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Miles Davis

NOUN
  1. United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)

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  • When Miles Davis died, jazz was robbed of its most distinctive voice.
  • When Miles Davis died, jazz was robbed of its most distinctive voice.
  • As Ashley Kahn noted in his book-length study of Kind of Blue, Miles Davis found inspiration for the album in the sound of the African kalimba (thumb piano), which he heard during a performance of a Guinean dance troupe. Matthew Kohut: Meltdown: The Year Jazz Threw Out the Rules
  • I say, if you want to know where jazz is going, listen to a Bugge Wesseltoft record (it used to be _listen to a Miles Davis record_ but he's in heaven with Dizzy and the Duke). 5 solid stars. Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
  • Miles Davis, one of the giants of jazz, was also at 1970s event providing a bewildering display of jazz funk and fusion music which left some hippies confused and some begging for more.
  • I say, if you want to know where jazz is going, listen to a Bugge Wesseltoft record (it used to be _listen to a Miles Davis record_ but he's in heaven with Dizzy and the Duke). 5 solid stars. Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
  • Evans became a full-blown heroin addict during his time with the Miles Davis Sextet in 1958 and 1959. A Progressive on the Prairie » Midweek Music Moment: Bill Evans » Print
  • He confronts black jazzers ' resentment of Baker's playing: Most heard him, with excellent reason, as a paler, milder Miles Davis, yet he won polls and looked like he was making big money.
  • Pianist Ahmad Jamal (a man even Miles Davis credited as a big influence) is now 81 – and he remains a genius at the art of motivic improvising, repeating a catchy theme (so listeners don't lose the plot) while transforming it with fresh melody. Ahmad Jamal: Blue Moon – review
  • With last year's Happy People, former Miles Davis saxophonist Kenny Garrett mixed tough improvising and striking pop-jazz themes so well that even the most sneering fundamentalist jazzers thought twice about complaining.
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