"The architect of the bestselling jazz album of all time, 1959's Kind of Blue, trumpeter Miles Davis is a towering figure in the history of the genre. Possessed of a piercing tone, innate melodic sensibility and a singularly uncompromising approach on the bandstand, Davis spent his five-decade career presiding over numerous stylistic shifts: bebop to cool jazz, modal jazz, electronic fusion, jazz funk and even hip-hop."
"With 2026 marking the centenary of Davis's birth, I asked several of his surviving collaborators to select his greatest recordings and discuss his enduring influence, including the 95-year-old Rollins, who played with Davis in the 1950s; the guitarist John Scofield and the saxophonist Bill Evans, who both played with Davis in his 80s fusion groups; and several contemporary jazz stars."
Miles Davis built a five-decade career defined by continuous reinvention and stylistic leadership. He possessed a piercing tone, innate melodic sensibility and an uncompromising bandstand approach. He drove shifts from bebop and cool jazz to modal jazz, electronic fusion, jazz funk and hip-hop. He cultivated talent by turning bands into incubators, launching careers of Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams and Jack DeJohnette. He demanded precision and rigorous practice from bandmates and set high musical standards. The 2026 centenary prompted surviving collaborators to select and reflect on his greatest recordings.
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