Jazz
April, 1991
You can point high and low to cultural indices proving the resurgence of jazz, but the surest sign is at the Multiplex. Jazz is back in American films, and, since movies beget movie-sound-track albums, even the cinematically illiterate get to hear what's going on. The Hot Spot, Dennis Hopper's film noir from last fall, provides a noteworthy showcase for Miles Davis: It's Davis' first album in three decades that's almost all blues. But Kind of Blue, his landmark sextet date from 1959, painted its...
