

His
music continues to resonate for lovers of his various styles of performance:
bop, cool bop, modal jazz, hard bop, electronic fusion, and instrumental pop
music. He was one of the pivotal
figures in modern jazz. Miles was a charming, frustrating enigma – blessed
with one of the sweetest tones ever heard on trumpet and dogged by a
"Prince of Darkness" persona that was as much a buffer guarding his
private space as it was a mystique.

Happy
90th, Miles. wherever your spirit resides today. It certainly
resides in countless musical hearts, given the relentless interest in the
music.
Photos © Ken Franckling 1986, all rights reserved.