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.
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an American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and painter
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American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
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He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
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an American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and painter
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