Miles Davis

Topic: A discussion of the development of improvisation in jazz music in reference to trumpeter Miles Davis. Miles Dewey Davis was born on the 26th of May 1926, in Alton, Illinois. He became famous around the world for his incredible trumpet and flugelhorn playing, but he was also an accomplished keyboard player, and composer. Although born in Alton, Illinois, Miles Davis lived in East St Louis. He came from a wealthy middle-class background. It isn't surprising …showed first 75 words of 3648 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3648 total…have made him such a household name, and why he has become such an influential giant in the jazz world. Bibliography Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley ‘Jazz : the essential companion’ First Published in Great Britain by Grafton Books, 1987 William Collins Sons & Company Limited ‘Collins Encyclopaedia of Music’ First printed in Great Britain by William Collins Sons & Company Limited, 1959 Christopher Headington ‘Illustrated Dictionary of Musical Terms’ First published in London by The Bodley Head Ltd, 1980