Miles Davis and Jazz as Religion

<P>This book about Miles Dewey Davis is more psychologically driven than a straight biography; but it does cover his musical career as well his spirituality as a jazz musician. Davis rocketed to jazz fame as a trumpeter making a plethora of jazz recordings during his life time; and his music kept the “jazz world” on edge for almost fifty years. This book also discusses Davis’s religion politics civil rights activism and his personal struggles as a Black man in the United States. </P><P><I>Miles Davis and Jazz as Religion: The Politics of Social Music</I> also shows how Miles Davis made a political statement as he challenged racial stereotypes in jazz or “social music.” Artistically Davis was able to integrate rock jazz classical music rap and blues in his music as he had a passion for changing his “social music.” In this regard Miles Davis’s music was important to him intellectually spiritually and psychologically because he wanted to make his musical contributions count. </P>