Name: Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis
Brand: Miles Davis
SKU: 3760300315477
Availability: InStock

Artist

Trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and one of the most important figures in jazz music history, and music history in general. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz. Winner of eight Grammy awards.

Born: 26 May 1926 in Alton, Illinois, USA.
Died: 28 September 1991 in Santa Monica, California, USA (aged 65).

Best known for his seminal modern jazz album "Kind Of Blue" (1959), the highest selling jazz album of all time with six million copies sold.

Miles went to NYC to study at the academic school for musicians, where he met Charlie Parker. They started playing together from 1945. In 1948 Miles Davis started to make his own ensembles, at that time he met Gil Evans, The Miles Davis Nonet was born. From the few recordings they made in 1949 to 1950 came the album "Birth Of The Cool" (1957), with Davis and Evans going on to work more together in the future.

Miles Davis was one of the musicians who introduced the 'Hard Bop' in the mid 1950s. In the late 1960s he started to experiment with electronic instruments and rock and funk rhythms. In the mid 1970s he stopped playing because of health problems, though in 1980 he made an 'electronical' comeback.

Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 (Performer). Winner of Eight Grammy Awards.

He married dancer/actress Frances Taylor Davis on December 12, 1959; they divorced in 1968. He then married singer Betty Mabry in September 1968; they divorced in 1970. He then married actress Cicely Tyson on November 26, 1981; they divorced in 1989. Father of Cheryl Davis & Erin Davis. Uncle of Vince Wilburn, Jr.

Tracks

A1 So What

A2 Freddie Freeloader

A3 Blue In Green

B1 All Blues

B2 Flamenco Sketches

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, Reel-To-Reel, Cassette, CD, Minidisc, SACD, File, Hybrid, Box Set, CDr

Labels

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Music On Vinyl, Sony Music, CBS, Elbo, SomeWax Recordings, Classic Records, Jazz Images, Analogue Productions, Columbia, CBS/Sony, Sony, SME Records, Sony Records Int'l, Remix , Sony BMG Music Entertainment, 747, Fontana, Coronet , Poll Winners Records, Studio Media , DOL, Not Now Music, Sony Music Entertainment Inc., Russian Disc, Vinyl Lovers , Hallmark Music & Entertainment, CBS Columbia, ECHO , RMG Records, Wax Love Records, Pan Am Records, WaxTime In Color, MJM Music PL, Jazz Wax Records, Tempo , State Of Art , Glamourama Records, Groove replica, Companhia Nacional De Música, DOM-Ermitage, Rumble Records , Motivator Company Classics Catalog, American Jazz Classics, Opera Records , 4π, Green Corner, Gold Vinyl, Saga, Masterworks Series, Camden, CP Digital, DeAgostini, Avan-Guard, ЗАО "Витаком", WaxTimeRecords, TF, Barnes & Noble, Star Pack, Legend Recordings, Edition Ahorn, FNAC, Pristine Audio, Down at Dawn, Global Journey, Fnac (Portugal), 20th Century Mastersworks, Key Records, Classic, Destination Moon, BDMusic, Pipe Dublin

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe, Hong Kong, UK & Europe, Scandinavia, North America (inc Mexico)

years

1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Members