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Track: Blue in Green (feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans)
Artist: Miles Davis
Album: Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)

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Name: Miles Davis
Spotify Genres: jazz, cool jazz, hard bop, bebop, jazz fusion, jazz blues, free jazz
Followers: 2,686,869
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Trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and one of the most important figures in jazz music history, and music history in general. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz. Born: 26 May 1926 in Alton, Illinois, USA. Died: 28 September 1991 in Santa Monica, California, USA (aged 65). Best known for his seminal modern jazz album "[Link]" (1959), the highest selling jazz album of all time with six million copies sold. Miles went to New York City to study at Juilliard School. He made his professional debut as a member of [a272028] from 1944 to 1948. In 1948 Miles Davis started his own ensembles. At that time he met [a=Gil Evans], who contributed to [a497768]'s scores and arrangements. From the few recordings they made in 1949 and 1950 came the album "[Link]" (1957), with Davis and Evans going on to work more together in the future. Miles Davis was a prominent musician in the creation of 'Hard Bop' style in the mid-1950s. In the late 1960s he introduced electronic instruments and rock and funk rhythms in his music. In the mid-1970s he went on a hiatus because of various health and personal problems, though he made a comeback in 1980. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 (Performer). Winner of eight Grammy Awards: - Best Jazz Composition Of More Than Five Minutes Duration for Sketches Of Spain on [Link] - Best Jazz Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group for [Link] - Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist for [Link] - Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist for [Link] - Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for [Link] - Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist (On A Jazz Recording) for [Link] - Best R&B Instrumental Performance for [Link] - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance for [Link] He married dancer/actress [a=Frances Taylor Davis] on December 12, 1959; they divorced in 1968. He then married singer [a=Betty Mabry] in September 1968; they divorced in 1970. He then married actress [a=Cicely Tyson] on November 26, 1981; they divorced in 1989. Father of [a=Cheryl Davis] & [a=Erin Davis]. Uncle of [a=Vince Wilburn, Jr.]

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LYRICS

Oh, how sweet the pain like silver
Your blood is blue and then turns green at night,
Your eyes seek fear, your sighs are tears
Of long lost loving passion
Your veins are hot with anguished blood
You killed, you tore away from God

I remember when He made you
Lie down in green pastures
He leadeth you to the still waters
He restoreth your soul

Now that you gaze in the valley
Of the shadow of death
You shall fear no evil
For He is not with you
You are all alone