A candid life story of the greatest of greats.

Miles: The Autobiography is the only book you will need to learn about Miles Davis. All of the other Miles biographys are plagued by some kind of factual error and just the fact that they are written from an outside perspective. This book is a must read for anyone interested in jazz or Miles or life in general.

"Miles" doesn't read like a book, but rather like you are having a sit down conversation with Miles Davis himself. Everyone's dream right? Throughout his life, Miles Davis was seen as someone who was arrogant and not at all approachable by fans or even other musicians. Miles was always searching for the next sound to take jazz away from what he felt always got "stale".

This book will provide insight not only into everyone Miles ever played with and what he felt about them as a musician, but also into the more personal experiences. Miles talks directly about his junkie years, blaming no one but himself, and about what he did to kick it. Besides music, he talks a lot about Bird (Charlie Parker) and Dizzy (John Birks "Dizzy" Gellespie, how he spent a year rooming with each of them, about the Street (52nd in New York) and about what the jazz scene, and the world was like back then.

Do not be expecting a book to read in front of the fire with your nine year old, "Miles" is full of language and less than appropriate descriptions for children. Miles wasn't trying to make money, or impress people with this book, just expect to see what Miles was really like, in his own words. And it accomplishes this nicely.