This collection of a dozen essays examines Miles Davis in a cultural context. It explores the St. Louis jazz scene of his youth and East St. Louis's cultural history, it examines Davis and civil rights, and discusses Davis and his relation to the black avant-garde of the 1960s.
This collection of a dozen essays examines Miles Davis in a cultural context. It explores the St. Louis jazz scene of his youth and East St. Louis's cultural history, it examines Davis and civil rights, and discusses Davis and his relation to the black avant-garde of the 1960s.