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'''Miles Davis''' was a [[jazz]] [[trumpet]] player, one of the most influential in the genre, famous for an ever evolving style that bridged [[bebop]], cool jazz, modal jazz and the fusion of rock music and jazz.

'''Miles Davis''' (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American [[jazz]] [[trumpet]] player, one of the most influential in the genre, famous for an ever evolving style that bridged [[bebop]], cool jazz, modal jazz and the fusion of rock music and jazz.

He began his career playing with [[Charlie Parker]] - however he had trouble adapting to the immense technical complexity of bop and began to seek a style more suited to his soulful, melodic sensibility.

He began his career playing with [[Charlie Parker]] - however he had trouble adapting to the immense technical complexity of bop and began to seek a style more suited to his soulful, melodic sensibility.

For the next few years, he concentrated, in the studio at least, on albums with an orchestral backdrop provided by [[Gil Evans]] - an unfortunate corollary of this is that his work with Bill Evans' replacement [[Wynton Kelly]] is only documented on one studio album (''Someday My Prince Will Come'').<ref>Though he also appears for one track ("Freddie Freeloader") on ''Kind of Blue''.</ref>

For the next few years, he concentrated, in the studio at least, on albums with an orchestral backdrop provided by [[Gil Evans]] - an unfortunate corollary of this is that his work with Bill Evans' replacement [[Wynton Kelly]] is only documented on one studio album (''Someday My Prince Will Come'').<ref>Though he also appears for one track ("Freddie Freeloader") on ''Kind of Blue''.</ref>

In the early sixties the personnel of his group changed significantly - the young [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Ron Carter]] and [[Tony Williams]] (just 17 years of age on his first Davis album), developed the music into highly complex and virtuosic forms of expression, which, perhaps ironically, was far more technically complex than the bebop that Davis originally rebelled against.

In the early sixties the personnel of his group changed significantly - the young [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Ron Carter]] and [[Tony Williams]] (just 17 years of age on his first Davis album), developed the music into highly complex and virtuosic forms of expression, which, perhaps ironically, was far more technically complex than the bebop that Davis originally rebelled against.

Miles' 1970s work remains controversial - some regard his absorption of rock idioms as a sell-out, others as a brave willingness to move with the times.

Miles' 1970s work remains controversial - some regard his absorption of rock idioms as a sell-out, others as a brave willingness to move with the times.

After a brief retirement at the end of the 1970s, Davis continued performing until his death in 1991.

After a brief retirement at the end of the 1970s, Davis continued performing until his death in 1991.

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