Milestones / Jack Chambers.

Author/creator Chambers, Jack
Format Book
Publication InfoToronto ; Buffalo, N.Y. : University of Toronto Press, ©1983-©1985.
Description2 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Davis, Miles.
Jazz musicians--United States. --Biography.

Contents v. 1. The music and times of Miles Davis to 1960. Part one: Boplicity. Tune-up 1926-44 ; 52nd Street theme 1945-6 ; Ornithology 1947-8 ; Move 1948-50 -- Part two: Miles ahead. Down 1950-4 ; Walkin' 1954-5 ; Cookin' 1955-7 ; Fran dance 1958-9 -- v. 2. The music andtimes of Miles Davis since 1960. Part three: Prince of darkness. Pfrancing 1960-2 ; So near, so far 1963-4 ; Circle 1964-8 ; Miles runs the voodoo down 1968-9 -- Part four: Pangaea. Funky tonk 1969-71 ; Sivad Selim 1972-5 ; Shhh 1975-81 ; It gets better: 1981 and after -- Afterword: So what?
Abstract Traces the life and career of the great jazz trumpeter who emerged as a bebop prodigy in the forties and developed into one of the most influential musicians in modern jazz. Note that a later second edition includes a new introduction and 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. In a later edition, Jack Chambers breaks his silence to discuss the extent of the "borrowing" and who was responsible.
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography noteBibliography: v. 1, pages 319-325.
ISBN0802024998 (v.1)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML419.D39 C53 1983 V. 1 ✔ Available Place Hold
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML419.D39 C53 1983 V. 2 ✔ Available Place Hold