Miles Davis
Miles Davis’ career began while he was still in high school living with his family in St. Louis. He had been given a trumpet at an early age and a friend of the family encouraged Miles to play the instrument without vibrato, “which was contrary to the common style used by trumpeters such as Louis Armstrong” (“Miles Davis Biography”). This encouragement gave Miles the confidence and ability to develop a unique sound, different from what the other major players were doing. He played trumpet for St. Louis bands, became a father, and—when Charlie Parker visited the city on a tour—Miles was invited to perform on stage with Parker as Parker’s trumpet player was sick. Miles filled in for a number of days until Charlie and his group went on with their tour (“Miles Davis Biography”). Miles knew then that he had to follow in the footsteps of the greats and go to New York. His father persuaded him to at least attend Juliard in New York to learn music theory (Macnie). Davis did so for a little while, but Davis’ hero was Charlie Parker and Davis scoured Harlem looking for the jazz musician—and when he found him, he quit school and devoted himself full-time to playing in the jazz clubs, ultimately replacing Dizzy Gillespie in Parker’s band.
Miles believed that “the way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play” (“Miles Davis Biography”)....
References
Craig. “Miles Davis: The Complete Illustrated History: Book Review.” Pop! Blerd, 2012. http://popblerd.com/2012/12/12/miles-davis-the-complete-illustrated-history-book-review/
Macnie, Jim. “Miles Davis Bio.” Rolling Stone, 2018. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/miles-davis/biography
“Miles Davis Biography.” Biography, 2018. https://www.biography.com/people/miles-davis-9267992
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