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Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.
Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jazz records; he was partially responsible for the development of hard bop and modal jazz, and both jazz-funk and jazz fusion arose from his work with other musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s; and his final album blended jazz and rap. Many leading jazz musicians made their names in Davis's groups, including pianist Herbie Hancock, saxophonist John Coltrane, saxophonist Kenny Garrett, and guitarist John McLaughlin.
As a trumpeter, Davis had a pure, round sound but also an unusual freedom of articulation and pitch. He was known for favoring a low register and relatively sparse playing that served the song rather than display flashy playing, but Davis was also capable of highly complex and technically demanding trumpet work.
On March 13, 2006 Davis was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has also been inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame, Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame, and Down Beat's Jazz Hall of Fame.
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@monsieurdejour you are very welcome!
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@africanbella28 Thank you thank you thank you, could not have said it better my self. Just goes to show how a lot of us have just completely lost the idea of true creativity.
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@mrdreamtheater2 you are clearly an idiot who doesn't know anything about real music the music they made was very complex and for the record jazz paved the way for musicians like lady gaga but she will never ever be on their level
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press play to leave reality
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picturing myself curled up in a big leather chair, whiskey sour and this playing; however, the most relaxing part is the brush on the snare.......
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perfect end to a stressful day at work - sit back have a beer and reflect on this old tong called life from ag in chi-town 1-19-12
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old school smooth and mellow - right on!
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@usuckcawk83 old money
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how in the hell could anyone dislike this.
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@MrDreamTheater2 I am laughing
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a masterpiece
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why do people feel the need to state their age when they post comments? im 17 and im posting a comment on youtube. go me.
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