The Miles Davis Companion: Four Decades of CommentaryThe Miles Davis Companion profiles the life and career of jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. From '50s "cool" jazz to '70s jazz-rock fusion to '90s hip-hop, Davis was an innovative musician who always created new sounds and styles. Throughout his career, Davis attacked stereo-types and refused to kowtow to the musical (or popular) press. The Companion draws on profiles, interviews, liner notes, and original reviews of recordings to give a full picture of his work. It also includes essays on the impact of Davis's life and music, his controversial stance toward women and other musicians, and his transformation from jazz musician to cultural icon. |
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Miles has a particular liking for " good wood ” and explains thereby why his Down Beat plaques — and even his Four Roses Award from the Randall's Island " festival ” —are all displayed . He has a good piano and an adequate non - stereo ...
Miles has a particular liking for " good wood ” and explains thereby why his Down Beat plaques — and even his Four Roses Award from the Randall's Island " festival ” —are all displayed . He has a good piano and an adequate non - stereo ...
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It might be one of those off - beat phrases , or out of time . The first thing I listen for in a drummer is if he can roll . You know , a lot of drummers can't roll . When you end a song , a roll is the most natural way for it to die ...
It might be one of those off - beat phrases , or out of time . The first thing I listen for in a drummer is if he can roll . You know , a lot of drummers can't roll . When you end a song , a roll is the most natural way for it to die ...
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Nat Hentoff , “ Miles , ” Down Beat , November 2 , 1955. Reprinted by permission of Down Beat . Nat Hentoff , from The Jazz Life , Dial , 1961. Copyright © 1962 by Nat Hentoff . Used by permission of Doubleday , a division of Bantam ...
Nat Hentoff , “ Miles , ” Down Beat , November 2 , 1955. Reprinted by permission of Down Beat . Nat Hentoff , from The Jazz Life , Dial , 1961. Copyright © 1962 by Nat Hentoff . Used by permission of Doubleday , a division of Bantam ...
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