Influence Quote by Philip Bailey

Miles Davis is a major influence of mine in terms of the way that I am as a bandleader.

— Stefon Harris

My playing started to develop through the Miles Davis stuff I was listening to.

— Robert Quine

One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great…

— Branford Marsalis

I believe in knowing all you can about the music and the people who made the music. I think it's much more important to…

— Sonny Sharrock

Interestingly enough Miles Davis was an influence, and the way he approached harmonics. And one of my biggest influences was Dionne Warwick, early Dionne…

— Philip Bailey

My father was incredible on trumpet and played with the likes of Duke Ellington and Count Basie.

— Jeffrey Osborne

My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations.…

— Pat Metheny

I was with Miles Davisfor a couple of years as his bass player, and it was a beautiful experience. After two years I said…

— Marcus Miller

I first heard Miles Davis as a student, when I was struck by his extraordinary musicianship, and his work did affect some of the…

— Mick Hucknall

Many critics always saw and heard that my style comes from Roy Eldridge, which is true. But for many things, not only how to…

— Dizzy Gillespie

I think playing a horn has had a great influence on my singing. I've tried to approach singing from an instrumental mindset. Space is…

— Susan Tucker