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245 10 a| Milestones :b| the music and times of Miles Davis /c| Jack Chambers ; with a new introduction.;

250 a| First Da Capo Press edition.;

300 a| 2 volumes in 1 :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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500 a| "Originally published separately by University of Toronto Press as Milestones 1: the music and times of Miles Davis to 1960 and Milestones 2: the music and times of Miles Davis since 1960"--T.p. verso.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-390) and index.;

505 0 a| Milestones 1. Boplicity. Tune-up 1926-44 ; 52nd Street theme ; Ornithology 1947-8 ; Move 1948-50 -- Miles ahead. Down 1950-4 ; Walkin' 1954-5 ; Cookin' 1955-7 ; Fran dance 1958-9.;

505 0 a| Milestones 2. Prince of darkness. Pfrancing 1960-2 ; So near, so far 1963-4 ; Circle 1964-8 ; Miles runs the voodoo down 1968-9 -- Pangaea. Funky tonk 1969-71 ; Sivad Selim 1972-5 ; Shhh 1975-81 ; It gets better : 1981 and after -- Afterword : so what?;

520 a| This invaluable biography of trumpeter and jazz-bebop-fusion innovator Miles Davis (1926?1991) includes a substantial new introduction that for the first time details Davis's turbulent last decade; the drawing and painting that became an additional creative outlet; the musical lows of his final "Freaky Deaky" years; the family warfare that has erupted over his last will and testament; and--in a long-awaited exposé--the truth behind Davis's so-called Autobiography, the book that "borrowed" gigantic portions from Milestones and passed them off as Davis's. Jack Chambers breaks his silence to discuss the extent of the "borrowing" and who was responsible. Here is the last word on the music and controversial life of Miles Davis.;

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Milestones : the music and times of Miles Davis / Jack Chambers ; with a new introduction.

Author/creator	Chambers, J. K.
Other author	Chambers, J. K.
Other author	Chambers, J. K.
Format	Book
Edition	First Da Capo Press edition.
Publication Info	New York : Da Capo Press, ©1998.
Description	2 volumes in 1 : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Davis, Miles. Jazz musicians--United States. --Biography. African American jazz musicians--Biography. Trumpet players--United States. --Biography.

Contents	Milestones 1. Boplicity. Tune-up 1926-44 ; 52nd Street theme ; Ornithology 1947-8 ; Move 1948-50 -- Miles ahead. Down 1950-4 ; Walkin' 1954-5 ; Cookin' 1955-7 ; Fran dance 1958-9.
Contents	Milestones 2. Prince of darkness. Pfrancing 1960-2 ; So near, so far 1963-4 ; Circle 1964-8 ; Miles runs the voodoo down 1968-9 -- Pangaea. Funky tonk 1969-71 ; Sivad Selim 1972-5 ; Shhh 1975-81 ; It gets better : 1981 and after -- Afterword : so what?
Abstract	This invaluable biography of trumpeter and jazz-bebop-fusion innovator Miles Davis (1926?1991) includes a substantial new introduction that for the first time details Davis's turbulent last decade; the drawing and painting that became an additional creative outlet; the musical lows of his final "Freaky Deaky" years; the family warfare that has erupted over his last will and testament; and--in a long-awaited exposé--the truth behind Davis's so-called Autobiography, the book that "borrowed" gigantic portions from Milestones and passed them off as Davis's. Jack Chambers breaks his silence to discuss the extent of the "borrowing" and who was responsible. Here is the last word on the music and controversial life of Miles Davis.
Local note	Little-308462--305131013038S
General note	Previously published as 1 volume: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [1990], c1985.
General note	"Originally published separately by University of Toronto Press as Milestones 1: the music and times of Miles Davis to 1960 and Milestones 2: the music and times of Miles Davis since 1960"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-390) and index.
LCCN	98028958
ISBN	0306808498 (alk. paper)

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