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Miles Davis
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Miles Davis

Miles Davis is a jazz artist from United States formed in 1944. 317 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Jazz · United States · Best jazz albums

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317
Releases
1951–1991
Active years
1944
Formed
1991
Died

Discography

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Kind of Blue

1959 · 6 tracks

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7

Live & compilations

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Credits

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Collaborators

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Miles Davis at a glance

Born in
Alton
From
United States
Active since
1944
Instruments
organ, trumpet, synthesizer, flugelhorn
Member of
Miles Davis Quintet, The Miles Davis Sextet, The Miles Davis Quartet, Miles Davis All Stars
Labels
Columbia Records, Capitol Records, ACT Music, Fontana Records, Philips Records, Prestige
Educated at
Juilliard School, East St. Louis Lincoln High School
Former spouse
Cicely Tyson (1981–1988), Frances Taylor Davis (1959–1968), Betty Davis (1968–1969)
Parents
Miles Henry Davis

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. On October 7, 2008, his 1959 album Kind of Blue received its fourth platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of at least four million copies in the United States. Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Davis was noted as "one of the key figures in the history of jazz". On December 15, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a symbolic resolution recognizing and commemorating the album Kind of Blue on its 50th anniversary, "honoring the masterpiece and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure."

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Miles Davis in brief

How many Miles Davis releases are on Riffiter?
317 releases are catalogued, spanning 1951 to 2026.
When was Miles Davis formed?
Miles Davis formed in 1944, in United States.
What genre is Miles Davis?
Miles Davis is catalogued under Jazz.
What is the most recent Miles Davis release on Riffiter?
Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (Remastered 2026), released in 2026.

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