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The career of trumpeter Miles Davis was one of the most astonishingly productive that jazz music has ever seen. ███

Intro topic · Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis

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Author's perspective · Davis' genius is overlooked

Critics' perspective · Disliked Davis' tendency to change up his style

Davis' first stylistic change · from bebop to slower-tempo, more ensemble-focused music

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Second stylistic change · toward less restrictive chord changes, more unified and understated sound

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Third stylistic change · Electronic instrumentation, rock beats, improvisation, heavily produced in studio

Jazz purists' perspective · Negative view of Davis' heavily edited studio work

Purists believed jazz recordings should resemble live improvisation rather than be heavily reworked

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Main point · Critics' negative views stem from Davis' refusal to meet their expectations

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The author doesn’t think that Davis never fulfilled his musical potential. Actually, the author thinks that Davis was a genius who has been under-celebrated by critics.

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This is the main point. The author thinks that Davis was a genius who has been under-celebrated by critics. Additionally, the author thinks that the reason that jazz critics haven’t given Davis the appreciation that he deserves is because it is difficult for critics to place Davis neatly into their understandings of jazz due to the many stylistic changes that he made throughout his career.

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The main point isn’t that Davis wasn’t recognized because his life wasn’t tragic. Instead, the author thinks that critics didn’t celebrate Davis because of the many stylistic changes his work took throughout his long career.

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Unsupported. The author never says that Davis spawned most of the major stylistic changes in 20th century jazz.

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Actually, the author is explaining why Davis hasn’t been admired by many jazz critics.

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