Miles Davis
Trumpet Solo on
You Don't Know What Love Is

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Miles Davis's trumpet solo is the sole improvisation on this recording of "You Don't Know What Love Is". Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form in D at a slow 66 BPM with a ballad feel, the performance is notable for its economy, as Davis says everything he needs to say in a single chorus, demonstrating his conviction that what you leave out is as important as what you put in. Miles Davis was 27 to 28 years old at the time of this recording.

Miles Davis was 27 to 28 years old at the time.