Miles Davis

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born

in Alton, Illinois, The United States

May 26, 1926

died

September 28, 1991

gender

male

website

http://www.milesdavisonline.com

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Music, Non Fiction

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Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.

Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s. He played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jazz records. He was partially responsible for the development of modal jazz, and jazz fusion arose from his work with other musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Davis belongs to the great tradition of jazz trumpeters that started with Buddy Bolden and ran through Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie, although unlike those musicians he was never considered to have the highest...more

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	Miles: The Autobiography by Miles Davis, Quincy Troupe 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 3,846 ratings — published 1989 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool: Scores from the Original Parts 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kind of Blue 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miles Davis Real Book 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art Of Miles Davis by Miles Davis, Scott Gutterman 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1991	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miles Davis for Solo Guitar [With CD (Audio)] by Miles Davis (Composer), Jamie Findlay 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miles Davis: Jazz Play Along Series Vol. 2 - 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miles Davis - Trumpet Signature Licks 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miles Davis - Standards Volume 1 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jazz Trumpet 2 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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