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The 21 pages that link to Miles Davis, each with the reason it gives.

• JazzRelated: Davis repeatedly changed ensemble sound and direction, from cool jazz to modal jazz and fusion.

• Jazz improvisationRelated: His modal recordings encouraged spacious improvisation over static harmony.

• Jazz fusionRelated: His late-1960s recordings established a landmark direction for electric jazz.

• Modal musicRelated: His album Kind of Blue made modal jazz prominent.

• Musical improvisationRelated: His groups explored contrasting approaches to improvisation, including modal jazz.

• John ColtraneRelated: Coltrane’s 1955–1960 membership in Davis’s quintet sharpened his improvisation and broadened his musical reach.

• Cool jazzRelated: His nonet recordings helped establish cool jazz’s defining sound.

• Modal jazzRelated: Davis brought modal jazz to prominence through key recordings and collaborations.

• TrumpetRelated: His restrained sound and phrasing demonstrate a contrasting approach to trumpet virtuosity.

• Herbie HancockRelated: Hancock’s tenure in Davis’s second great quintet sharpened his modern jazz language.

• Newport Jazz FestivalRelated: His festival performances brought modern jazz and orchestral experimentation to Newport.

• Wayne ShorterRelated: Shorter joined Davis’s second great quintet and later co-founded the jazz fusion group Miles Davis led.

• FlugelhornRelated: Davis used flugelhorn on recordings including the 1964 album Miles in Tokyo.

• Kind of BlueRelated: He conceived the album’s musical direction and led its recording sessions.

• Sonny RollinsRelated: Rollins played on Davis’s 1954 sessions, including “Airegin” and “Oleo.”

• Wynton MarsalisCompared with: Davis’s embrace of electric fusion stood against the acoustic tradition Marsalis championed.

• Chick CoreaRelated: Corea joined Davis’s electric band in 1968, a formative step toward fusion.

• Concierto de AranjuezRelated: His 1960 recording of “Concierto de Aranjuez” brought the Adagio to a jazz audience.

• Keith JarrettRelated: Jarrett played electric keyboards in Davis’s late-1960s and early-1970s bands.

• Louis MalleRelated: Davis improvised the score for Malle’s Elevator to the Gallows.

• Gerry MulliganRelated: Mulligan contributed arrangements to Davis’s 1949–1950 nonet sessions later known as the Birth of the Cool recordings.