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Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer.He was very important to 20th century music. He helped to develop several different styles of jazz, like cool jazz, hard bop, free jazz, and fusion.
In 1948 Miles Davis started to make his own ensembles, at that time he met Gil Evans, The Miles Davis Nonet was born. From the few recordings they made in 1949 to 1950 came the album " Birth Of The Cool " (1957), with Davis and Evans going on to work more together in the future.
Nov 14, 1991 · November 14, 1991. Read our list of 15 essential Miles Davis albums, from 'Kind of Blue' to 'Bitches Brew' and beyond. Horace/ZumaPress. “I’ve changed the course of music five or six times ...
Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes, and rare photos, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool tells the story of a truly singular talent and unpacks the man behind the horn. Miles Davis: Horn player, bandleader, innovator. Elegant, intellectual, vain. Callous, conflicted, controversial. Magnificent, mercurial.
May 14, 2013 · Official music video for ”Flamenco Sketches” by Miles DavisListen to Miles Davis: https://MilesDavis.lnk.to/listenYD Watch more Miles Davis videos: https://M...
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, which earned a Grammy nomination in the “Best Music Film” category, premiereed nationwide Tuesday, February 25 at 9 p.m. on PBS in honor of Black History Month.
Miles’ first venture as a bandleader was in the late 40s, with an innovative nonet he created with arranger Gil Evans. Employing the use of such unusual instruments as the French horn and tuba – neither of which were generally heard in jazz compositions – Davis and Evans created a subtle yet harmonically provocative palette – famously ...
