Jazz musician Miles Davis spanned six decades of jazz music and American culture. He began playing bebop with Charlie Parker in the 1940s and forged his own highly individualistic style until his death in 1991. He weaved his way through bebop, "cool" jazz, hard bop, modal music, fusion, pop, and some unique hybrids of rock, funk, and blues. He left his mark on each style he touched, each musician who played with him, and each listener who listened. Often compared to artist Pablo Picasso, Davis exhibited a similar ego, ambition, scope, and audacity, moving boldly forward with a quenchless thirst for change, reinvention, and renewal.
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- Sons of Miles Profiles by Mike Zwerin on Davis and various musicians who played with Miles. Among them, John Coltrane, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, and Wayner Shorter.
- Miles Davis Official site of Davis's estate, has biographical information, discography, pictures and includes online store to purchase Davis memorabilia, music, and books.
- Miles Davis Interview Musician Jools Holland (Squeeze) interviews Miles Davis for UK television in 1986 (in Real Audio format).
- Miles Ahead: A Miles Davis Website Peter Losin's comprehensive discography divided by decades covers both Prestige and Columbia recordings. Includes recording dates, track listings, track times, and musicians. Also an extensive photo gallery.
- Topix: Miles Davis News about Miles Davis, collected from various sources on the web.
- RollingStone.com: Miles Davis Includes biography, photo gallery, news, discography, album reviews, and message board.
- Interview with Ashley Kahn Jerry Jazz Musician interviews "Making of Kind of Blue" author Kahn.