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Miles Davis, New York City, c.1959 ๐บโ
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Captured at 30th Street Studios in New York, this portrait of Miles Davis places the viewer at the centre of a defining moment in modern jazz. In the late 1950s, Davis was reshaping the sound of a generation, a period marked by experimentation, precision, and quiet intensity.โ
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Photographed by Vernon L. Smith, the image reflects the atmosphere of the studio itself: focused, stripped back, and deeply creative.โ
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Marking 100 years since his birth, this photograph forms part of our wider Jazz at 100 selection โ link in bio.โ
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Available through Getty Images Gallery.โ
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Photo Credit: โ
Miles Davis At 30th Street Studios, c.1959โ
Vernon L. Smithโ
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images (74259964โ )โ
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