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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 99. Chapters: Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Bill Evans, Hermeto Pascoal, Cannonball Adderley, Keith Jarrett, Dave Liebman, John McLaughlin, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Paul Chambers, Dave Holland, Teo Macero, John Scofield, Joe Zawinul, Lee Konitz, Marcus Miller, Jackie McLean, Airto Moreira, Sonny Stitt, Robert Irving III, Badal Roy, Wynton Kelly, Sam Rivers, Gil Evans, Jimmy Cobb, Betty Davis, George Coleman, Red Garland, Jimmy Heath, Kenny Garrett, John Beasley, Al Foster, Philly Joe Jones, Darryl Jones, Don Alias, Bennie Maupin, Foley, Bob Berg, Sonny Fortune, Miles Davis Quintet, Al McKibbon, Kei Akagi, Elwood Buchanan, Azar Lawrence, Dingo, Four note group, Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall, Selim Sivad: A Tribute to Miles Davis, Gary Thomas, Palle Mikkelborg, So Near, So Far, 5892 Milesdavis. Excerpt: Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. Many well-known musicians rose to prominence as members of Davis' ensembles, including saxophonists Gerry Mulligan, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Dave Liebman, Branford Marsalis and Kenny Garrett; trombonist J. J. Johnson; pianists Horace Silver, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett and Kei Akagi; guitarists John McLaughlin, Pete Cosey, John Scofield and Mike Stern; bassists Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Dave Holland, Marcus Miller and Darryl Jones; and drummers Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Jimmy Cobb, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, J...