Tanya Mosley

What is your role?

What can you do?

And I want to know, what do you tell Americans when they ask you this question?

Julia Loctave, thank you so much for this documentary and for this conversation.

Thank you.

Filmmaker Julia Loctave.

Her documentary is called My Undesirable Friends.

Coming up, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead reviews a new edition of Miles Davis Recordings.

This is Fresh Air.

In 1965, Miles Davis led one of the all-time great jazz groups with four younger players, including saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Herbie Hancock.

But they rarely worked that year while Miles dealt with medical issues.

But that December, they recorded seven sets over two nights at the Chicago nightclub The Plugged Nickel.

The complete recordings went unreleased for decades.

Well, now comes a new addition.

Jazz historian Kevin Whitehead says the music is all over the place in the best way.

Jazz historian Kevin Whitehead is the author of New Dutch Swing, Why Jazz, and Play the Way You Feel.

He reviewed Miles Davis, complete live at the Plug Nickel, 1965.

Fresh Air's executive producers are Danny Miller and Sam Brigger.

Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham.

Our interviews and reviews are produced and edited by Phyllis Myers, Roberta Shorrock, Anne-Marie Baldonado, Lauren Krenzel, Teresa Madden, Monique Nazareth, Susan Nakundi, Anna Bauman, and Nico Gonzalez-Whistler.