Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. 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. More about Miles Davis
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Born in Alton, Illinois, and raised in East St. Louis, Davis left to study at Juilliard in New York City, before dropping out and making his professional debut as a member of saxophonist Charlie Parker's bebop quintet from 1944 to 1948. Shortly after, he recorded the Birth of the Cool sessions for Capitol Records, which were instrumental to the development of cool jazz. In the early 1950s, Davis recorded some of the earliest hard bop music while on Prestige Records but did so haphazardly due to a heroin addiction. After a widely acclaimed comeback performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, he signed a long-term contract with Columbia Records, and recorded the album 'Round About Midnight in 1955. It was his first work with saxophonist John Coltrane and bassist Paul Chambers, key members of the sextet he led into the early 1960s. During this period, he alternated between orchestral jazz collaborations with arranger Gil Evans, such as the Spanish music-influenced Sketches of Spain (1960), and band recordings, such as Milestones (1958) and Kind of Blue (1959). The latter recording remains one of the most popular jazz albums of all time, having sold over five million copies in the U.S.In total, we tracked 71 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Miles Davis (MILES DAVIS SIGNED MICHIGAN 1973 JAZZ concert poster GARY GRIMSHAW ULTRA RARE) was sold in March 2021 for $5000.00 while the cheapest item (Kenny Garrett - Jazz: Miles Davis, Duke Ellington - Signed 8x10 Photograph) found a new owner for $1.25 in March 2020. The month with the most items sold (5) was March 2020 with an average selling price of $14.37 for an autographed item of Miles Davis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2021 with $2787.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $14.37 was March 2020. In average, an autographed item from Miles Davis is worth $149.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Miles Davis were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Jimmy Cobb REAL hand SIGNED 12 Drumhead #1 COA Miles Davis Drummer | $163.99 | ||
MILES DAVIS + HAROLD MABERN – Black Hawk, San Francisco 1963 signed book page | $999.99 | ||
Miles Davis - Jazz Musician / Hand Signed Index Card With COA | $58.00 | ||
MILES DAVIS - MICHIGAN 1973 JAZZ concert Handbill Signed by GARY GRIMSHAW 10x6.5 | $197.00 | ||
miles davis autograph 1971 with photos 10.5”x14.5” with COA | $245.00 | ||
Miles Davis legendary jazz trumpeter REAL RARE hand SIGNED 8x10 photo BAS COA | $999.99 | ||
Miles Davis Signed Art Marker Drawing On Paper ‘The Dancers” – COA JSA | $3845.40 | ||
Miles Davis Signed Monterey Jazz Festival Paper | $111.50 | ||
Ron Carter REAL hand SIGNED Photo #1 COA Autographed Miles Davis Musician | $64.99 | ||
Ron Carter REAL hand SIGNED Photo #2 COA Autographed Miles Davis Musician | $64.99 |
Ahmad Jamal, Jazz Pianist With a Measured Approach, Dies at 92 (04/17/23): He was known for his laid-back style and for his influence on, among others, Miles Davis, who once said, “All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.”
53 Years After Miles Davis’s Album, a Fresh Spin as ‘London Brew’ (03/28/23): A 12-member collective of noted U.K.-based musicians used “Bitches Brew” as a springboard, improvising a new LP after the pandemic thwarted a 50th anniversary celebration for the original.
James Mtume, Whose ‘Juicy Fruit’ Became a Hip-Hop Beat, Dies at 76 (01/11/22): In a wide-ranging career, he went from playing percussion with Miles Davis to writing and producing sleek R&B to a long stint on political talk radio.
Steve Grossman, Hired as a Teenager by Miles Davis, Dies at 69 (08/21/20): He was just 18 when Davis recruited him to play saxophone in his band. He went on to play with Elvin Jones, and to lead his own groups.
Jimmy Cobb, Drummer on Miles Davis’s ‘Kind of Blue,’ Dies at 91 (05/26/20): The last surviving member of that landmark album’s sextet, he was a master of understatement, propelling his bandmates with a quiet persistence.
Jimmy Cobb, 'Kind of Blue' drummer for Miles Davis, dies (05/2020): His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died at his New York City home from lung cancer.
Wallace Roney, Jazz Trumpet Virtuoso, Is Dead at 59 (04/2020): Initially dismissed by many as a clone of Miles Davis, Mr. Roney, who has died of coronavirus complications, emerged as a major musician in his own right.