Miles Ahead is the title tune from Miles Davis’s 1957 studio album Miles Ahead. It was co composed by Miles Davis and Gil Evans and is part of a suite arranged by Evans that links ten pieces into one flowing sequence. Davis plays the flugelhorn and is the sole soloist on the track, backed by a large ensemble of winds and brass. The piece sits at the crossroads of cool jazz and third stream, blending jazz with European classical textures. This track helped define the ambitious, orchestral approach that characterized the Davis–Evans collaborations.
