Miles Davis Outside his Home in White Kaftan, Upper West Side, NYC, 1970 (I)

Miles Davis lived in a townhouse on West 77th Street for 25 years. It was both his home and a creative space, and it was where some of his most important albums were composed including Kind of Blue and Bitches Brew. It has been designated as a New York City Landmark, and in 2014, the block on which the house is located was renamed Miles Davis Way.

Neighbors grew accustomed to seeing Davis and other music legends, such as Herbie Hancock and Dizzy Gillespie, coming and going from the building. In spite of his wealth and fame, Davis was a common presence among his neighbors, and often sat outside in a space nicknamed "Talk Stoop," with friends to pass the time.

In 1970, Glen Craig was hired to capture images of Miles for an upcoming spread in Zygote Magazine, a feature designed to help expose Davis to a more mainstream audience. He spent three weeks shooting Davis in various locales including at home, at the gym, in the studio, and on stage.

"This was one day after practicing. He came up from the basement where he had a rehearsal studio. We were chilling and relaxing. In that time, he had embraced me. How he embraced you was by putting his hand around you and giving you a left jab into your stomach. That’s how you knew you were okay. Up until then, you don’t know. So we were just talking and, by that time, he was comfortable with me shooting him and I just brought up the camera." -- Glen Craig

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