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Miles Davis

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 149,934

564
Decades
- 1940s
  
  of 38
  
  9
- 1950s
  
  of 170
  
  106
- 1960s
  
  of 432
  
  94
- 1970s
  
  of 328
  
  102
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  1,048
- 1990s
  
  of 7,253
  
  4,858
- 2000s
  
  of 10,544
  
  3,413
Genres
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  411
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,543
  
  553
- Pop
  
  of 13,655
  
  3,271
- R&B & Soul
  
  of 1,919
  
  564

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1940s

2.8861

1950s

2.0254

1960s

2.8616

1970s

2.9334

1980s

0.2671

1990s

1.6239

2000s

1.4553

153

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Miles Davis is ranked overall as 2.7073 out of 4 stars

2.7073

Miles Davis Biography

Formed:

May 1926

Disbanded:

September 1991

Genres:

Jazz, Pop, Miscellaneous, Alternative Rock, Dance & DJ, R&B & Soul, Blues, Classical, Soundtracks, Rap & Hip-Hop, International

Labels:

Acrobat/city Hall, Allegro Corporation, Arpeggio, Back Up/qualiton, Bdc Rec., Birdland, Black Label Records, Blue Moon/rock Bottom, Blue Note, Body & Soul/city Hall, Capitol/emi/sbk/chrysalis, Castle Pulse/wave, Cbs/epic/wtg Records, Cleopatra Records, Collectables Records

History:

Throughout a professional career lasting 50 years, Miles Davis played the trumpet in a lyrical, introspective, and melodic style, often employing a stemless Harmon mute to make his sound more personal and intimate. But if his approach to his instrument was constant, his approach to jazz was dazzlingly protean. To examine his career is to examine the history of jazz from the mid-'40s to the early '90s, since he was in the thick of almost every important innovation and stylistic development in ...more

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