Tomorrow is a new day, and I hope the stars will bring us back together to share another beautiful moment
Till then my love, how dreary the new day will seem
Without you by my side, the new day will seem boring and uneventful
So for the present, dear, we'll have to part
While we are apart, I will always keep you close to my heart and look forward to the day we can be together again
Sleep tight, my love, goodnight, my love
Rest well, my love. Goodnight and sweet dreams
Remember that you're mine sweetheart
Even though we are apart, always remember that you belong to me and that I love you dearly
Goodnight my love, your mommy is kneeling beside you
It is time for you to go to bed and your mother is here to tuck you in and say goodnight
Goodnight my love, to dreamland the sandman will guide you
As you drift off to sleep, the sandman will take you to a magical dreamland where anything is possible
Come now you sleepyhead, close your eyes, and go to bed
It's time to go to sleep, my little one. Rest your eyes and recharge for a new day tomorrow
My precious sleepyhead, you mustn't play peek-a-boo
Even though you may be tempted to play peek-a-boo, it's time to close your eyes and fall asleep
Goodnight my love, your little Dutch dolly is yawning
Even your dolly is feeling sleepy and ready for bed. It's time to say goodnight
Goodnight my love, your teddy bear called it a day
Even your teddy bear is tired and ready to go to sleep. Say goodnight to him too
Your doggy's fast asleep, my but he's smart
Your doggy is already fast asleep. He's smart to get plenty of rest so he can have an exciting day tomorrow
Sleep tight, my love, goodnight my love
Sleep well, my dear. Goodnight and sweet dreams
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Written by: ANDREAS SVENSSON, NIKLAS ROGER BORG
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