Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Miles Davis
Born May 26, 1926
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. Miles Davis Marker
Inscription.
Miles Davis. Born May 26, 1926. The year after his birth in Alton, Illinois, Miles Davis moved to East St. Louis. He played trumpet in the jazz band at Lincoln High School and was a member of Eddie Randle's Blues Devils (a.k.a. the Rhumboogie Orchestra). By 1948 he led his own bop groups in New York, one of jazz' great bandleaders and arrangers, his milestone recordings include "Birth of the Cool," "Kind of Blue" and "Bitches Brew." The Encyclopedia of Jazz calls him "the most consistently innovative musician in jazz from the late 1940s through the 1960s." The Miles Davis Quintet is considered one of the outstanding groups of all time.
The year after his birth in Alton, Illinois, Miles Davis moved to East St. Louis. He played trumpet in the jazz band at Lincoln High School and was a member of Eddie Randle's Blues Devils (a.k.a. the Rhumboogie Orchestra). By 1948 he led his own bop groups in New York, one of jazz' great bandleaders and arrangers, his milestone recordings include "Birth of the Cool," "Kind of Blue" and "Bitches Brew." The Encyclopedia of Jazz calls him "the most consistently innovative musician in jazz from the late 1940s through the 1960s." The Miles Davis Quintet is considered one of the outstanding groups of all time.
Location. 38° 39.339′ N, 90° 18.155′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. Marker is on Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6314 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Leonard Slatkin (here, next to this marker); John Danforth
Also see . . . Miles Davis - So What (Official Video). YouTube video of Miles Davis performing on stage. (Submitted on September 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 43 times this year. Photo1. submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
