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[[Trumpeter]], [[composer]] and [[bandleader]] '''Miles Dewey Davis''' ([[26 May]] [[1926]] - [[28 September]] [[1991]]) was one of the major figures of [[jazz]] (a word he disliked). As the youngest member of [[Charlie Parker]]’s band, he was part of the [[be-bop]] revolution that ushered in [[modern jazz]]. His collaboration with arranger [[Gil Evans]] produced the famous albums ''[[Miles Ahead]]'', ''[[Sketches of Spain]]'' and (after [[George Gershwin|Gershwin]]) ''[[Porgy and Bess]]''. Later, inspired among others by [[Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Sly Stone]], he was the principal pioneer of [[jazz-rock]], also known as [[fusion]], beginning with the albums ''[[In a Silent Way]]'' and ''[[Bitches Brew]]''. | [[Trumpeter]], [[composer]] and [[bandleader]] '''Miles Dewey Davis''' ([[26 May]] [[1926]] - [[28 September]] [[1991]]) was one of the major figures of [[jazz]] (a word he disliked). As the youngest member of [[Charlie Parker]]’s band, he was part of the [[be-bop]] revolution that ushered in [[modern jazz]]. His collaboration with arranger [[Gil Evans]] produced the famous albums ''[[Miles Ahead]]'', ''[[Sketches of Spain]]'' and (after [[George Gershwin|Gershwin]]) ''[[Porgy and Bess]]''. Later, inspired among others by [[Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Sly Stone]], he was the principal pioneer of [[jazz-rock]], also known as [[fusion]], beginning with the albums ''[[In a Silent Way]]'' and ''[[Bitches Brew]]''. His 'going electric' in [[1970]] outraged some of his older fans (a similar situation to that of [[Bob Dylan]]'s move from acoustic folk to electric rock a few years earlier). | ||
Some of the musicians who passed through Miles's bands were: | Some of the musicians who passed through Miles's bands were: | ||
[[Saxophones]]: [[John Coltrane]], [[Cannonball Adderley]], [[Sam Rivers]], [[George Coleman]], [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Steve Grossman]], [[Dave Liebman]], [[Carlos Garnett]], [[Sonny Fortune]]. | [[Saxophones]]: [[Gerry Mulligan]], [[John Coltrane]], [[Cannonball Adderley]], [[Sam Rivers]], [[George Coleman]], [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Steve Grossman]], [[Dave Liebman]], [[Gary Bartz]], [[Carlos Garnett]], [[Sonny Fortune]]. | ||
[[Keyboards]]: [[Red Garland]], [[Wynton Kelly]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Victor Feldman]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Chick Corea]], [[Larry Young]], [[Keith Jarrett]]. | [[Keyboards]]: [[Red Garland]], [[Wynton Kelly]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Victor Feldman]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Chick Corea]], [[Larry Young]], [[Keith Jarrett]]. | ||
[[Guitarists]]: [[John McLaughlin (guitarist)|John McLaughlin]] | [[Guitarists]]: [[John McLaughlin (guitarist)|John McLaughlin]], [[Pete Cosey]]. | ||
[[Bassists]]: [[Sam Jones]], [[Ron Carter]], [[Dave Holland]]. | [[Bassists]]: [[Sam Jones]], [[Ron Carter]], [[Dave Holland]]. | ||
[[ | [[Drummers]]: [[Philly Joe Jones]], [[Frank Butler]], [[Tony Williams]], [[Billy Cobham]], [[Jack DeJohnette]]. | ||
[[Percussionists]]: [[Airto Moreira]], [[James Mtume]]. | |||
Revision as of 11:59, 25 December 2007
Trumpeter, composer and bandleader Miles Dewey Davis (26 May 1926 - 28 September 1991) was one of the major figures of jazz (a word he disliked). As the youngest member of Charlie Parker’s band, he was part of the be-bop revolution that ushered in modern jazz. His collaboration with arranger Gil Evans produced the famous albums Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain and (after Gershwin) Porgy and Bess. Later, inspired among others by Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, he was the principal pioneer of jazz-rock, also known as fusion, beginning with the albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew. His 'going electric' in 1970 outraged some of his older fans (a similar situation to that of Bob Dylan's move from acoustic folk to electric rock a few years earlier).
Some of the musicians who passed through Miles's bands were:
Saxophones: Gerry Mulligan, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Sam Rivers, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, Gary Bartz, Carlos Garnett, Sonny Fortune.
Keyboards: Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Victor Feldman, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Larry Young, Keith Jarrett.
Guitarists: John McLaughlin, Pete Cosey.
Bassists: Sam Jones, Ron Carter, Dave Holland.
Drummers: Philly Joe Jones, Frank Butler, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette.