Rethinking Miles Davis edited by Roger Fagge, Nicolas Pillai, Tim Wall

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fagge, Roger, editor.

Pillai, Nicolas, editor.

Wall, Tim, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Davis, Miles--Criticism and interpretation.

Davis, Miles.

Davis, Miles--Relations with women.

Davis, Miles--Influence.

Jazz musicians--United States.

Jazz musicians.

Trumpet players--United States.

Trumpet players.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Relations with women.

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press, 2026.

New York, NY Oxford University Press [2026]

Summary:

"What hasn't been said about Miles Davis? Much has been written about the jazz trumpeter and band leader, yet studies of Davis are often restricted to the ground-breaking acoustic jazz he produced between the 1940s and 50s. While more recent studies revisit his 1960s and 1970s work, Davis' later engagements with music, fashion, and the mainstream media are ripe for reassessment. This book confronts familiar narratives about Davis and his music through a range of perspectives: from the ways Davis pushed jazz into new genre forms, re-envisioned jazz standards, and collaborated musically, to his role in the record companies that released his music, the persona he developed in video, film, and fashion, and how his masculinity manifested both professionally and personally. The collection includes a photo-essay of international jazz musicians' take on Davis' albums in which each musician explains the personal significance of a favourite recording."--From publisher's description

Contents:

Miles behind : jazz studies, masculinity, and #metoo Tony Whyton "Just kickin' that doo-bop sound" : Miles Davis, jazz, and hip-hop Roger Fagge Locating Tutu Tim Wall Miles on a second major : Miles Davis' career from Columbia to Warner Brothers Records Tim Wall Resurrecting Miles in Dingo (1991) : Michel Legrand, Billy Cross, and Miles Davis Will L. Finch Fashioning Miles Davis : dressing and undressing television stardom Nicolas Pillai My one Miles Davis LP : a photo essay on the personal resonance of Miles Davis' recorded music William Ellis, Tim Wall Orchestrating Miles : collaborations with Gil Evans, George Avakian, Marcus Miller, and Tommy LiPuma Bobbie-Jane Gardner, Tim Wall Encounter, surprise, and acceptance : revisiting Miles Davis on and off stage in Portugal Pedro Cravinho It's never too late : Miles Davis and modernism Nicholas Gebhardt

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 16, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780190085834

0190085835

OCLC:

1586323665

Publisher Number:

CIPO000376670

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license