Autographs of Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a roughly five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz.
Born into an upper-middle-class family in Alton, Illinois, and raised in East St. Louis, Davis started on the trumpet in his early teens. He left to study at Juilliard in New York City, before dropping out and making his professional debut as a member of saxophonist Charlie Parker's bebop quintet from 1944 to 1948. Shortly after, he recorded the Birth of the Cool sessions for Capitol Records, which were instrumental to the development of cool jazz. In the early 1950s, while addicted to heroin, Davis recorded some of the earliest hard bop music under Prestige Records. After a widely acclaimed comeback performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, he signed a long-term contract with Columbia Records, and recorded the album 'Round About Midnight in 1955. It was his first work with saxophonist John Coltrane and bassist Paul Chambers, key members of the sextet he led into the early 1960s. During this period, he alternated between orchestral jazz collaborations with arranger Gil Evans, such as the Spanish music-influenced Sketches of Spain (1960), and band recordings, such as Milestones (1958) and Kind of Blue (1959). The latter recording remains one of the most popular jazz albums of all time, having sold over five million copies in the U.S.
Davis made several lineup changes while recording Someday My Prince Will Come (1961), his 1961 Blackhawk concerts, and Seven Steps to Heaven (1963), another commercial success that introduced bassist Ron Carter, pianist Herbie Hancock, and drummer Tony Williams. After adding saxophonist Wayne Shorter to his new quintet in 1964, Davis led them on a series of more abstract recordings often composed by the band members, helping pioneer the post-bop genre with albums such as E.S.P. (1965) and Miles Smiles (1967), before transitioning into his electric period. During the 1970s, he experimented with rock, funk, African rhythms, emerging electronic music technology, and an ever-changing lineup of musicians, including keyboardist Joe Zawinul, drummer Al Foster, bassist Michael Henderson, and guitarist John McLaughlin. This period, beginning with Davis's 1969 studio album In a Silent Way and concluding with the 1975 concert recording Agharta, was the most controversial in his career, alienating and challenging many in jazz. His million-selling 1970 record Bitches Brew helped spark a resurgence in the genre's commercial popularity with jazz fusion as the decade progressed.
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Current items with a signature of Miles Davis
These are the most current items with a signature of Miles Davis that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | HAND AUTOGRAPH 1980s EXCELLENT MILES DAVIS I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 1 LP33 | £1,100.00 |  |
| HAND AUTOGRAPH 1980s EXCELLENT MILES DAVIS I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 1 LP33 | £1,100.00 | |
Traded items with a signature of Miles Davis
The most expensive item with a signature of Miles Davis (Miles Davis Signed LP Japan 1975 Miles in the Sky Vinyl Record) was sold in June 2025 for £2,244.00 while the cheapest item (MILES DAVIS Signed Document - Jazz Musician Star) found a new owner for £1.99 in June 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was June 2013 with an average selling price of £1.99 for an autographed item of Miles Davis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with £1,251.59 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.99 was June 2013. In average, an autographed item from Miles Davis is worth £29.97.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Miles Davis were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | American Trumpeter MILES DAVIS Autograph SIGNED on Album Cover LP33T | £411.54 |  |
| American Trumpeter MILES DAVIS Autograph SIGNED on Album Cover LP33T | £411.54 | |
| ANITA O'DAY Sings The Winners, LP Japan, 1981, Miles Davis - VG+ Signed 1987 | £18.00 | |
| HAND SIGNED 1980s EXCELLENT MILES DAVIS DECOY 38991 LP33 | £633.41 | |
| HAND SIGNED 1980s EXCELLENT MILES DAVIS DECOY 38991 LP33 | £633.41 | |
| Miles Davis + 19 - Miles Ahead - Columbia CL 1041 6-eye AUTOGRAPHED by GIL EVANS | £190.33 | |
| Miles Davis + 19 - Miles Ahead - Columbia CL 1041 6-eye AUTOGRAPHED by GIL EVANS | £190.33 | |
| Miles Davis - Sketches Of Spain Columbia CS 8271 (1970) AUTOGRAPHED by GIL EVANS | £190.33 | |
| Miles Davis - Sketches Of Spain Columbia CS 8271 (1970) AUTOGRAPHED by GIL EVANS | £190.33 | |
 | Miles Davis Robert Glasper Shirt Signed | £266.98 | |
| Miles Davis Robert Glasper Shirt Signed | £266.98 | |
 | Miles Davis Signed LP Japan 1975 Miles in the Sky Vinyl Record | £2,236.20 | |
| Miles Davis Signed LP Japan 1975 Miles in the Sky Vinyl Record | £2,236.20 | |
| Miles Davis Signed LP Japan 1975 Miles in the Sky Vinyl Record | £2,244.00 | |
| Miles Davis Signed LP Japan 1975 Miles in the Sky Vinyl Record | £2,244.00 | |
