For decades, passing 3rd and Wells has conjured, for me, the sound of the classic Miles Davis Quintet – featuring John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly and Jimmy Cobb.

Davis, alongside John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones ... Recorded when Miles’ first great quintet ...

Cobb and Chambers were fluid and understated ... “Miles in France—Miles Davis Quintet 1963/64” (Legacy/Columbia), which shows how Davis’s small groups adapted in the years following ...