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Miles Davis

Miles Davis

19 3.5
An American jazz trumpet player, composer, and bandleader who changed jazz music
  • proper noun
  • /maɪlz ˈdeɪvɪs/
: Miles Davis
  • Miles Davis was a revolutionary jazz musician.

Examples

  • The soulful trumpet of Miles Davis is instantly recognizable to jazz enthusiasts.

  • Many consider Miles Davis one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time.

  • The innovative style of Miles Davis has influenced countless musicians in the jazz genre.

  • I love listening to Miles Davis.

  • The innovative style of Miles Davis has influenced countless musicians in the jazz genre.

  • Many consider Miles Davis one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time.

  • The soulful trumpet of Miles Davis is instantly recognizable to jazz enthusiasts.

Surface Forms

Miles Davis main

Morphology

Miles + Davis

This is a proper name for a specific person, not a compositional phrase; knowing the constituent tokens 'Miles' and 'Davis' does not let a B1 learner infer the meaning 'famous American jazz musician'. The reference requires encyclopedic/cultural knowledge rather than being derivable from the parts, so it is not transparent.

Etymology

Miles Davis is a famous American trumpet player who changed jazz with a cool, quiet trumpet sound and the very popular album 'Kind of Blue'. People remember his name as meaning a creative, influential 'jazz musician' who opened new ways to play music.