Legend

This episode centers on Miles Davis in 1959, the year Kind of Blue turned him into a defining figure of modern cool. It follows the creation of a landmark album while also confronting the strain in his relationship with Frances Taylor and a violent police encounter that shattered any illusion of protection through fame.

Miles Davis enters his most controversial era as he abandons safe jazz for electric experimentation, psychedelic funk, and the volatile creation of Bitches Brew. Clarke Peters follows the artistic gamble, the backlash, and the personal chaos that shadowed this radical reinvention.

Miles Davis’s final decade takes center stage as he returns from years of silence and pushes jazz into an electronic future. The episode follows his comeback, his partnership with Marcus Miller, and the physical and personal reckoning that shaped his last act.

Miles Davis’s early-1950s collapse and comeback drive this episode, from heroin addiction and humiliation to a last-chance return to the jazz world. Clarke Peters follows the brutal recovery, the boxing mindset behind it, and the birth of Miles’s intimate muted sound.

Miles Davis’s story begins in 1944, when the teenage trumpeter arrives in New York officially for Juilliard but really to chase bebop on 52nd Street. Clarke Peters follows the first major turning point in Miles’s evolution, while setting up the brilliance, influence, and damage that define his legacy.