He was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s. Tours include: Amandla and Concord Jazz Festival. Miles Dewey Davis III ( September 28, 1991) is widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Discography includes: The New Sounds (1951), Young Man with a Horn (1952), Blue Period (1953), The Compositions Of Al Cohn (1953), Miles Davis Volume 2 (1953), Miles Davis, Volume 3 (1954), Miles Davis Quartet (1954), Miles Davis All-Star Sextet (1954), Miles Davis Quintet (1954), Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins (1954), Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 1 (1955), Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 2 (1955), Musings of Miles (1955), Blue Moods (1955), Dig (1956), Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (1956), Miles Davis and Horns (1956), Quintet / Sextet (1956), Collectors' Items (1956), Blue Haze (1956), Walkin' (1957), Cookin' (1957), Bags' Groove (1957), Relaxin' (1958), Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1959), Workin' (1959), Steamin� (1961), Round About Midnight (1957), Miles Ahead (1957), Milestones (1958), Jazz Track (1958), Porgy and Bess (1959), Kind of Blue (1959), Sketches of Spain (1960), Someday My Prince Will Come (1961), Quiet Nights (with Gil Evans)(1963), Seven Steps to Heaven (1963), E.S.P.
Miles Davis was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.