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 Winner
Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux
Quincy Jones, Miles Davis
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Best Music Film
Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux (Video)
Rudi Dolezal, Jim Beach, Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Louise Velazquez, Hannes Rossacher, Gavin Taylor
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Best R&B Instrumental Performance Winner
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)
John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, Roy Rogers, Miles Davis, Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond
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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 Winner
Aura
Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Performance Winner
Aura
Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Performance
Music From Siesta (Album)
Miles Davis
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Best Jazz Performance Winner
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 Winner
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 Winner
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 Winner
Sketches Of Spain
Miles Davis, Gil Evans
