Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Happy Birthday Miles!

Born today, May 26, 1926 in Alton, Illinois, Miles would have been 84 years old. He was raised in East St. Louis and given his first trumpet at the age of 13. And the rest of the story is history!

Pictured below is Miles wearing the sheep skin coat that is now featured in a display at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The photographer is Tadayuki Naitoh. This photo was on the inside cover of Miles Davis' AGHARTA; Japanese original edition, February 1, 1975; Osaka, Japan.

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