Under "Miles and cool jazz", I suppose you'd think first of Birth of the Cool, but there was also his direct influence on West coast jazz, through Chet Baker's debt to him and his recorded participation in the Lighthouse sessions.
Very sorry to hear this. I recently revived a Bob Florence thread on this board. His Bells and Whistles, Funupmanship and Earth get frequent playings here.
Can that really be the veteran New Orleans clarinettist dedicating an album to the king of bop? I think there must be another George Lewis I have't heard of. If not, there's probably a record called Bunk Johnson Meets Dizzy