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Born: Alton, IL, 1926

Years Active: 1957-1991

Member of: Miles Davis Quintet

Influenced by: Charlie Parker, Harry James, Louis Armstrong, Freddy Webster, Bobby Hackett, Clark Terry, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Bix Beiderbecke

Genre: Jazz

Biography: Throughout a professional career lasting 50 years, Miles Davis played the trumpet in a lyrical, introspective, and melodic ...

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