Amazon.com -- Music Lovers Commemorate 75Th Anniversary of Legendary Jazz Artist Miles Davis.Music & Entertainment Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2001 Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Helps Extend Reach of Davis's Treasured Music Phenomenal Online Sales of Miles Davis Noun 1. Miles Davis - United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991) Miles Dewey Davis Jr., Davis Books, CDs and Films WHO: Ten years after the death of Miles Davis, fans across the world continue to celebrate and enjoy his legendary musical style and performances. As the 75th anniversary of Miles Davis's birth on May 26 approaches, he remains one of the top-selling jazz musicians in history and retains an enduring fan base. Amazon.com (Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, www.amazon.com) The largest online shopping site and one of the most widely known e-commerce sites on the Web. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1995, it had 11 employees by year's end. Within four years, it had more than 1,600 employees and four million customers. (Nasdaq:AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ), the No. 1 online music retailer, reports that Miles Davis continues to be one of the most popular musical artists in its vast music catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. -- across all genres of music. Amazon.com demonstrates its commitment to jazz music by offering a selection of Miles Davis books, CDs, videos and DVDs that is unrivaled in brick-and-mortar brick-and-mor·tar adj. Located or serving consumers in a physical facility as distinct from providing remote, especially online, services: brick-and-mortar classrooms; a brick-and-mortar bookstore. music stores. By providing the vast selection and depth of information only possible via the Internet's unlimited shelf space, Amazon.com enables music fans to find, discover and enjoy Miles Davis's musical legacy, as reflected in the following data points: -- Miles Davis ranks eighth among Amazon.com's bestselling musical artists so far this year. -- Miles Davis's 1959 classic, Kind of Blue, is a perennial bestseller at Amazon, ranking among the online retailer's top 100 bestselling CDs since its Music store launched in June 1998. In fact, Kind of Blue is currently Amazon.com's 24th bestselling CD overall for 2001. -- So far this year at Amazon.com, Miles Davis CDs have outsold other popular artists including Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan. WHERE: In commemoration of this icon of 20th-century music, Amazon.com has launched a special Miles Davis area within its dedicated Jazz store, which is located at www.amazon.com/jazz-music. WHAT: A one-stop online destination for all Miles Davis product needs, Amazon.com's Miles Davis store, located at www.amazon.com/miles-davis-sale, features the following: -- An unrivaled selection of Miles Davis CDs, books and films -- Amazon.com offers music fans 300 Miles Davis CDs, 65 related books and 29 related videos -- Lists of editorial recommendations, essential recordings and customer favorites Another term for bookmarks, which was popularized by Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. See favicon and Internet Explorer. -- Expert editorial reviews and candid can·did adj. 1. Free from prejudice; impartial. 2. Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward: In private, I gave them my candid opinion. customer reviews of Miles Davis's work -- Miles Davis product sale -- Amazon.com is currently offering Miles Davis CDs for as little as $8.99 CONTACT: For more information, or to interview an Amazon.com editor regarding the music of Miles Davis and his legacy, contact: Emily Glassman, Amazon.com PR, 206/266-7180. |
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