Miles: The Autobiography - Softcover

Davis, Miles; Troupe, Quincy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671725823 ISBN 13: 9780671725822

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1990

Synopsis

For more than forty years Miles Davis has been in the front rank of American music. Universally acclaimed as a musical genius, Miles is one of the most important and influential musicians in the world. The subject of several biographies, now Miles speaks out himself about his extraordinary life.Miles: The Autobiography, like Miles himself, holds nothing back. For the first time Miles talks about his five-year silence. He speaks frankly and openly about his drug problem and how he overcame it. He condemns the racism he has encountered in the music business and in American society generally. And he discusses the women in his life. But above all, Miles talks about music and musicians, including the legends he has played with over the years: Bird, Dizzy, Monk, Trane, Mingus, and many others.The man who has given us some of the most exciting music of the past few decades has now given us a compelling and fascinating autobiography, featuring a concise discography and thirty-two pages of photographs.

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Review:

"The Atlantic"With "Miles," Davis proves to be his own most perceptive critic. Clive DavisPresident, Arista Records[Miles] was and is the master, and his book is must reading for any student or fan of music. "San Francisco Chronicle"This is not just any book. As with everything else he has done, Davis's work as writer is likely to raise controversy. The book could well be subtitled "Miles Tells All" for this volume is crammed with juicy gossip about most of the key figures in modern jazz. Ishmael ReedSuperior jazz writing that ranks with that of the best practitioners of the art Ishmael ReedSuperior jazz writing that ranks with that of the best practitioners of the art Clive DavisPresident, Arista Records [Miles] was and is the master, and his book is must reading for any student or fan of music. "The Atlantic"With "Miles," Davis proves to be his own most perceptive critic. "San Francisco Chronicle"This is not just any book. As with everything else he has done, Davis's work as writer is likely to raise controversy. The book could well be subtitled "Miles Tells All" for this volume is crammed with juicy gossip about most of the key figures in modern jazz.

Book Description:

‘LISTEN. The greatest feeling I ever had in my life – with my clothes on – was when I first heard Diz and Bird back in 1944. I’ve come close to matching the feeling of that night, but I’ve never quite got there. I’m always looking for it, trying to always feel it in and through the music I play . . .’

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0671725823
• ISBN 13: 9780671725822
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 441