Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 The restless jazz giant experimented with electric instruments and long jams, the better to court a bigger rock audience. Critics have swooned ever since.

Miles Davis’ 1970 fusion landmark, Bitches Brew, sparked considerable controversy over definitions of jazz. However, a perhaps more important yet overlooked debate questions if Bitches Brew fits ...

Miles Davis was quite a fella; few today can dispute his gargantuan presence in 20th century music. He shared the insatiable, dionysian genius of that other creative giant, Picasso. By the 60's Miles ...

On Wednesday, April 8, twenty-five pertinent audio captures were inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. Amongst the selected pieces with enduring cultural significance ...

What would jazz history be without its controversies? Real short, for starters, and far less reflective of American social history. At their best, jazz’s controversies reach far beyond the parochial ...

Many years ago when there was evolution and revolution in music, change was palpable. Today, too much music is just churned out by the latest technology. Only the faces change. The music machine is ...

We spin a reissue of the Miles Davis classic Bitches Brew from the audiophile specialists at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew - (Mobile Fidelity Ultradisc One-Step Pressing) The ...

Thanks to the rapid distribution of information via the Internet and any number of media outlets, the relationship between artist and audience has never been closer. Yet there's a significant element ...

If Miles Davis was looking for a commercial breakthrough with his 1970 album “Bitches Brew,” he certainly went about it backward. Assembling a sprawling crew of players, he set off loose musical ...