This book is within the scope of wikiproject jazz, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of jazz on wikipedia. Dark magus the jekyll and hyde life of miles davis 2006. The kind of blue sessions in honor of miles davis 50thanniversary kind of blue reissue, music writer ashley kahn looks at a few of the stories behind the scenes of the legendary. M an, says miles davis, i havent been sketching in so long.
These books on the making of kind of blue were published about a month apart, but they are similar in topic only. For bette davis fans, the memoir offers a treasure trove of untold stories extrapolated from sermaks datebooks, scrapbooks, letters, and audio cassettes by the woman who saw davis like no one. I had gone to the house with miles record producer, tommy lipuma, who had told me that miles reputation for being a difficult man to talk to was not necessarily true. What he does can change and has changed jazz history. I had never read this interview regarding the mind of miles davis, the genius musician and family man.
Miles was not only a musical genius, but an enigma, and nowhere else was he so compelling, exasperating, and. At the fabulous east cleveland public library auditorium. So i did not know what to expect when i decided to listen to the autobiography of miles davis. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Miles davis sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. This is a quick glimpse into how davis thought about his music, his life, and his relationship with a society that was still somewhat entrenched in stereotyping how a black musician should perform, act, and present himself. One of miles davis most celebrated albums, kind of blue was recorded on march 2 and april 22 at columbias 30th street studio in new york city. It has always impressed me as quite the irony that davis sobbing.
Interviews and encounters with miles davis musicians in their own words maher jr. Down beat magazine interviewed miles davis in 1964 and asked him for his opinion on some music via a blind listening test, and checked his ability to pick out other musicians based on the way they played. During his stay in munich in 1988, where he played a ledendary concert in the munich philharmonic hall, miles dave gave this rare interview. Miles davis autobiography, which was written in collaboration with quincy troupe and published in 1989 two years before miles death, is a brilliant and uncompromising account of the life of this hugely important musician, providing a detailed account of his near 50year music career, and of his views on politics, race, drugs and women.
The sensitive soul forging a seething streetwise exterior that later earned him the title. Saturday night miles davis in person at the blackhawk, san francisco. Understanding the origins of heaven and hell hear the fresh air program for march 31, 2020. The complete birth of the cool remastered miles davis and horns collectors items. Book this book does not require a rating on the projects quality scale.
He was a big hog a classic interview from the vaults. The playboy interview 50 years of the playboy interview by. The miles davis quintet live in europe 1967 fourdisc set would be a great way to get a. The sound of miles davis the discography a listing of. While john lennon always stated that his wasnt a fan of jazz music, he did meet miles davis during a garden party on june 12, 1971 at allen kleins house. The autobiography the trumpeter miles davis remembers his excitement at hearing the billy eckstine orchestra, with charlie parker and dizzy gillespie, in a st. Kind of blue, and pink and black and white the multicoloured miles davis in the 80s. In october 1955, miles davis had an operation on his larynx, and was given strict instructions by the surgeon not to even use his voice for ten days afterwards. Author and miles davis scholar paul tingen takes an indepth look at the making of bitches brew, one of the most influential jazz albums of the 20th century. Listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. Browse miles daviss bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
The first and only miles davis album that i ever bought was bitches brew in 1970. I fall in love too easily live in copenhagen, 1969 9,891. Miles dewey davis iii may 26, 1926 september 28, 1991, better known as miles davis was an american jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Miles davis talking jazz this conversation was held on a warm january afternoon on the terrace of miles davis beach house in malibu, california. I later used the music on the album to jar students in a training class to think creativity, but have not listened to the album in years. Yet the trumpet was still a parched little voice in the storm. Miles dewey davis iii was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. We need only revisit the series of blindfold tests he did for downbeat magazine in the fifties and sixties. Each sunday, pitchfork takes an indepth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible.
The first of these came with the shortlived lineups he. Written by miles davis, audiobook narrated by dion graham. According to legend, though, he got into an argument, raised it, and so begat the instantly recognizable rasp that he would be stuck with for the rest of his days. Miles daviss kind of blue belongs to that special class of album that everybody treasures immediately and then, over time, goes on to process in his or her own terms. The fresh acolyte learning trumpet in the fertile, bluesdrenched music scene of his hometown. See the main tapes page for a key to abbreviations and criteria for quality. Throughout a professional career lasting 50 years, miles davis played the trumpet in a lyrical, introspective, and melodic style, often employing a stemless harmon mute to make his sound more personal and intimate. Miles davis dishes dirt on his fellow jazz musicians.
Here, miles speaks out about his extraordinary life. Browse the site for ashley kahns book kind of blue. The autobiography, like miles himself, holds nothing back. Discussion in music corner started by oliver, oct 6, 2009. October 23, 2014 in a candid interview, the everinnovative pianist traces the lines between buddhist chants, sly stone and miles davis, while shedding. Miles davis brings in this book what he brings in his trumpet playing.
The autobiography miles davis with quincy troupe, read by dion graham. Miles davis return to main there are 316 unissued recordings in the miles ahead database 329 hr, 55 min. Friday night miles davis in person at the blackhawk, san francisco. For the first time miles talks about his fiveyear silence. With excellent sound quality, well over four hours of great music, a coltrane interview and a 36page booklet by saxophonist and writer simon spillett, all of you. But you neednt pick up miles book to get an earful of his acidtongued judgments. After cannonballd been with us a while and then after trane came back, the sound of the band just kept getting thicker and thicker, almost like when a woman uses too much makeup. Today, we explore 1974s black funk dreamscape from miles davis. Man, says miles davis, i havent been sketching in so long. Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what miles davis thought about his music, life, and philosophy, miles on miles reveals the jazz icon as a complex and contradictory man, secretive at times but extraordinarily revealing at others. Universally acclaimed as a musical genius, miles davis was one of the most important and. Available as both a book and an audio book from amazon uk and. Miles davis blind listening test noise made me do it.
The factors leading to that process are now the foundation of the miles davis legend. Miles davis and the making of bitches brew jazztimes. Lost songs, lost highways, and the search for the next american music, longtime pitchfork staffer amanda petrusich hoped to nudge our. Bette daviss assistant wants to set the record straight. Miles on miles collects the thirty most vital miles davis interviews. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next oliver bourbon infused thread starter. Download miles davis mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Between his first recording session in 1944 and his death in 1991, miles davis changed the course of music many times. Listen to a 1979 radio interview in which evans recalls the. Its about that timethe theme live in copenhagen, 1969 11,615. The autobiography audiobook written by miles davis.
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