Milestones (title track)
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"Milestones (title track)" is the influential jazz composition by Miles Davis that helped define the modal jazz style and became a standard in the genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Milestones (title track) canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ |
| composer | Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinguishedFrom | Milestones (1947 composition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Cannonball Adderley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ Philly Joe Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
modal jazz ⓘ |
| hasForm | modal AABA form ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedArtist |
Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
jazz harmony
ⓘ
jazz improvisation ⓘ modal jazz ⓘ |
| hasNoLyrics | true ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Milestones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | title track ⓘ |
| includedIn | Miles Davis discography ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
alto saxophone
ⓘ
double bass ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
jazz
ⓘ
modern jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
extended improvisation over static modes
ⓘ
reduced reliance on functional chord changes ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on development of modal jazz
ⓘ
status as jazz standard ⓘ use of modal harmony ⓘ |
| originalAlbumReleaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| partOf | Milestones (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Miles Davis Sextet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| tempo | medium-up ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.