The Miles Davis reader / edited and compiled by Frank Alkyer, Ed Enright, Jason Koransky.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alkyer, Frank.

Enright, Ed.

Koransky, Jason.

Series:

DownBeat hall of fame series ; no. 1.

DownBeat hall of fame series ; no. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Davis, Miles.

Trumpet players--Biography.

Trumpet players.

Jazz musicians--Biography.

Jazz musicians.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 354 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hal Leonard Books, 2007.

Summary:

DownBeat magazine (est. 1939), the bible of "jazz, blues, and beyond," proudly launches the first book in its DownBeat Hall of Fame Series. DownBeat has documented Miles Davis's career like no other journal in the world. From Davis's first DownBeat interview in 1950 to his death in 1991, the magazine captured each nuance and phase of his career through cover stories, features, news items, and reviews. This book is a long-overdue compilation of everything DownBeat magazine has written about Miles Davis, a book packed with glimpses into the artist's career as it happened - from the polite young trumpeter making a name for himself, to the bombastic innovator, to the near mythic legend. It's a must-read for anyone interested in perhaps the most enigmatic and enduring star in jazz history.

ISBN:

9781423430766

142343076X

OCLC:

154751879