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Known for the albums In a Silent Way and Kind of Blue, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis collaborated several times with pianist Gil Evans. Their 1958 adaptation of George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess bears little resemblance to the 1935 original. Davis and Evans felt no desire to please listeners expecting an exact duplication of the opera. They omitted parts, such as the aria "I Got Plenty of Nuthin'", and sometimes made only brief gestures toward Gershwin's melodies. But Davis and Evans's willingness to recompose Gershwin's work led to one of the most enduring albums in Davis's catalog.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

• A.

  To describe how two artists transformed another artist's work

• B.

  To summarize the history of a long collaboration between two artists

• C.

  To present reasons why one work of art should be considered superior to another

• D.

  To explain why works of art most likely to be praised by critics are those that defy tradition