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Alton, St Louis IL, United States (1926 – 1991)
Miles Davis (Miles Dewey Davis III, Alton, Illinois, May 26, 1926 – Santa Monica, California, September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader and composer.
Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. Many well-known musicians rose to prominence as members of Davis’ ensembles, including saxophonists Gerry Mulligan, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Dave Liebman, Branford Marsalis and Kenny Garrett; trombonist J. J. Johnson; pianists Horace Silver, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett; guitarists John McLaughlin, John Scofield and Mike Stern; bassists Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Dave Holland, Marcus Miller and Darryl Jones, ; and drummers Philly Joe Jones, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, and Al Foster.
Miles Davis was born on May 26, 1926, to a relatively affluent family in Alton, Illinois. His father, Dr. Miles Henry Davis, was a dentist. In 1927 the family moved to East St. Louis, Illinois. They also owned a substantial ranch in northern Arkansas, where Davis learned to ride horses as a boy.
Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. Many well-known musicians rose to prominence as members of Davis’ ensembles, including saxophonists Gerry Mulligan, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Dave Liebman, Branford Marsalis and Kenny Garrett; trombonist J. J. Johnson; pianists Horace Silver, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett; guitarists John McLaughlin, John Scofield and Mike Stern; bassists Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Dave Holland, Marcus Miller and Darryl Jones, ; and drummers Philly Joe Jones, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, and Al Foster.
Miles Davis was born on May 26, 1926, to a relatively affluent family in Alton, Illinois. His father, Dr. Miles Henry Davis, was a dentist. In 1927 the family moved to East St. Louis, Illinois. They also owned a substantial ranch in northern Arkansas, where Davis learned to ride horses as a boy.
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anightbythesea wrote:
legend!
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milozefunky wrote:
Im glad i was named after this man, birth of cool makes me move :)
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academyofrock wrote:
You may enjoy this new blog post - Innovation Excellence and all that jazz http://humandynamics.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/innovation-excellence-and-all-that-jazz/
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RussellChap wrote:
Magus. Sorcerer. Alchemist. Wizard. Necromancer. Seer. Warlock.
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Jaanisk wrote:
Pharaoh's Dance
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optimistic_tour wrote:
In A Silent Way... man oh man.
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ilpleutamourir wrote:
All of his material is more or less equally good in my opinion. His second quintet era stuff, while more subtle, was just as revolutionary as his fusion stuff.
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Akayz7 wrote:
@thesubject I'm ashamed to say that might happen to me. However listening to live albums like "Four and More", and his Sketches of Spain album.. brings me back to the greatness.
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THeRhuSta wrote:
The Cool!
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theseasonisours wrote:
reminds me of when i was a kid and when my dad would play blue in green all the time
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ColonelTheSlav wrote:
@iStivy: You'll probably enjoy his first quintet then. Albums like: Steamin', Workin', Relaxin' and Cookin'.
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Blue_Key wrote:
Top 10 artists in music history.
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iStivy wrote:
hi ,can you guys recommend me some miles davis fast tempo albums/tracks? Im kinda new to his music and there are millions of tracks recorded by him so Im not sure where to start. for some reason I can't get into kind of blue, but milestones and four & more are just wonderful to my ears, so any related albums you could say to me will be nice, thanks
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Wonder_Showzen wrote:
my nigga
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thesubject- wrote:
"After listening to so much of his fusion material, I feel a bit underwhelmed by his earlier works." I agree.
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Coop_R wrote:
Hello Miles Davis fans! Do you know any albums similar in mood to Ascenseur pour l'échafaud? Not necessarily Miles', not necessarily jazz :)
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Gooner94 wrote:
So What?
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jo_undrgrnd wrote:
flamenco sketches. <3
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toztizokzndz wrote:
alban berg > anton webern imo
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Theeboon wrote:
Motherfucker.
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MILES DAVIS PROPERTIES REP, ERIN DAVIS SUPPORTS MUSICARES WITH DONATION
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Party and Silent Auction during Grammy Week.
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