Miles Davis
Wins
8
Nominations
32
Category
Biography
"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."
- Born May 26, 1926, in Alton, Illinois. Died Sept. 28, 1991
- One of the most innovative figures in jazz history, trumpeter Miles Davis notched his mainstream breakthrough with 1970's Bitches Brew, which reached No. 35 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum. His 1959 album, Kind Of Blue, ranks as the best-selling jazz album of all time.
- Davis earned his first career GRAMMY for Best Jazz Composition Of More Than Five Minutes Duration for 1960 for Sketches Of Spain. He performed "Hannibal" at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards in 1990.
- Did you know? The soundtrack for the 2015 biopic Miles Ahead, starring Don Cheadle as Davis, won a GRAMMY for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media.
- Davis was honored with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990; 10 of his recordings have been inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, including Birth Of The Cool, Bitches Brew and Kind Of Blue.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Miles Davis
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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux. Miles Davis, Quincy Jones
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Best Music Film
Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux (Video). Miles Davis, Quincy Jones
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Best R&B Instrumental Performance
Doo-Bop. Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Performance
Fantasy (Track). Miles Davis
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Best Traditional Blues Album
Coming To Town (Track). Tim Drummond, John Lee Hooker, Earl Palmer, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal
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Best Jazz Performance
The Hot Spot (Album). Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Amandla (Album). Miles Davis
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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Aura. Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Performance
Aura. Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Performance
Music From Siesta (Album). Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Performance
Tutu. Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Performance
Human Nature (Track). Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Fusion Performance
You're Under Arrest (Album). Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Decoy (Album). Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Star People (Album). Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Performance
We Want Miles. Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Fusion Performance
The Man With The Horn (Album). Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Miles Davis At The Fillmore (Album). Miles Davis
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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Bitches Brew (Single). Miles Davis
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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Bitches Brew. Miles Davis
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Best Instrumental Composition
Bitches Brew. Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album
In A Silent Way. Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Miles In The Sky. Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Miles Smiles. Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Miles Davis In Europe. Miles Davis
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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Quiet Nights. Miles Davis, Gil Evans
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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Seven Steps To Heaven. Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Seven Steps To Heaven. Miles Davis
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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall. Miles Davis, Gil Evans
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Jazz Track. Miles Davis
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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Sketches Of Spain. Miles Davis, Gil Evans
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Best Original Jazz Composition
Sketches Of Spain. Miles Davis, Gil Evans
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