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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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Discography

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In Person: Friday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 1
Miles Davis · 1961
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In Person: Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 2
Miles Davis · 1961
It Ain't Necessarily So (From Porgy And Bess)
Miles Davis · 1961
On Green Dolphin Street
Miles Davis · 1961
When I Fall In Love / I Could Write A Book
Miles Davis · 1961
Many Miles Of Davis
Miles Davis · 1962
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Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall
Miles Davis · 1962
Mode Study
Miles Davis · 1962
New Rhumba / Slow Samba (Aos Péz Da Cruz)
Miles Davis · 1962
Saturday Night At The Blackhawk
Miles Davis · 1962
Someday My Prince Will Come
Miles Davis · 1962
Play Richard Rodgers
Miles Davis · 1963
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Quiet Nights
Miles Davis · 1963
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Seven Steps to Heaven
Miles Davis · 1963
Seven Steps To Heaven / Joshua
Miles Davis · 1963
Sposin' / Just Squeeze Me
Miles Davis · 1963
Surry With The Fringe On Top
Miles Davis · 1963
The Miles Davis Story
Miles Davis · 1963
Dig / It's Only A Paper Moon
Miles Davis · 1964
I See Your Face Before Me / My Funny Valentine
Miles Davis · 1964
Jazz On The Screen
Miles Davis · 1964
Miles Davis in Europe
Miles Davis · 1964
Surrey With The Fringe On Top / If I Could Write A Book
Miles Davis · 1964
That Old Devil Moon
Miles Davis · 1964
Trumpet Giants
Miles Davis · 1964
Concierto De Aranjuez
Miles Davis · 1965
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E.S.P.
Miles Davis · 1965
Miles in Berlin
Miles Davis · 1965
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My Funny Valentine: Miles Davis in Concert
Miles Davis · 1965
Oleo / Tune Up
Miles Davis · 1965
Plays for Lovers
Miles Davis · 1965
Plays For Lovers
Miles Davis · 1965
Back To Back
Miles Davis · 1966
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Four & More
Miles Davis · 1966
Miles, Monk & Milt
Miles Davis · 1966
Mode Study
Miles Davis · 1966
Facets
Miles Davis · 1967
Greatest Hits
Miles Davis · 1967
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Sorcerer
Miles Davis · 1967
Miles in the Sky
Miles Davis · 1968
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Nefertiti
Miles Davis · 1968
Orbits
Miles Davis · 1968
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Filles de Kilimanjaro
Miles Davis · 1969
Girls Of Kilimanjaro
Miles Davis · 1969
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In a Silent Way
Miles Davis · 1969
Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants
Miles Davis · 1969
Miles Davis’ Greatest Hits
Miles Davis · 1969
Miles in Tokyo
Miles Davis · 1969
Miles in Tokyo - Miles Davis Live in Concert
Miles Davis · 1969
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis · 1970
Facets Vol. 1
Miles Davis · 1970
Facets Vol. 2
Miles Davis · 1970
Great Expectations / The Little Blue Frog
Miles Davis · 1970
Miles Ahead!
Miles Davis · 1970
Miles Davis at Fillmore
Miles Davis · 1970
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down / Spanish Key
Miles Davis · 1970
Saturday Miles / Friday Miles
Miles Davis · 1970
The Essential Miles Davis
Miles Davis · 1970
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Jack Johnson
Miles Davis · 1971
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Live‐Evil
Miles Davis · 1971

Credits

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

Miles '54: The Prestige Recordings
Instrument · 2024
Ornithology: The Best Of Bird
Instrument · 2024
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Miles in France 1963 & 1964
Instrument · 2024
Turnaround (Rare Miles From the Complete on the Corner Sessions)
Instrument · 2023
Live: What It Is: Montreal 7/7/83
Instrument · 2022
That’s What Happened 1982–1985: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7
Producer · 2022
Merci Miles! Live at Vienne (Live at Vienne Jazz Festival, 1991)
Instrument · 2021
Four Classic Albums
Instrument · 2020
The Lost Septet
Instrument · 2020
The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection
Instrument · 2020
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Rubberband
Producer · 2019
All In 1978–2018
Instrument · 2018
Eight Classic Albums
Instrument · 2018
The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
Instrument · 2018
An Odd Entrances
Writer · 2016
Live In Tokyo 1973
Writer · 2016
The Columbia Years 1968–1969
Producer · 2016
Harmon Gymnasium, University of California, Berkeley Ca, April 7th 1967
Instrument · 2015
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Miles Davis at Newport: 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4
Instrument · 2015
The Lost Broadcast
Instrument · 2015
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Miles at the Fillmore: Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 3
Instrument · 2014
Take Off: The Complete Blue Note Albums
Instrument · 2014
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Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series, Volume 2
Instrument · 2013
In Person: Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, San Francisco
Instrument · 2012
Bitches Brew Live
Instrument · 2011
Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1
Instrument · 2011
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Somethin' Else
Instrument · 2010
All Miles
Instrument · 2009
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Kind of Bloop
Writer · 2009
Live und in Farbe
Composer · 2009
Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue
Composer · 2009
The Great Prestige Recordings
Instrument · 2008
Dream of Nite
Composer · 2007
Cool & Collected
Producer · 2006
Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
Instrument · 2006
Northern Lights
Writer · 2006
Miles Davis Featuring John Coltrane
Instrument · 2005
Prestige Profiles: Miles Davis
Instrument · 2005
The Cellar Door Sessions 1970
Instrument · 2005
Birdland 1951
Instrument · 2004
Miles Davis Quintet, 1965–’68
Instrument · 2004
Olympia - Mar. 21st, 1960
Instrument · 2002
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The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes
Instrument · 2002
At Newport 1958
Instrument · 2001
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Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It’s About That Time
Instrument · 2001
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The Best of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955–1961)
Instrument · 2001
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The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
Instrument · 2001
The Essential Miles Davis
Instrument · 2001
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Blue Miles
Instrument · 2000
Four (4x3)
Writer · 2000
I Love to Love
Writer · 2000
Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive John Coltrane
Instrument · 2000
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Midnight Sound
Composer · 2000
Ornithology
Writer · 2000
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The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane
Instrument · 2000
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Tourist
Writer · 2000
Panthalassa: The Remixes
Writer · 1999
Talkin’ Bird
Instrument · 1999
The Best of Miles Davis Quintet, 1965–’68
Instrument · 1999
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Trane's Blues
Instrument · 1999