Pharaoh's Dance: The Making Of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew
In the 1960s, jazz was considered “commercially dead.” The most popular genre of the past three decades had finally given way to the more successful sounds of rock music. By then, Miles Davis had already made significant contributions to jazz music. He laid the groundwork for cool jazz in the early 1950s with Birth of Cool, and in 1959 he released the best-selling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue. Yet, his most groundbreaking work still lay ahead.
In 1970, Davis released Bitches Brew, which has been described as one of the “most revolutionary albums in jazz history.” It’s also credited with “solidifying the genre known as jazz-rock fusion,” and sparking a resurgence in the popularity of jazz music. Read on to learn more about the making of this classic album and its lasting legacy.
This is an excerpt from Pharaoh's Dance: The Making Of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, originally published by Vintage King. Read the full version here.
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