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Miles Davis : the complete illustrated history

Title
Miles Davis : the complete illustrated history / with Sonny Rollins [and others] ; photographs from the archives of Francis Wolff [and others].
Publication
Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, 2012.
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  • Rollins, Sonny.
  • Cosby, Bill, 1937-
  • Hancock, Herbie, 1940-
  • Wolff, Francis.
Description
223 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm
Summary
Here is the illustrated history of Miles Davis, the world's most popular jazz trumpeter, written by an all-star team, including Ashley Kahn, Sonny Rollins, Bill Cosby, Herbie Hancock, George Wein, Francis Davis, Lenny White, Robin D.G. Kelley, and more.
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Genre/Form
  • Biography.
  • Pictorial works.
  • Portraits.
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Introduction. Running the voodoo down -- The young artist 1926-1948. Beginnings / by Ashley Kahn ; There was a time / by Clark Terry -- Birth of the cool 1949-1953. Miles in the 1940s and early 1950s / by Sonny Rollins ; Miles and style / by Bill Cosby -- Hard bop 1954-1958. Miles in France / by Vincent Bessières ; Love for sale / by Robin D.G. Kelley -- Kind of blue 1958-1963. Miles, Newport, and the business of jazz / by George Wein -- A new energy 1964-1968. Miles and the 1960s quintet / by Ron Carter and Herbie Hancock ; Miles and the ballads / by Francis Davis -- Bitches brew and beyond 1969-1974. Miles, Tony Williams, and the road to Bitches brew / by Lenny White ; Miles goes acoustic / by Karl Hagstrom Miller -- Hiatus and recovery 1975-1985. Miles and women / by Nalini Jones ; Miles Davis in the ring / by Gerald Early -- Tutu and farewell 1986-1991. Miles in the 1980s / by Greg Tate ; Timing / by Dave Liebman -- Afterword. Miles in the afterlife / by Nate Chinen.
Call Number
Sc+ F 17-118
ISBN
  • 9780760342626
  • 0760342628
LCCN
2013568058
OCLC
781679674
Title
Miles Davis : the complete illustrated history / with Sonny Rollins [and others] ; photographs from the archives of Francis Wolff [and others].
Publisher
Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, 2012.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Added Author
Rollins, Sonny.
Cosby, Bill, 1937-
Hancock, Herbie, 1940-
Wolff, Francis.
Research Call Number
Sc+ F 17-118
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