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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: 52. Chapters: Third Stream clarinetists, Third Stream double-bassists, Third Stream pianists, Third Stream saxophonists, Third Stream trombonists, Third Stream trumpeters, Third Stream vibraphonists, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, J. J. Johnson, Bill Evans, Teo Macero, Mary Lou Williams, George Russell, Loren Schoenberg, Franz Koglmann, John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Ran Blake, Gunther Schuller, William Russo, Richard Stoltzman, Jacques Loussier, Bill Smith, Gwilym Simcock, Fred Tompkins, James Newton, David Baker, Friedrich Gulda, Turtle Island Quartet, Jaki Byard, Eddie Daniels, Don Banks, Buell Neidlinger, Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski, Frank Glover, Alonzo Levister. 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, Jack DeJohnette, and Al Foster. On October 7, 2008, his album Kind of Blue, released in 1959, received its fourth platinum certification from the RIAA, signifying sales o...
