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)