Miles Davis is one of the pillars of Jazz music, and was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. He was either responsible for or played a significant part in every significant Jazz movement since the 1940s. He also has the best selling jazz album in history, Kind of Blue, which was certified Platinum 4 times and sold over 4,000,000 copies. In addition to his influence within Jazz, he also significantly influenced popular music throughout the 20th century, especially Rock and Pop
composer, Miles Davis had a grand and significant role in the development of Jazz and is considered one of the most influential musician, leaving his legacy behind. Along with his musical groups, Miles Davis was the leading and main reason to numerous great developments of Jazz, such as bebop, jazz-fusion, hard bop, and cool jazz. And yet, his sounds went on to influence many other later styles of music, such as pop and R&B. From an early age, and with the helping hand of his father, Miles Davis was on
Born on November 29, 1915 in Dayton, Ohio, an African-American child was born that would grow and develop into a celebrated yet underrated hero who would have a profound impact on the development of jazz--William Thomas “Billy” Strayhorn (Claerbaut, Alyce, and Schlesinger, David). With compositions such as “Take the ‘A’ Train” and “Lush Life,” Strayhorn served as an enlightened hero with what he brought to the genre of jazz (Hasse 242). He also made several solo compositions--as well as arrangements
bebop famous are Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Miles Davis played bebop with Charlie Parker’s band and contributed pure-toned solos. In 1944 Miles Davis joined Charlie Parker’s band, and steadily he was exploring the phasing and harmonies of Bebop, and he was confidentely finding his own voice. Cool jazz is a modern jazz style characterized by relaxed tempos, and in contrast with bebop it has a lighter tone. Cool jazz was a style created by Miles David and his nonet as a reaction to Bebop. ‘The
Miles Davis’ had many different type of styles he has performed when it came to jazz. The first style was Bebop, which was focused more on short melodies and a very fast tempos that performed against commercialism and big bands. Davis’ contributions consist of Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Davis decided to drop out of one of the most famous music schools, which was Julliard then later, got hired by Charlie Parker and Dizzie in their band. Minton’s was where Bebop was born.
Miles Davis, raised in Illinois, was a very natural musician who had a drive-a leadership and motivation that always had a thirst for new ideas. He grew a real need to change the definition of Jazz, to modernize its sound, finding and exploring new ways of Jazz music. He had an aura and musicality that attracted many younger people and younger musicians. [Lyons. 2015. University of Ulster] Davis grew a powerful, melodic and expressive style. He developed his own method of playing such as the use
styles of each are the results of the collision of traditionally African rhythms and musical techniques with European classical and popular music genre. Each are adored American styles of music. Miles Davis “So What” and Robert Johnson’s “Cross Roads Blues” have some similarities and some differences. Miles Davis “So What” is Modal Jazz, used whole band tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Piano, Drums, trumpet, bass, and emphasis on melody and rhythms whereas Robert Johnson’s “Cross Roads Blues” is Delta
Baker began using heroin in the 1950s, resulting in an addiction that lasted the remainder of his life. At times, Baker pawned his instruments for money to continue his habit. In the early 1960s, he served a year in prison in Italy on drug charges. He was then expelled from both West Germany and the United Kingdom for drug offenses. Baker was eventually deported from West Germany to the United States after breaking the law there a second time. He settled in Milpitas in northern California, there
in December 1935, so he could join the local musicians' union. Parker began playing the saxophone at age 11, and at age 14 he joined his school's band. His father, Charles, was often absent but provided some musical influence; he was a pianist, dancer and singer. His biggest influence at that time was a young trombone player who taught him the basics of improvisation. In the late 1930s Parker began to practice diligently up to fifteen hours a day. During this period he
and drawing on work musical compositions and hollers, folk tradition, ebony spirituals, and the popular music of the time. Looking back from 1890, one can notionally theorize about the African influence in the musical structure of the blues as it grew from slave culture and the recollection of slavery. Looking forward from 1890, a time of transition in America and of dashed hopes for blacks in the resurgent Jim Crow South, one can visually perceive