The Great Quintet is a term used to refer to five of the most influential jazz musicians of all time: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, and Cannonball Adderley. These five musicians are often credited with revolutionizing jazz music in the 1950s and 1960s. The term 'Great Quintet' was coined by jazz critic Leonard Feather in 1959. The crossword solution for the term 'Great Quintet' is LAKES, which is an acronym for the first letter of each of the five musician's last names: Davis, Adderley, Coltrane, Monk, and Mingus.