Book
Miles Davis : the definitive biography
Record details
- ISBN: 1560259671
- ISBN: 9781560259671
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Physical Description:
print
xii, 658, [8] pages : illustrations ; 21 cm - Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : Da Capo Press, 2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in Great Britain by Quartet Books Limited, 1982; revised edition published by Harper Collins Publishers, 1998"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 565-577), discography (p. 595-639) , and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Miles Dewey Davis III -- Bird land -- The birth of the cool -- Cold turkey -- The first great quintet -- Miles ahead -- The first great sextet -- Porgy and Bess -- Is it jazz? -- After Coltrane -- In and out of the doldrums -- Miles in the sky -- Play what's not there! -- Miles runs the voodoo down -- Jazz into rock will go -- Live-evil -- Manhattan jungle symphony -- The silent years, 1976-1980 -- A tentative new beginning -- Crisis and rebirth -- Honours, insults and changes -- Tutu -- Amandla -- The final chapter. |
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| Subject: | Davis, Miles Jazz musicians United States Biography |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | ML 419 .D38 C37 2007 | 30775305542822 | General Collection | Available | - |
Summary:
Ian Carr's book is the perfect counterpoint and corrective to Miles Davis's own brilliant but vitriolic autobiography, providing a balanced portrait of one of the undisputed cultural icons of the 20th century.