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Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a roughly five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz.

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
May 26th, 1926
Died
September 28th, 1991
Genres
Labels
Rhino
Warner Bros. Records
Island
Virgin
Capitol Records
Last updated: December 7th, 2022

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