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Featured Article: Miles Davis

Jazz musician Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the twentieth century. A trumpeter, band leader, and composer, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s. He played on some early bebop records and recorded the first cool jazz records. He was partially responsible for the development of modal jazz, and jazz fusion arose from his work with other musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His sound recordings, along with the live performances of his many influential bands, were vital in jazz's acceptance as music with lasting artistic value. As an increasingly well-paid and fashionably-dressed jazz musician, Davis was also a symbol of jazz music's commercial potential.

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-text=The '''Acropolis of Athens''' is the best known [[acropolis]] in the world. Although there are many other ''acropoleis'' in [[Greece]], the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as "The Acropolis" without qualification. The site was inhabited as far back as 3000 B.C.E., and by the year 1400 B.C.E. had become part of a powerful [[Mycenaean]] city.
+text='''Miles Dewey Davis III''' (May 26, 1926  &ndash; September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished [[jazz]] musicians of the latter half of the twentieth century. A trumpeter, band leader, and composer, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from [[World War II]] to the 1990s. He played on some early [[bebop]] records and recorded the first cool jazz records. He was partially responsible for the development of modal jazz, and jazz fusion arose from his work with other musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His sound recordings, along with the live performances of his many influential bands, were vital in jazz's acceptance as music with lasting artistic value. As an increasingly well-paid and fashionably-dressed jazz musician, Davis was also a symbol of jazz music's commercial potential.}}
-The Acropolis was designated as a [[UNESCO World Heritage]] site in 1987.}}