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Miles Davis
Person · jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter

Miles Davis

4.0 / 5 from 206 ratings across 23 albums
Albums
1059
Members
11
Active
1926–1991
Origin
United States
Biography

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. On October 7, 2008, his 1959 album Kind of Blue received its fourth platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of at least four million copies in the United States. Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.

Davis was noted as "one of the key figures in the history of jazz". On December 15, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a symbolic resolution recognizing and commemorating the album Kind of Blue on its 50th anniversary, "honoring the masterpiece and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure. "

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The trajectory

How Miles Davis moved

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Discography

Modern Jazz Trumpets
Miles Davis · 1951
The New Sounds
Miles Davis · 1951
The New Sounds
Miles Davis · 1951
Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets
Miles Davis · 1952
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Young Man With a Horn
Miles Davis · 1952
Blue Period
Miles Davis · 1953
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Blue Period
Miles Davis · 1953
Miles Davis Plays The Compositions Of Al Cohn
Miles Davis · 1953
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Miles Davis, Vol. 2
Miles Davis · 1953
The Compositions of Al Cohn
Miles Davis · 1953
Classics In Jazz
Miles Davis · 1954
Classics In Jazz Part 1
Miles Davis · 1954
Classics In Jazz Part 2
Miles Davis · 1954
Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins
Miles Davis · 1954
Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins
Miles Davis · 1954
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Vol. 3
Miles Davis · 1954
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Blue Moods
Miles Davis · 1955
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Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet / Sextet
Miles Davis · 1955
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Miles Davis, Volume 1
Miles Davis · 1955
All Of You / It's You Or No One
Miles Davis · 1956
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Blue Haze
Miles Davis · 1956
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Collectors’ Items
Miles Davis · 1956
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Conception
Miles Davis · 1956
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Dig
Miles Davis · 1956
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Miles Davis and Horns
Miles Davis · 1956
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Miles Davis, Volume 2
Miles Davis · 1956
Tempus Fugit
Miles Davis · 1956
The Leap
Miles Davis · 1956
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Bags’ Groove
Miles Davis · 1957
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Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis · 1957
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Miles Ahead
Miles Davis · 1957
Miles Davis And Milt Jackson All Star Quintet
Miles Davis · 1957
'Round About Midnight
Miles Davis · 1957
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’Round About Midnight
Miles Davis · 1957
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Ascenseur pour l’échafaud
Miles Davis · 1958
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Jazz Track
Miles Davis · 1958
Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants
Miles Davis · 1958
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Milestones
Miles Davis · 1958
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Porgy and Bess
Miles Davis · 1958
Straight-No Chaser!
Miles Davis · 1958
Two Bass Hit
Miles Davis · 1958
Blue Moods
Miles Davis · 1959
Jazz Track
Miles Davis · 1959
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Kind of Blue
Miles Davis · 1959
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Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants
Miles Davis · 1959
Milestones / Dr. Jeckyll
Miles Davis · 1959
Porgy And Bess
Miles Davis · 1959
Sounds Of Jazz
Miles Davis · 1959
The Meaning Of The Blues
Miles Davis · 1959
Jazz Track
Miles Davis · 1960
Junior Jazz Gallery
Miles Davis · 1960
Miles Davis No. 2
Miles Davis · 1960
Miles Davis No. 3
Miles Davis · 1960
More Miles
Miles Davis · 1960
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Sketches of Spain
Miles Davis · 1960
Straight, No Chaser / Stella By Starlight
Miles Davis · 1960
The Winners Of Down Beat's Readers Poll 1960 "Horns "
Miles Davis · 1960
All Blues / It Ain't Necessarily So
Miles Davis · 1961
Bags Groove
Miles Davis · 1961
I Loves You, Porgy / It Ain't Necessarily So
Miles Davis · 1961

Credits

Ranked #6,044 of 14,615 producers — 211.46 career Groove across 3 records.

Miles Tones
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Milestones 1945-1954
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Milestones / Sipping At Bell's
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Mister B. And The Band
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Modern Jazz - The Complete Dial Recordings
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Mode Study
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Molester
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Moment (1964 Japan Tour Definitive Edition)
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Moment Of Truth
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More Miles
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Morpheus / Blue Room
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Mummy!
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Music From Siesta
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My Funny Valentine
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My Old Flame
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Mystic Jazz
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Mystic Journey
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Mystic Man
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N° 1
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Neue Stadthalle, Switzerland 10/22/'71
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New Era
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Newly Discovered Sides By The Immortal Charlie Parker
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New Sounds In Modern Music, Vol. 1
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New Sounds In Modern Music, Volume 1
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New Sounds In Modern Music, Volume 2
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New Sounds In Modern Music, Volume 3
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New Sounds In Modern Music, Volume 4
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New York All Star Sessions
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New York City, Philharmonic Hall At Lincoln Center, February 12, 1964
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Night In Tunisia
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Night Music
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No (More) Blues
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Nouvelle Vague On CD
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Oh Patti
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Old Devil Moon
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Oleo
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Olympia - Oct. 11th, 1960
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On Green Dolphin Street
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On Green Dolphin Street
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On The Crest Of The Airwaves
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Original Album Series
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Ornithology
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Out Of The Blue
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Outstanding Jazz Compositions Of The 20th Century
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Paris, France
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Parker On The Air
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Peace Pieces - The Music Of Bill Evans
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Plays For Lovers
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Plays For Lovers
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Porgy And Bess
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Portland 1966
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Pre-Birth Of The Cool
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Private Recordings, Curios & Antiques. 1951-58
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Quartet, Quintet & Sextet
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Quintet & Sextet (Volume 3)
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Ransom
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Rara Avis (Rare Bird)
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Rare Broadcast Performances
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Rare Broadcast Performances
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Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet Vol. 1
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