The Miles Davis Reader

(Book). If you ever needed proof that a magazine can have a love affair with a musician, you're holding it in your hands. For DownBeat , the preeminent publication of the jazz world, Miles Dewey Davis was one of its most cherished subjects. Since it began covering the jazz scene in 1939, no other artist has been more diligently chronicled in its pages than Davis. The beauty of this collection is seeing the development of an artist over time. The reviews of his music go from quietly introduc...