May 24, 2021 · Miles Davis Biography (1926–1991) Publish date: Apr 27, 2017. Comment; Grammy Award winner Miles Davis was a major force in the jazz world, as both a trumpet player and a bandleader.

May 22, 2022 · Miles Davis, in full Miles Dewey Davis III, (born May 26, 1926, Alton, Illinois, U.S.—died September 28, 1991, Santa Monica, California), American jazz musician, a great trumpeter who as a bandleader and composer was one of the major influences on the art from the late 1940s. Davis grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, where his father was a prosperous dental …

Miles got his first big start playing trumpet with Charlie Parker in the 40s, eventually going on to lead his own groups for nearly 40 years. Many artists got their first big start with Miles Davis; the list includes along with many others John Coltrane, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, and Joe Zawinul.

Miles Davis made music that grew from an uncanny talent to hear the future and a headstrong desire to play it. From his beginnings in the circle of modern jazz, he came to intuit new worlds of sound and challenge. While the vast majority of musicians – jazz, rock, R&B, otherwise – find the experimental charge and imperviousness of youth ...

Miles Davis, famous jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader, was born 26 May 1926 in Alton, Illinois. He moved to New York in 1944 and studied at Juilliard. He left school and entered the jazz society of New York, meeting such famous musicians as Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker and Charles Mingus. His record debut came in 1946.

Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is a studio album by the Miles Davis quintet, recorded in 1956 but not released until July or August 1961. Two sessions on May 11, 1956 and October 26 in the same year resulted in four albums: this one, Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet.

May 12, 2021 · Jefferson Davis was a 19th century U.S. senator best known as the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. ... his birth took place just 100 miles from and eight months ...

Miles Davis was an American trumpeter, bandleader and musical composer.His major (without bootlegs, etc.) discography consists of at least 61 studio albums, 39 live albums, 46 compilation albums, 26 box sets, 4 soundtrack albums, 57 singles and 3 remix albums. Davis' initial appearances on record were mainly as a member of bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker's …

Miles Davis' autobiography, which was written in collaboration with Quincy Troupe and published in 1989 (two years before Miles' death), is a brilliant and uncompromising account of the life of this hugely important musician, providing a detailed account of his near 50-year music career, and of his views on politics, race, drugs and women ...

Apr 22, 2016 · Miles Ahead: Directed by Don Cheadle. With Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi, LaKeith Stanfield. An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.