Miles Davis (1926-1991) was one of the most recognized and influential jazz artists. He was an American trumpeter, bandleader and composer. Davis was born in Illinois however, studied in New York City by which he made his professional debut in 1944. After a couple of years of experience, he recorded with capitol records the “Birth of the Cool” in the late 1940s which were a record that was significant to the development of cool jazz. Davis moved from label to label recording session with many different jazz artists. He had many low moments but also heaps of joyful moments such as his record “Kind of Blue” which critics deem to be the greatest jazz record of all time. Davis explored different directions in his 5-decade career such as rock, funk, African rhythms, electronic music and more that made him influential to the developments of jazz music.
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“Miles Davis.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Nov. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis.
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