Authorship of the jazz standard Four has always been in question. Miles Davis was the first to record the song in 1954 and is credited as the sole composer. But it has long been argued by jazz writers that Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson wrote the song, along with Tune Up, and loaned them to Davis to record. Somehow Davis wound up with official credit, which V…
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