Miles Davis and American Culture examines Davis in cultural context. In this new collection of a dozen essays, William Kenney explores the St. Louis jazz scene of Davis's youth; Eugene B. Redmond looks at East St. Louis's cultural history; Ingrid Monson examines Davis and civil rights; and Waldo Martin discusses Davis and his relation to the black avant-garde of the 1960s.Original interviews and classic photographs round out the volume, published to coincide with the 2001 Miles Davis Festival, celebrating what would have been Davis's seventy-fifth birthday.
| ISBN: | 9781883982386 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2001 |
| Author: | Gerald Lyn Early |
| Publisher: | Missouri Historical Society Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 228 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: arts and entertainment Cultural studies |