Miles to go : remembering Miles Davis / by Chris Murphy.
| Author/creator | Murphy, Chris, 1948- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Thunder's Mouth Press ; [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, ©2002. |
| Description | xviii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one: Chaos. Meeting the chief -- Down to business -- High art and high jinks -- Fast times in L.A. -- Miles runs the boxing down -- That's music biz -- Miles, Finney, and Jimi -- Fashion, food, and automobiles -- Southern discomfort -- Stepping up, stepping out -- On the road -- Miles takes Japan -- Setback in St. Louis -- Fathers and sons -- Winding down -- Weather report: darkness ahead -- A brief intermission -- Part two: Comeback. Back in the saddle -- Meeting the new Miles -- Live at Avery Fisher -- Hanging in Vegas -- Bats over Osaka -- Down and up from New York to Paris -- On the road (again) -- Travellin' blues -- True romance -- Miles gets his Grammy -- The end of something -- Epilogue -- Appendix I. Papa and the chief ; Appendix II. Talkin' 'bout Miles: transcripts of interviews with Mark Allison and Ron Lorman. |
| Abstract | This book is an affectionate but brutally honest (and bound to be controversial) account about working and living with Miles Davis during the latter period of the jazz maestro's career. Told by Chris Murphy, a young, down-on-his-luck, Irish-American guitarist who devoted himself to Miles Davis, first as his roadie and assistant, and then as one of his most trusted road managers, this is a frank and intimate exploration of Davis's eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. It also deals with Davis's troubled relationship with his children and the controversial role Cicely Tyson played in his life. |
| ISBN | 1560253614 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML419.D39 M87 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |