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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by -- April (talk | contribs) at 13:21, 2 April 2002 (seminal bands? Hmm.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

"[Miles Davis'] recordings, along with the live performances of his many seminal bands, were vital in jazz's increased artistic acceptance" - could somebody explain the word seminal in this context for me? I am translating the article for the Dutch Wikipedia, but the definitions in dictionaries do not seem to help here.--branko

Well, when we say "the seminal work" in science, it means the work that everyone looks to as a reference, being first and/or best on the topic. I presume that the usage above is meant to convey that the bands were considered the models for others to emulate. I could be wrong. -- April

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