This is Miles Davis' autobiography. It is also something of a history of jazz. Miles knew and worked with the great names: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and more.I suppose it would not be fair if I did not say that this book contains obscene and profane language as well as explicit discussions of sex and drugs. These were, however, part and parcel of what Miles was, so their absence, perhaps at the hands of a less-than-understanding editor, would have been a serious offense. It is all here!
My only complaint is that the discussion of Miles' concerts in Japan (Agharta and Pangaea) are a bit sparse, but there is quite a bit of material on the musicians Miles worked with on these amazing recordings.
Review by Michael Patrick Jost
