Miles Davis occupies a unique position in jazz history. Rather than being defined by a single sound or period, his career maps directly onto many of the music’s most important shifts, from cool jazz and hard bop to modal jazz, electric fusion, and beyond.

Taken together, the stories and articles below trace how Miles Davis shaped — and reshaped — jazz, mulitple times.

Miles Davis in Paris: Elevator to the Gallows

Dig: A Long-Lost Miles Davis Broadcast (Paris, 1957)

Miles Davis 1973–75: How Pete Cosey Helped Redefine Jazz Guitar

Miles Davis’ Brutal Police Beating (Eyewitness Account)

Amandla (1989) — Miles Davis in the late electric era

Filles de Kilimanjaro – the overlooked hinge in Miles Davis’ electric revolution

Miles Davis Meets “Little Miles” on National TV (Video)

10 Legendary Miles Davis Songs That Shaped Jazz

A Rare Snapshot of the Second Great Quintet: Miles Davis in Milan, October 11, 1964 (full video)

Miles Davis – Birth of the Cool (Classic Jazz Albums Series)

Kind of Blue – Miles Davis’s Modal Jazz Masterpiece

The Most Famous Miles Davis Albums in Jazz History