Miles Davis – On the Corner

This has been on frequent rotation since I picked it up the other week. Jam packed with dense layers of jazz and funk rhythms there is a lot going on here without sounding too overwhelming. Seen as a controversial album at the time – both in sound and artwork I was curious to learn more. There is a great book “sounds from the other side” that contains a chapter about the album. It’s free online and a good read. McCoy, the illustrator, was tasked by Miles with representing the street corner however he went beyond that and went fuck it, lets make this a political as fuck and highlight the communities we don’t see on album covers including black panthers, sex workers and queer communities.

I love this album.

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