More than any other Jazz musician, Miles Davis personified the modern jazz artist during the last 35 years of his career. During the second half of the 1950s Miles Davis became the dominant figure in jazz. Miles set the tone in style and attitude for a couple of generations, an icon of the hip. The first years of Miles' recording career are traced on these 82 sides. From classic encounters with Charlie Parker, the immortal "Birth Of The Cool" sessions, to spirited live dates and the lovely sessions with Sarah Vaughan.