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Miles Davis
Born on May 26, 1926, in Alton, Illinois, Miles Davis was a jazz trumpeter,
bandleader, and composer who became one of the most influential musicians – jazz
or otherwise – of the 20th century. Given a trumpet by his father at the age of
12, he swiftly became accomplished, joined his first band at 17, and earned a
place at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. There, he became a regular
at Harlem night clubs and made his first recording with Herbie Fields in 1945.
Davis joined Charlie Parker's quintet and by the late 1940s, he had teamed up
with Gil Evans and Gerry Mulligan, ...
So Near, So FarMiles Davis
Seven Steps to Heaven
My Old FlameChet Baker and Miles Davis
Jazz at Ann Arbor
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Way You Look TonightMiles Davis
Picasso
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Mean to MeMiles Davis, Etta Jones and Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi
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Darn That DreamMiles Davis
Birth of the Cool
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Someday My Prince Will ComeMiles Davis
Miles Ahead
