Miles Davis(1926-1991)
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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. Miles soon became a major figure of jazz. He changed the
directions of jazz several times, recording albums such as "Birth Of
The Cool" (1949) which started the cool-jazz era, "Milestones" (1953),
"Kind Of Blue" (1959) which was the beginning of modal jazz, orchestral
jazz masterpieces such as "Porgy And Bess" (1958) and "Sketches Of
Spain" (1961), "In A Silent Way" (1968) and "Bitches Brew" (1969) - the
first jazz/rock fusion albums. He collaborated with famous jazz players
such as: Bill Evans,
John Coltrane,
Chick Corea,
Philly Joe Jones,
Joe Zawinul,
Paul Chambers,
Herbie Hancock,
Wayne Shorter,
John McLaughlin,
Keith Jarrett and others. He retired from
music in 1975 due to hip problems as well as his problems with drug
addiction. He recovered and returned to music in 1980, collaborating
with producer Marcus Miller and
recording new, intriguing albums such as electronic-driven Tutu or
Amandla, as well as Spanish-flavored music for
Siesta (1987). Miles Davis is now arguably
one of the greatest and most important jazz musicians of all time.
