Miles Davis: A Century of Reinvention
TL;DR
NPR marks Miles Davis's centennial by tracing his lifelong reinvention—from bebop with Charlie Parker to cool jazz on Kind of Blue, through modal explorations and fusion like Bitches Brew—and points listeners to a network of NPR and local station tributes that underscore his enduring influence.
- The Miles Davis century: The definition, and evolution, of cool NPR
- Miles Davis at 100: Musicians explain why he is the GOAT Los Angeles Times
- Miles Davis Centennial Broadcast Columbia College and Columbia Engineering
- What’s Your Favorite Miles Davis Track? The New York Times
- How I’m Wrestling With Miles Davis’s Complicated Legacy as Artist—and Abuser Vanity Fair
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