Miles Davis

Miles Davis Kind of Blew It With ‘Greatest Ever’ Jazz Album

“Kind of Blue” is widely considered the best jazz album of all time: 65 years later, one can’t help but wonder if that’s only because it’s the least challenging.

Colin Fleming

A portrait photograph of composer Anthony Davis.

SOUND OF REVOLUTION

How Anthony Davis Put Malcolm X—and Black Power—Center Stage

Pulitzer-winning composer Anthony Davis on Malcolm X at the Met, challenging racism in opera, championing Black power in his work—and why artists must “step up” against bigotry.

Tim Teeman

ONCE IN A GENERATION

Cicely Tyson: An Actress and Civil-Rights Icon for the Ages

The trailblazing star of “Roots” and “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” passed away today at the age of 96. And she was a force to be reckoned with both onscreen and off.

Stereo Williams

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RUNNING ON EMPTY

Miles Davis’ Epic ‘Bitches Brew’ Turns 50 and It Still Sucks

The restless jazz giant experimented with electric instruments and long jams, the better to court a bigger rock audience. Critics have swooned ever since. They shouldn’t.

Bob Guccione Jr.

TAKE NO PRISONERS

Miles Davis Penned Popular Music’s Best Autobiography

The jazz legend was often rude and crude and always full of attitude. He was also always worth listening to, whether playing or talking. His life story is a mother lode of wisdom.

Colin Fleming

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