Miles Davis La Biografia Definitiva |
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Author:
| Carr, Ian |
Series title: | Biorritmos Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-84-934213-8-0 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2006 |
Publisher: | Global Rhythm Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $33.00 |
Book Description:
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A revised edition of Carr’s acclaimed biography of Miles Davis, this book sheds new light on the life and career of the jazz great. From his early days in New York with Charlie Parker to the recording of the seminal Birth of the Cool album and his collaborations with talents such as John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, and Cannonball Adderley, this ambitious retrospective examines all of the highlightsand a number...
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A revised edition of Carr’s acclaimed biography of Miles Davis, this book sheds new light on the life and career of the jazz great. From his early days in New York with Charlie Parker to the recording of the seminal Birth of the Cool album and his collaborations with talents such as John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, and Cannonball Adderley, this ambitious retrospective examines all of the highlightsand a number of the lowlightsin Davis’s legendary career. Miles Davis’s personal life also comes under the microscope as Carr discusses his drug addiction in the early 1950s, his reclusive dark period from 1975 to 1980, and his marriage to and divorce from Cicely Tyson in the 1980s. Interviews with some of the people who knew Miles Davis and his music best, including Max Roach, Ron Carter, John Schofield, and Jack DeJohnette, provide balance to this exploration of the legacy of an artist who was controversial to the end.
Una edición revisada de la aclamada biografía de Carr de Miles Davis, este libro arroja luz sobre la vida y carrera de la estrella del jazz. Desde sus primeros tientos profesionales en Nueva York con Charlie Parker hasta la grabación del álbum fundamental Birth of the Cool y sus colaboraciones con talentos como John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly y Cannonball Adderley, esta retrospectiva ambiciosa examina los hitosy un buen número de las decepcionesde la carrera legendaria de Davis. La vida personal de Miles Davis se examina también, y Carr discute su adicción a las drogas a comienzos de los años 50, su periodo recluso desde 1975 hasta 1980 y su matrimonio a y divorcio de Cicely Tyson en los años 80. Entrevistas con algunas de las personas que conocieron mejor a Miles Davis y su música, incluyendo Max Roach, Ron Carter, John Schofield y Jack DeJohnette, ayudan equilibrar esta exploración del legado de un artista que, hasta el final, fue controversial.