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1926 – 1991Miles Davis (1926-1991)Died 28 September 1991, aged 65Miles Davis, one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century, died of pneumonia, a stroke, and respiratory failure. His trumpet playing and restless reinvention shaped bebop, cool jazz, modal jazz, and jazz fusion across a five-decade career. Albums such as Kind of Blue remain among the best-selling and most acclaimed jazz recordings ever made.
1926Miles Davis born in Alton, IllinoisRaised in East St. LouisThe son of a dentist, gets his first trumpet at 13.