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Miles Davis

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Miles Dewey Davis III was an American trumpeter, bandleader, composer and painter. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. In a career spanning nearly five decades he was at the forefront of several major stylistic developments in jazz, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, third stream, modal jazz, avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion.

Facts
Birth Year
1926 1
Death Year
1991 1
Active From Year
1944 2
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Connections

In Movement

Jazz, Movements
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Additional Source Miles Davis (Wikipedia)Miles Davis, Wikipedia summary lead, movement

Practices

Music, Art Forms
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Additional Source Miles Davis (Wikipedia)Miles Davis, Wikipedia summary lead, practices

Works Created

Kind of Blue, Works
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Kind of BlueKind of Blue, Wikipedia summary, created-by
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Nationality

United States

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Source Wikidata: Miles Davis

Originated In

Illinois

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Sources
1. Wikipedia
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2. Miles Davis (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: years_active
    1944-1975 1980-1991
  • Miles Davis, Wikipedia summary lead
    an American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and painter
  • Lead section
    Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and painter.
  • Gender reference
    He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
  • In Category: Artists, Miles Davis, Wikipedia summary
  • In Movement: Jazz, Miles Davis, Wikipedia summary lead, movement
    He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
  • Practices: Music, Miles Davis, Wikipedia summary lead, practices
    an American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and painter
  • In Group: Jazz Musicians and Vocalists, Lead
    He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
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Wikidata: Miles Davis
Wikidata Q93341, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia: Kind of Blue
Works Created: Kind of Blue, Kind of Blue, Wikipedia summary, created-byView the Source
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