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In 1969 he was saying, It's about that time,
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of and . In a career spanning nearly five decades, Davis was at the forefront of several major stylistic developments in jazz, including , , , , , , and . His legacy extends into rock, , classical, and .
Born into an upper class family in , and raised in , Davis started on the trumpet in his early teens. He left to study at in New York City, before dropping out and making his professional debut as a member of saxophonist 's bebop quintet from 1944 to 1948. Shortly afterwards, he recorded the sessions for , which were instrumental to the development of cool jazz. In the early 1950s, while addicted to heroin, Davis recorded some of the earliest hard bop music under . After a widely acclaimed comeback performance at the , he signed a long-term contract with , and recorded the album in 1955. It was his first work with saxophonist and bassist , key members of the sextet he led into the early 1960s. During this period, he alternated between orchestral jazz collaborations with arranger , such as the –influenced (1960), and band recordings, such as (1958) and (1959). The latter recording remains one of the most popular jazz albums of all time, having sold more than five million copies in the U.S. alone and 6.4 million copies worldwide.
In 1969 he was saying, It's about that time,
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of and . In a career spanning nearly five decades, Davis was at the forefront of several major stylistic developments in jazz, including , , , , , , and . His legacy extends into rock, , classical, and .
Born into an upper class family in , and raised in , Davis started on the trumpet in his early teens. He left to study at in New York City, before dropping out and making his professional debut as a member of saxophonist 's bebop quintet from 1944 to 1948. Shortly afterwards, he recorded the sessions for , which were instrumental to the development of cool jazz. In the early 1950s, while addicted to heroin, Davis recorded some of the earliest hard bop music under . After a widely acclaimed comeback performance at the , he signed a long-term contract with , and recorded the album in 1955. It was his first work with saxophonist and bassist , key members of the sextet he led into the early 1960s. During this period, he alternated between orchestral jazz collaborations with arranger , such as the –influenced (1960), and band recordings, such as (1958) and (1959). The latter recording remains one of the most popular jazz albums of all time, having sold more than five million copies in the U.S. alone and 6.4 million copies worldwide.
