Miles Davis was born in Alton, Illinois and grew up in East St. Louis. When his father gave him his first trumpet at the age of 11, all he wanted to do was learn to play it better. He was inspired to become a musician in the 1940’s and received first hand education from Charlie Parker. Miles Davis’s career was almost 50 years long. He died in 1991, and had been part of many different jazz revolutions. When he started it was the middle of the Be Bop revolution. Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Max roach were a great part of this revolution. He recorded one of the most popular jazz albums in the 50’s, titled “Kind of Blue.” In the 60’s he listened to Herbie Hancock and Tony Wil

One of Miles next album releases was "Get Up With it" it is a double CD that is even darker than "On the Corner." This mix of studio material leaves some of the funk behind to explore some crazy moods. One of the best tracks on the album is a studio track called "Rated X," which features Miles on the keyboards rather than the trumpet.

The end seemed possible at the time. There were the releases of compilation albums of unreleased outtakes like "Circle in the Round" and "Directions", and there were the reports that Miles was supposed to be sick, or retired, or both - and so when "The Man With The Horn" appeared in 1981, many of his fans were taken by surprise. And it wasn't only Miles return that surprised fans the rough-edged dynamisms of the mid-seventies was gone. Instead, we are offered a much slicker style of funk - which, perhaps because of the chaotic form of the earlier music was the logical next step.

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Miles Davis, Round Directions, James Brown, Tony Williams, Scritti Politti, Ravi Shankar, Marcus Miller, Mtume Percussion, Bill Evans, John McLaughlin, miles davis, herbie hancock, john mclaughlin, billy cobham drums, don alias, cobham drums, soprano sax, played guitar, billy cobham, michael henderson, steve grossman, steve grossman soprano, soprano sax saxophone, played fender rhodes, herbie hancock played,