Miles Davis

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Miles Davis was a pioneering American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer who profoundly shaped the development of modern jazz through landmark albums like "Kind of Blue."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader
composer
human
jazz musician
trumpeter
activeYearsEnd 1991
activeYearsStart 1944
associatedAct Bill Evans
Cannonball Adderley
Chick Corea
Gil Evans
Herbie Hancock
Joe Zawinul
John Coltrane
Ron Carter
Tony Williams
Wayne Shorter
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
birthName Miles Dewey Davis III
causeOfDeath pneumonia
stroke
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-05-26
dateOfDeath 1991-09-28
educatedAt Juilliard School
ethnicGroup African American
gender male
genre bebop
cool jazz
hard bop
jazz
jazz fusion
modal jazz
hallOfFame DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
influenced Chick Corea
Herbie Hancock
John Coltrane
Wayne Shorter
influencedBy Charlie Parker
Clark Terry
Dizzy Gillespie
instrument trumpet
memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Second Great Quintet
movement cool jazz
jazz fusion
modal jazz
name Miles Davis
notableWork Birth of the Cool
Bitches Brew
E.S.P.
In a Silent Way
Kind of Blue
Miles Ahead
Milestones
Nefertiti
Round About Midnight
Sketches of Spain
Sorcerer
occupation bandleader
composer
musician
trumpeter
placeOfBirth Alton, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Santa Monica, California, United States
recordLabel Blue Note Records
Capitol Records
Columbia Records
Prestige Records
residence New York City
spouse Betty Mabry
Cicely Tyson
Frances Taylor


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