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Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American 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. Many well-known musicians rose to prominence as members of Davis' ensembles, including saxophonists Gerry Mulligan, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Dave Liebman, Branford Marsalis and Kenny Garrett; trombonist J. J. Johnson; pianists Horace Silver, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett; guitarists John McLaughlin, John Scofield and Mike Stern; bassists Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Dave Holland, Marcus Miller and Darryl Jones ; and drummers Philly Joe Jones, Jimmy Cobb, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, and Al Foster.
On October 7, 2008, his album Kind of Blue, released in 1959, received its fourth platinum certification from the RIAA, signifying sales of 4 million copies.[1] Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.[2] Davis was noted as "one of the key figures in the history of jazz".[3]
Studio albums
1945–1956
Prior to Birth of the Cool his appearances on record were mainly as a member of bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker's quintet. Most of his recordings with Parker are available in Parker’s Savoy and Dial box sets – other recordings, such as live albums, are listed below. Note that Parker was the leader on all of these sessions with the exception of the August 14, 1947 session, Davis’ first as a leader.
The 12" 33 r.p.m. long-playing vinyl record did not become common until the middle of the 1950s. Most of Davis's early recordings were made for 10" or 7" releases with a shorter playing time, and were subsequently reissued as long-playing albums which sometimes combined several recording sessions, and sometimes split sessions between albums. Generally, modern CD reissues reflect the track listing of the 12" LPs, and these are listed here. Years listed for albums are recording dates, not the year of release, as most Davis historical discographies in print and on the Internet do not list the original release dates, which, particularly for earlier releases, are either difficult to establish or unknown.
A good portion of this material was recorded for Prestige Records - for more details of the complicated history of the Prestige material, see the Prestige Equivalents section of the Miles Ahead database. Miles Davis is the leader of all of these sessions, unless otherwise indicated.
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| 1945 | First Miles | ||
| 1948 | Cool Boppin
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| 1951 | Blue Period
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Dig
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| ??? | Miles Davis and Horns
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| 1954 | Blue Haze
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Walkin'
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| 1955 | Musings of Miles
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Blue Moods
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Quintet / Sextet
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| 1956 | Collectors' Items
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Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet
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| 1957 | Bags' Groove
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Cookin'
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| 1958 | Relaxin'
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Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants
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| 1959 | Workin'
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| 1961 | Steamin'
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Columbia, 1955–1975
Recordings for Columbia Records, during what is generally considered to be the most artistically and financially successful period of Davis's career.
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| 1957 | 'Round About Midnight | ||
| 1957 | Miles Ahead
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| 1958 | Milestones
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Porgy and Bess
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1958 Miles
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| 1959 | Kind of Blue
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| 1960 | Sketches of Spain
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| 1961 | Someday My Prince Will Come
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| 1963 | Quiet Nightswith Gil Evans
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Seven Steps to Heaven
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| 1965 | E.S.P.
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| 1967 | Miles Smiles
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Sorcerer
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| 1968 | Neferiti
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Miles in the Sky
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| 1969 | Filles de Kilimanjaro
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In a Silent Way
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| 1970 | Bitches Brew
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| 1971 | A Tribute to Jack Johnson
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Live-Evil
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| 1972 | On the Corner
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| 1974 | Big Fun
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Get Up with It
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| 1976 | Water Babies
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1981–1991
After his five year retirement, Davis recorded initially for Columbia, and from the end of 1985 (Tutu onwards) for Warner Bros. Records. The dates shown here are release dates.
