Miles Davis and His Music

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Miles Davis is considered one of the most influential musical artists to ever exist. Coming from a jazz and bebop background Davis’ extravagant trumpet skills were unmatched. He was at the forefront of major innovations in music including bebop, cool jazz, modal jazz, and jazz-fusion. At the façade of jazz-fusion, Davis released two very successful and yet controversial albums -In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew- that incorporated innovative musical characteristics fusing elements of rock and jazz to create groundbreaking musical flow. Many saw Davis’ experimental music as controversial and perceived it in negative reaction not only because it wasn’t traditional but also because of Davis’s past.
The release of In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew (both 1969) introduced innovative jazz sounds into the world. Davis began to cross boundaries by incorporating new electric instruments such as the bass guitar, electric guitar, and electric piano. By simultaneously playing them Davis’ bands brought a new rhythmic fusion to jazz. It allowed room for a more improvisational, looser, rock-influenc...

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