Miles Davis
Trumpeter, composer and bandleader Miles Dewey Davis (26 May 1926 - 28 September 1991) was one of the major figures of jazz (a word he disliked). As the youngest member of Charlie Parker’s band, he was part of the be-bop revolution that ushered in modern jazz, and, starting with the albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew, he was the principal pioneer of jazz-rock, also known as fusion.
His collaboration with arranger Gil Evans produced famous albums like Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain and (after Gershwin) Porgy and Bess.
Some of the musicians who passed through Miles's bands were:
Saxophones: John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Sam Rivers, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, Carlos Garnett, Sonny Fortune.
Keyboards: Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Victor Feldman, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Larry Young, Keith Jarrett.
Bassists: Sam Jones, Ron Carter, Dave Holland.
Percussionists: Philly Joe Jones, Frank Butler, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, James Mtume.