Miles Davis
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
Jazz
The word "jazz" (in early years also spelled "jass") began as a West Coast slang term and was first used to refer to music in Chicago in about 1915. From its beginnings in the early 20th century jazz has spawned a variety of subgenres: New Orleans Dixieland dating from the early 1910s,
Duke Ellington
A prominent figure in the history of jazz , Ellington's music stretched into various other genres, including blues , gospel , film scores , popular , and classical . His career spanned more than 50 years and included leading his orchestra , composing an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies
Timeline of music in the United States (1920–1949)
This is a timeline of music in the United States from 1920 to 1949 . Contents 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 [ edit ] 1920 Vaudevillean
Jean-Pierre Rampal
Born in Marseille , [ 2 ] the only child of Andrée (née Roggero) and flautist Joseph Rampal , Jean-Pierre Rampal became the first exponent of modern times to establish the solo flute on the international concert circuit and to attract the acclaim and large audiences comparable to those enjoyed
Kind of Blue
Though precise figures have been disputed, Kind of Blue has been cited by many music writers not only as Davis 's best-selling album, but as the best-selling jazz record of all time. On October 7, 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of
Keith Jarrett
Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey , moving on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis . Since the early 1970s he has enjoyed a great deal of success in both jazz and classical music, as a group leader and a solo performer. His improvisations draw not only from the traditions
The Complete On the Corner Sessions
unissued in full. They cover sixteen sessions from On the Corner , Big Fun , and Get Up with It until Davis 's mid-seventies retirement. Miles is joined in these recordings by Chick Corea , Herbie Hancock , John McLaughlin , Jack DeJohnette , Billy Hart , and many others. The 6-CD deluxe
1958 Miles
the Milestones sessions from earlier that year, were seen by many music writers as elemental in Miles Davis ' transition from bebop to the modal style of jazz and were viewed as precursors to his most well-known work, Kind of Blue . [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Following audio engineering and digital
Bitches Brew
Recording sessions took place at Columbia's 30th Street Studio over the course of three days in August 1969. Davis called the musicians to the recording studio on very short notice. A few pieces on Bitches Brew were rehearsed before the recording sessions, but at other times the musicians
