[Cyclopean Squid]

I paid homage to Gustav Mahler's grave once. In a quiet cemetary in Grinzing, a Vienna suburb. A simple marker, too, unlike his ornate and massive symphonies. And noticably distant from the other big Vienna guys, who are in the Zentralfriedhof (other than Haydn and Brucker, that is--they went for the church thing).

Here's a great website for finding famous folks' graves. It's kind of grim, but I enjoy visiting them.

http://www.findagrave.com/

[durasell]

Thanks! Great site...this is what they had on Miles...

Davis, Miles b. May 25, 1926 d. September 28, 1991
Jazz Musician. The son of a middle-class dentist from Alton, Illinois, he won a scholarship to Julliard in 1944, but there is no evidence that he ever attended the institution. Rather, upon his arrival in New York, he joined up with the modern jazz leader Charlie Parker, joining his "All-Star" quintet on trumpet. Quickly learning that he would never be able to match Parker's technical virtuousity, Davis adopted a cooler, more laid back approach to his solos, playing very few notes and...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Plot: Alpine, at intersection of Heather and Fir Avenues
GPS coordinates: 40.88513, -73.87139 (hddd.dddd)