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Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can't do what we do is because they're so comfortable doin' what they do.

Miles Davis

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Miles Davis
Age: 65 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 26
Died: 1991
Died: September 28
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Miles Dewey Davis III
Miles Dewey Davis
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