Miles Davis was
one of the most distinguished
jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th
century. A
trumpeter,
bandleader and
composer,
Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from
World War II to the 1990s. He played on various
early bebop records and recorded
one of the first
cool jazz records. He was partially responsible for the development of
modal jazz, and
jazz fusion arose from his work with other musicians in the late 1960s and
early 1970s.
Free jazz was the only post-
War jazz style not significantly
influenced by
Davis, although some musicians from his bands later pursued this style. His
recordings,
along with the
live performances of his many influential bands, were
vital in jazz's
acceptance as
music with lasting artistic value. A popularizer as well as an innovator,
Davis became
famous for his languid, melodic style and his
laconic, and at times confrontational, personality.
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