- The Man With The Horn (1981)
- Star People (1983)
- Decoy (1984)
- You're Under Arrest (1985)
- Tutu (1986)
- Amandla (1989)
- Aura (1989)
- Doo-Bop (1992)
As sideman
Vorlage:Expand section With Charlie Parker
- The Complete Savoy and Dial Sessions (1945–1951) (collects all of Charlie Parker’s recordings with Savoy and Dial, including most of Miles Davis’ early work with Parker)
- Billie's Bounce (Charlie Parker, leader) (Savoy) (1945)
- Yardbird in Lotus Land (Charlie Parker, leader) (Spotlite) (1946)
- Cool Bird (Charlie Parker, leader) (1947)
- The Band that Never Was (Charlie Parker, leader) (Spotlite) (1948)
- Bird on 52nd Street (3 volumes) (Charlie Parker, leader) (1948)
- Bird at the Royal Roost (Charlie Parker, leader) (1948)
With Various
- The Love Songs of Mr. B (Billy Eckstein, leader) (1946)
- Bopping the Blues (Earl Coleman, Ann Baker, leaders) (1946)
- Flying Home (Illinois Jacquet, leader) (1947)
With Sarah Vaughan
- Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi (1950)
With Cannonball Adderley
- Somethin' Else Blue Note (1958)
- Dr. Jekyll (1959)
With Michel Legrand
- Legrand Jazz (1958)
With Chaka Khan
- C.K. (1988)
With Quincy Jones
- Back on the Block (1989)
With Jack Nitzsche, John Lee Hooker et al.
- The Hot Spot soundtrack (1990)
With Shirley Horn
- You Won't Forget Me (1991)
Live recordings
- 1957 'Round About Midnight
- 1961 In Person: Friday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 1
- 1961 In Person: Saturday Night at the Blackhawk
- 1964 Miles in Europe
- 1964 My Funny Valentine
- 1970 Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East
- 1973 Jazz at the Plaza
- 1973 Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West
- 1975 Pangaea
- 1976 Agharta
- 1977 Four & More
- 1986 Miles in Europe
- 1987 Live Miles: More Music From the Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert
- 1990 Miles in Berlin
- 1993 Time After Time
- 1993 1969 Miles Festiva De Juan Pins
- 1993 Miles! Miles! Miles!
- 1994 En concert avec Europe 1 : 11 juillet 1963 à l'Olympia
- 1994 Live at Newport 1958 & 1963
- 1995 From His Last Concert in Avignon
- 1995 The Complete Live at The Plugged Nickel 1965
- 1995 Highlights from the Plugged Nickel
- 1996 Live Around the World
- 1997 Dark Magus
- 1997 In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall
- 1998 Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall
- 1999 Olympia 11 Octobre 1960, Part 1
- 1999 New York City Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center, February 12, 1964
- 2000 Chasin' the Bird
- 2000 Complete Birdland Recordings
- 2001 At Newport 1958
- 2001 Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time
- 2001 We Want Miles
- 2002 Paris Jazz Concert
- 2002 Olympia - Mar. 20th, 1960
- 2002 Highlights from the Complete Miles Davis at Montreux
- 2002 The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux
- 2003 In Person: Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete
- 2004 with Sonny Stitt, Olympia, Oct. 11th, 1960 - with John Coltrane, Olympia, Mar. 21st, 1960
- 2004 Birdland 1951
- 2005 Miles in Tokyo
- 2005 Munich Concert
- 2005 The Cellar Door Sessions
- 2006 Agharta
- 2008 Live in Poland 1983
- 2008 Winter in Europe 1967
- 2010 Warsaw Concert 1983
- - 1966 Portland State College CDR 2
- - 1969 Miles - Festiva De Juan Pins
- - 1969-10-27: Rome, Italy
- - 1969-11-01: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
- - 1970-03-06: Fillmore East
- - 1970-08-29: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival
- - 1982-04-26: Rome, Italy
- - Another Bitches Brew, Two Concerts in Belgrade
- - At Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East
- - Cookin' at the Plugged Nickel
- - Cote Blues
- - Free Trade Hall, Volume 1
