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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Mrs. Davis was socially active and later became a prominent Urban Leaguer in Chicago . Miles's course in life was set on his thirteenth birthday , when his father presented him with a trumpet . Mrs. Davis had wanted the instrument to be ...
Mrs. Davis was socially active and later became a prominent Urban Leaguer in Chicago . Miles's course in life was set on his thirteenth birthday , when his father presented him with a trumpet . Mrs. Davis had wanted the instrument to be ...
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As Miles found himself facing a bleak future , it became a case of physician's son , heal thyself . “ It took me four years to break the habit , ” he told , an Ebony reporter . “ I just made up my mind I was getting off dope .
As Miles found himself facing a bleak future , it became a case of physician's son , heal thyself . “ It took me four years to break the habit , ” he told , an Ebony reporter . “ I just made up my mind I was getting off dope .
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They became points of departure for displays of intracommunication that were tantamount to ESP — which logically became the title number of a 1965 album . Performances became longer as Davis pioneered in the concept of segueing from one ...
They became points of departure for displays of intracommunication that were tantamount to ESP — which logically became the title number of a 1965 album . Performances became longer as Davis pioneered in the concept of segueing from one ...
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