Origins of Cool: The Revolution of Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Heroin Chic and Existentialism
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3 min readSep 30, 2021
Miles Davis came into musical maturity amidst a cultural phenomenon, namely that of the age of ‘cool’.
“The birth of cool took place in the shadows, among marginal characters, in cold-water flats and furnished basement rooms. Most mid-century Americans were defined by their role in…
