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Who Is Miles Davis?
Publication date: 2007/09/11
Revealing Miles with a depth and breadth never seen before.
More than a decade after his death, Miles Davis (1926–1991) continues to enjoy enduring popularity.
This groundbreaking study explores Davis through his relationships with twenty-one figures—including Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, and Michael Jackson—who performed with him, influenced him, or were influenced by him.
In doing so, it reveals Miles anew, situating him within the broader contexts of late-twentieth-century music, the position of Black artists, and the conditions of creative life, with an unprecedented depth and scope.