miles davis
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 25, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American j… Read Full Bio ↴Miles Dewey Davis III (May 25, 1926 – September 28, 1991) 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 hard bop and modal jazz, and both jazz-funk and jazz fusion arose from his work with other musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s; and his final album blended jazz and rap. Many leading jazz musicians made their names in Davis's groups, including: Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, saxophonists John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, George Coleman, and Kenny Garrett, drummer Tony Williams and guitarist John McLaughlin.
As a trumpeter, Davis had a pure, round sound but also an unusual freedom of articulation and pitch. He was known for favoring a low register and for a minimalist less-is-more playing style, but Davis was also capable of highly complex and technically demanding trumpet work.
On March 13, 2006 Davis was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has also been inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame, Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame, and Down Beat's Jazz Hall of Fame.
Miles was also a trend setter in his own right. Also known as the man that gave birth to the "Cool". During the latter days of his life he was famous in Japan (and internationally) for hooking up with Issey Miyake a famous Japanese fashion designer. You can also say that Miles was a man with a lot of style and artistic sense.
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 hard bop and modal jazz, and both jazz-funk and jazz fusion arose from his work with other musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s; and his final album blended jazz and rap. Many leading jazz musicians made their names in Davis's groups, including: Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, saxophonists John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, George Coleman, and Kenny Garrett, drummer Tony Williams and guitarist John McLaughlin.
As a trumpeter, Davis had a pure, round sound but also an unusual freedom of articulation and pitch. He was known for favoring a low register and for a minimalist less-is-more playing style, but Davis was also capable of highly complex and technically demanding trumpet work.
On March 13, 2006 Davis was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has also been inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame, Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame, and Down Beat's Jazz Hall of Fame.
Miles was also a trend setter in his own right. Also known as the man that gave birth to the "Cool". During the latter days of his life he was famous in Japan (and internationally) for hooking up with Issey Miyake a famous Japanese fashion designer. You can also say that Miles was a man with a lot of style and artistic sense.
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@violinoscar
When I was about 15, my guitar teacher told me that Miles' solo on this track was everything a jazz solo should be. Now, 40 years later, after 1000s of hours practice, and teaching, gigging, listening, I agree.
@MrHerzog333
Your guitar teacher is correct.
@stefanschwartze9932
the 10.000 hour rule
@samuelmorse784
Hardtop Harry Piano solo on David Bowie's song Aladdin Sane.
@edwardcardona717
Hardtop Harry Lol I'm 15 and I was told to go listen to Miles's solo because it was the quintessential jazz solo. By a guitar teacher. Yesterday. What a coincidence
@peko196591
Hardtop Harry 8b
@mellow.jazzcafe
"I don't often take smoke breaks, but when I do them, I do them in the middle of the coolest song ever."--Miles
@SimonMcGrath-oj8kg
U had a break, So What, next time Take Five.
@memecathar1263
The Matrix has you…
Follow the white rabbit 🐇
@roxyabrooks864
reads this while enjoying my J