The Making of Kind of Blue Miles Davis and His Masterpiece |
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| Author:
| Nisenson, Eric |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-28408-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press
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| Imprint: | Saint Martin's Griffin |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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'A masterpiece in its own right' - Publishers,Weekly,Paperback edition of the fascinating and,extraordinary story of the recording of what many,consider to be the greatest jazz album ever made -,'Kind of Blue'. Recorded by Miles Davis with,pianist Bill Evans, tenor saxophonist John,Coltrane, composer/theorist George Russell, and,Cannonball Adderly, the album represented a,fortuitous conflation of some of the real giants,of the jazz world at a time when they were at the,very top of...
More Description'A masterpiece in its own right' - Publishers,Weekly,Paperback edition of the fascinating and,extraordinary story of the recording of what many,consider to be the greatest jazz album ever made -,'Kind of Blue'. Recorded by Miles Davis with,pianist Bill Evans, tenor saxophonist John,Coltrane, composer/theorist George Russell, and,Cannonball Adderly, the album represented a,fortuitous conflation of some of the real giants,of the jazz world at a time when they were at the,very top of their profession.