- - Free Trade Hall, Volume 2
- - Green Dolphin Street: Live in Holland, 1960
- - Konserthuset, Stockholm, March 22, 1960
- - Miles Davis at Fillmorez
- - Miles in Montreux
- - Olympia 11 Juillet 1973
- - Paraphernalia
- - The Birdland Session
- - The Complete Concert 1964 My Funny Valentine + Four & More
- - The Paris Concert
- - The Stockholm Concert a.k.a. Fran-Dance
- - bye bye blackbird 3/3 - 'Blackhawk' Vol.2 San Francisco, 1961
Compilations
- 1973 Basic Miles: The Classic Performances of Miles Davis
- 1979 Circle in the Round
- 1986 Miles Davis, Volume 1
- 1986 Miles Davis, Volume 2
- 1988 Evolution of a Genius: Miles Davis 1945 - 1954
- 1988 The Legendary Masters: Unissued or Rare: 1948–60
- 1988 Bopping the Blues
- 1989 Birth of the Cool
- 1989 Compact Jazz
- 1991 The Best Live
- 1991 The Essence of Miles Davis
- 1992 Plays Classic Ballads
- 1992 The Ballad Artistry of Miles Davis
- 1992 The Best of Miles Davis: The Capitol/Blue Note Years
- 1992 Mellow Miles
- 1993 Collection
- 1993 The Man In The Green Shirt
- 1994 Portrait
- 1996 Bluing: Miles Davis Plays The Blues (1951-1956)
- 1996 Jazz Masters, 100 ans de Jazz: Miles Davis
- 1996 Miles Davis & Freddie Hubbard
- 1996 Ballads & Blues
- 1996 This Is Jazz 8: Miles Davis Acoustic
- 1996 Electric Shout
- 1997 Selection of Miles Davis
- 1997 This Is Jazz 22: Miles Davis Plays Ballads
- 1997 Miles Davis' Greatest Hits
- 1998 Miles Davis & Friends: Jazz & Blues
- 1998 Original Jazz Classics Collection: Miles Davis
- 1998 So What!
- 1998 This Is Jazz 38: Electric
- 1998 Jazz Showcase
- 1998 The Very Best of Miles Davis
- 1998 The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
- 1999 The Best of Miles Davis
- 1999 Love Songs
- 1999 Out of the Blue
- 1999 Ballads and More
- 2000 Midnite Jazz & Blues: Bye Bye Blackbird
- 2000 Midnite Jazz & Blues: Cool Jazz Classics
- 2000 Midnite Jazz & Blues: The Prince of Darkness
- 2000 Miles to Go
- 2000 Round Midnight
- 2000 The Definitive Miles Davis
- 2000 EMI Jazz Masters: Miles Davis
- 2000 Millenium Edition
- 2000 Millenium Edition
- 2000 Ken Burns Jazz
- 2001 Ballads
- 2001 Boplicity
- 2001 Complete Birth of the Cool
- 2001 The Alternative Miles Davis
- 2001 The Legendary Years 1955-1965
- 2001 Blue Moods
- 2001 Super Hits
- 2001 The Essential Miles Davis
- 2001 Autumn Leaves
- 2001 Boplicity
- 2001 The Complete in a Silent Way Sessions
- 2002 The Very Best of Miles Davis: The Warner Bros Sessions 1985-1991
- 2002 Bird of Paradise
- 2002 Milestones
- 2002 Timeless
- 2002 Gold Collection
- 2002 The Best of Miles Davis
- 2003 Time After Time
- 2003 Tune Up
- 2003 The Quintessence 1945 - 1951
- 2003 Love Songs 2
- 2003 Miles Plays for Lovers
- 2003 The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
- 2004 A Proper Introduction to: Miles Davis Enigma
- 2004 Conception
- 2004 Jazz Moods: Cool
- 2004 The Best of Miles Davis
- 2004 Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964
- 2005 In a Soulful Mood
- 2005 Miles Davis
- 2005 Poetics of Sound 1954-1959
- 2005 Prestige Profiles: Miles Davis
- 2005 The Very Best: The Early Years
- 2005 Just Jazz: Miles Tones
- 2006 Just Squeeze Me
- 2006 The Essential Miles Davis
- 2006 Cool & Collected
- 2006 Tune Up
- 2007 The Peacocks
- 2007 Milestones
- 2007 The Complete on the Corner Sessions
- 2007 The Complete Live Recordings 1956-1957
- 2007 Cool: The Best of Miles Davis
- 2007 Miles' Groove
- 2008 Jazz Profiles
- 2008 The World of Miles Davis
- 2008 Une trompette, un souffle : Miles
- 2008 Playlist: The Very Best of Miles Davis
- 2009 Out of Nowhere
- 2009 Miles in the Clouds
- - 1957 - 1958
- - 1958-1960: Concierto De Aranjuez
- - 75th Birthday Celebration
- - Best of Miles Davis
- - Best of Seven Steps: The Complete...
