Editing Miles Davis (section)

===1986–1991: Final years===
[[File:Miles Davis Strasbourg face 2.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Davis performing in [[Strasbourg]], 1987]]
After taking part in the recording of the 1985 protest song "[[Sun City (song)|Sun City]]" as a member of [[Artists United Against Apartheid]], Davis appeared on the instrumental "Don't Stop Me Now" by [[Toto (band)|Toto]] for their album ''[[Fahrenheit (Toto album)|Fahrenheit]]'' (1986). Davis collaborated with [[Prince (artist)|Prince]] on a song titled "Can I Play With U," which went unreleased until 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/nDS9d4z119XrWm57H2SDFD/when-miles-met-prince-superstars-secret-collaboration|title=When Miles met Prince: Superstars' secret collaboration|last=Campbell|first=Allen|date=April 25, 2016|work=BBC Arts|access-date=December 3, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191203205726/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/nDS9d4z119XrWm57H2SDFD/when-miles-met-prince-superstars-secret-collaboration|archive-date=December 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Davis also collaborated with Zane Giles and [[Randy Hall]] on the ''[[Rubberband (Miles Davis album)|Rubberband]]'' sessions in 1985 but those would remain unreleased until 2019.<ref name="announce">{{Cite web |title=Miles Davis' Lost Album ''Rubberband'' Set for Release |last=Yoo |first=Noah |publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=June 13, 2019 |access-date=June 17, 2019 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/miles-davis-lost-album-rubberband-set-for-release/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190614160521/https://pitchfork.com/news/miles-davis-lost-album-rubberband-set-for-release/ |archive-date=June 14, 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref> Instead, he worked with Marcus Miller, and ''[[Tutu (album)|Tutu]]'' (1986) became the first time he used modern studio tools such as programmed synthesizers, [[sampling (music)|sampling]], and drum loops. Released in September 1986, its front cover is a photographic portrait of Davis by [[Irving Penn]].{{sfn|''The Complete Illustrated History''|2007|p=194}} In 1987, he won a Grammy Award for [[Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo|Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist]]. Also in 1987, Davis contacted American journalist [[Quincy Troupe]] to work with him on his autobiography.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|last=Broeske|first=Pat H.|date=November 19, 2006|title=Wrestling With Miles Davis and His Demons| language= en-US| work= [[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/movies/19broe.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 28, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404131646/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/movies/19broe.html|archive-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> The two men had met the previous year when Troupe conducted a two-day-long interview, which was published by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' as a 45-page article.<ref name=":8" />

In 1988, Davis had a small part as a street musician in the Christmas comedy film ''[[Scrooged]]'' starring [[Bill Murray]]. He also collaborated with [[Zucchero Fornaciari]] in a version of ''Dune Mosse'' (''[[Blue's]]''), published in 2004 in ''[[Zu & Co.]]'' of the Italian bluesman. In November 1988 he was inducted into the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] at a ceremony at the [[Alhambra Palace]] in Spain.{{sfn|Troupe|2002|p=388}}{{sfn|Carr|1998|p=496}}{{sfn|Gelbard|2012|pp=73–74}} Later that month, Davis cut his European tour short after he collapsed and fainted after a two-hour show in Madrid and flew home.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/11/17/Davis-cuts-tour-short-following-collapse/9622595746000/ |title=Davis cuts tour short following collapse |work=United Press International |date=November 17, 1988 |access-date=April 29, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170903120317/http://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/11/17/Davis-cuts-tour-short-following-collapse/9622595746000/ |archive-date= September 3, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> There were rumors of more poor health reported by the American magazine ''Star'' in its February 21, 1989, edition, which published a claim that Davis had contracted AIDS, prompting his manager Peter Shukat to issue a statement the following day. Shukat said Davis had been in the hospital for a mild case of pneumonia and the removal of a benign polyp on his vocal cords and was resting comfortably in preparation for his 1989 tours.<ref name=latimes1989>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-02-22-ca-88-story.html |title=Jazz Notes: Manager Denies Miles Davis AIDS Report |first=Zan |last=Stewart |date=February 22, 1989 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date= April 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416125526/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-02-22/entertainment/ca-88_1_locke-high-school |archive-date= April 16, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Davis later blamed one of his former wives or girlfriends for starting the rumor and decided against taking legal action.{{sfn|Tingen|2001|p=263}} He was interviewed on ''[[60 Minutes]]'' by Harry Reasoner. In October 1989, he received a Grande Medaille de Vermeil from Paris mayor [[Jacques Chirac]].{{sfn|Chambers|1998|p=Introduction, xv}} In 1990, he received a [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]].{{sfn|Cole|2005|p=443}} In early 1991, he appeared in the [[Rolf de Heer]] film ''[[Dingo (film)|Dingo]]'' as a jazz musician.

[[File:Miles Davis 22.jpg|thumb|Davis at the [[North Sea Jazz Festival]], 1991]]
Davis followed ''Tutu'' with ''[[Amandla (album)|Amandla]]'' (1989) and soundtracks to four films: ''[[Street Smart (1987 film)|Street Smart]]'', ''[[Siesta (film)|Siesta]]'', ''[[The Hot Spot]]'', and ''[[Dingo (soundtrack)|Dingo]].'' His last albums were released posthumously: the hip hop-influenced ''[[Doo-Bop]]'' (1992) and ''[[Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux]]'' (1993), a collaboration with Quincy Jones from the 1991 [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] where, for the first time in three decades, he performed songs from ''Miles Ahead'', ''Porgy and Bess'', and ''Sketches of Spain''.<ref>{{cite web|first= Ron |last= Wynn |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r189935 |title=Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux |website=AllMusic |access-date= July 17, 2015}}</ref>

On July 8, 1991, Davis returned to performing material from his past at the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival with a band and orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones.{{sfn|''The Complete Illustrated History''|2007|p=200}} The set consisted of arrangements from his albums recorded with Gil Evans.{{sfn|Cole|2005|p=404}} The show was followed by a concert billed as "Miles and Friends" at the [[Grande halle de la Villette]] in Paris two days later, with guest performances by musicians from throughout his career, including John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul.{{sfn|Cole|2005|p=404}} In Paris he was awarded a knighthood, the [[Legion of Honour|Chevalier of the Legion of Honour]] by French Culture Minister, Jack Lang, who called him "the Picasso of Jazz."{{sfn|Cole|2005|p=443}} After returning to America, he stopped in New York City to record material for ''Doo-Bop and'' then returned to California to play at the Hollywood Bowl on August 25, his final live performance.{{sfn|''The Complete Illustrated History''|2007|p=200}}{{sfn|Cole|2005|p=408}}
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