- Aliases
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Miles Davis + 19
Miles Davis All Star Sextet
Miles Davis' All Stars
Miles Davis All Stars
Miles Davis and His Band
Miles Davis & His Band
Miles Davis and His Orchestra
Miles Davis & His Tuba Band
Miles Davis Quartet
The Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet
The Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis Sextet
The New Miles Davis Quintet
- Personal name
- Miles Dewey Davis III
- Born
- May 26, 1926
- Died
- September 28, 1991
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00007619785 71 works
00013860502 1 work
00063582373 56 works
00202028727 3 works
00231388382 1 work
- Affiliation
- BMI
- Comments
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Alton, Illinois-born trumpeter, bandleader and composer, considered one of the most important figures in jazz music history, and music history in general. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz. Winner of eight Grammy awards.
- Member of
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Artists United Against Apartheid Member
- Family
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Betty Davis Spouse (1968-1970)
Elizabeth Taylor [US] Wife (1958 - 1968)
Vincent Wilburn Jr. Nephew
- Related
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Adam Holzman [US1] Keyboards (1985-1989)
Mike Stern Member of the Miles Davis Group (1980-1983)
Pete Cosey Band guitarist (1973-1975)
Randy Hall Collaborator in the early 1980s
Robert Irving III Band member, co-producer, co-composer (1981-1985)
Ron Carter Member, Miles Davis Quintet (1963-1970)
Tony Williams [US2] Drummer with Miles Davis from 1963 to 1969
Vincent Wilburn Jr. Drummer in Miles Davis formations and co-producer/arranger (1981 until Davis' passing away)
Wayne Shorter Played in the Miles Davis Quintet from September, 1964 until March, 1970.
- Ranking
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124th most covered composer/author
23rd most covered performer
1157th most covering performer
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