- - Call It What It Is
- - Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings (1951-1956)
- - Coleção Folha clássicos do jazz, Volume 11
- - Essentiel Jazz: Miles Davis, Volume 1
- - Gold
- - Jazz Profile #023: Miles Davis
- - Le meilleur de Miles Davis
- - Masters of Jazz - Round Midnight
- - Miles Davis
- - Miles Davis Story
- - Miles Davis Volume 1 (1952-54)
- - Now's the Time
- - Some Blue Sketches of Miles
- - Takin'
- - The Best Of
- - The Blue Note Years - Miles Davis
- - The CBS Years (1955-1985)
- - The Collection: A Retrospective
- - The Columbia Years (1955-1985)
- - The Complete Columbia Collection
- - The Complete Columbia Recordings
- - The Giant of Jazz
- - The World of Miles Davis
- - Volume 2 (Blue Note Recordings)
- - Young Miles
Soundtracks
- Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud (Fontana Records, 1957)
- Dingo (1991 - film soundtrack)
- Music from Siesta (1987 - film soundtrack)
Box sets
Davis's early recordings for Prestige Records are collected on Chronicle: The Prestige Recordings 1951-1956. Unfortunately, this box set is no longer commercially available. However, in 2006 Prestige Records released The Miles Davis Quintet, the legendary Prestige quintet sessions, a 4 CD box set containing all studio recordings made for Prestige by the Davis/Coltrane/Garland/Chambers/Jones quintet and also including some previously unissued live recordings. Columbia records has released a series of eleven box sets containing recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s. These contain material not available on other Columbia albums (and in the case of Someday My Prince Will Come and the albums recorded after A Tribute to Jack Johnson, there are studio recordings not included in the boxes). The boxes were released between 1996 and 2007 (sequence below listed out of order of release—#2 was first, #8 was last—years shown are the dates of the recordings). Three of the box sets contain live material from specific dates. Although they are released in a box with the same distinctive design as the others, they are not part of the numbered sequence.
Numbered box sets:
- The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane (1955–1961)
- Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings (1957–1968)
- Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963–1964
- The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968
- The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions (1968–1969)
- The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (1969–1970)
- The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions (1970)
- The Complete On the Corner Sessions (1972–1975)
Limited edition box set:
- Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection (1955–1985) including "Isle of Wight" CD and "Live in Europe" DVD
Live box sets:
Remixes
- Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974 (1998)
- Panthalassa: The Remixes (1999)
- Evolution of the Groove (2007)
Videos
- Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004, DVD - contains complete 38-minute Isle of Wight Festival performance, August 29, 1970)
- The Miles Davis Story (2001, Channel Four Television Limited (UK); 2002, DVD) US distribution: Columbia Music Video
- Miles Davis - Live In Montreal 1985 (2000, starring John Scofield, Miles Davis; directed by Tom O'Neill)
- Miles Davis - Miles In Paris 1989
- Miles Davis: That's What Happened - Live In Germany 1987 (2009, DVD - 98-minute)
Further reading
- "Miles Davis Collector's Guides & Discographies" - The Jazz Discography Project
- Losin, Peter, Miles Ahead - A Miles Davis Discography
- Cope, Julian, Miles Davis on the One - Julian Cope reviews the albums from 1974-75
- Miles Davis at The Music Box - An extensive collection of album and box set reviews
References
External links
- Official Miles Davis Discography - Miles Davis Site
- Miles Beyond Site, dedicated to the electric music of Miles Davis (with session information)
- Miles Davis Collector Site (German)
- ↑ RIAA database - Gold & Platinum search item Kind of Blue. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on October 17, 2008.
- ↑ Miles Davis. In: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., abgerufen am 29. Juni 2009.
- ↑ "Miles Davis". The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.. http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/miles-davis. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ↑ a b Artist Chart History - Santana. Billboard, abgerufen am 18. September 2010.
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