Milestones (title track)

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"Milestones (title track)" is the influential jazz composition by Miles Davis that helped define the modal jazz style and became a standard in the genre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition ⓘ
musical work ⓘ
composer Miles Davis ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Milestones (1947 composition) ⓘ
featuresMusician Cannonball Adderley ⓘ
John Coltrane ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
Paul Chambers ⓘ
Philly Joe Jones ⓘ
Red Garland ⓘ
firstReleaseYear 1958 ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
modal jazz ⓘ
hasForm modal AABA form ⓘ
hasInfluencedArtist Bill Evans ⓘ
Herbie Hancock ⓘ
John Coltrane ⓘ
Wayne Shorter ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn jazz harmony ⓘ
jazz improvisation ⓘ
modal jazz ⓘ
hasNoLyrics true ⓘ
hasTitle Milestones ⓘ
hasType title track ⓘ
includedIn Miles Davis discography ⓘ
instrumentation alto saxophone ⓘ
double bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
piano ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
isStandardIn jazz ⓘ
modern jazz repertoire ⓘ
keyCharacteristic extended improvisation over static modes ⓘ
reduced reliance on functional chord changes ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
notableFor influence on development of modal jazz ⓘ
status as jazz standard ⓘ
use of modal harmony ⓘ
originalAlbumReleaseYear 1958 ⓘ
partOf Milestones (album) ⓘ
linked to: Milestones
performer Miles Davis ⓘ
recordedBy Miles Davis Sextet ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
tempo medium-up ⓘ

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Milestones → hasTrack → Milestones (title track) ⓘ
Milestones → titleTrack → Milestones (title track) ⓘ
Sid's Ahead → hasNotableRecording → Milestones (original Columbia LP release) ⓘ
linked to: Milestones (title track)