Miles Davis was
the son of a dentist, Dr. Miles Dewey Davis and a music teacher, Cleota Mae Davis.
He became interested in music during his childhood and at the age of twelve he started
to get trumpet lessons. Still in school, he began to get jobs playing in local bars
and when he was 17, he joined a regional band from San Louis.
His first musical success
came in 1944 when, after
graduating, he played with
Billy Eckstine’s band,
which was making a tour in his city.
During the summer of 1948, Davis formed a group of nine musicians and achieved a contract with Capitol Records. Then, the group entered in a study to record the first of three sessions.
In the early fifties Davis's musical career was affected by his addiction to heroin, but in January 1951 he began new series of recordings for the Prestige label, which became his most relevant work for many years.
During the summer of 1948, Davis formed a group of nine musicians and achieved a contract with Capitol Records. Then, the group entered in a study to record the first of three sessions.
In the early fifties Davis's musical career was affected by his addiction to heroin, but in January 1951 he began new series of recordings for the Prestige label, which became his most relevant work for many years.
The lack of
new ideas,
his drug addiction and a serious accident, moved Miles from the music for a long period.
However, he returned to the music scene
in the early 80s with
recordings in which he got carried away
by new trends.
An interesting biography, Oscar.
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