Miles Davis
American · 1926–1991
Trumpeter, bandleader, and composer who was at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music.
Wikipedia ↗“I think a movement in jazz is beginning away from the conventional string of chords, and a return to emphasis on melodic rather than harmonic variation. There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them.”
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“It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.”
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Miles: The Autobiography ↗ (1989)
“I'll play it first and tell you what it is later.”
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Miles: The Autobiography ↗ (1989)