Miles davis electric books

Beside the members of the band of we want miles the recordings feature john scofield for the first time, who worked alongside mike stern in davis s band in late 1982 and early 1983 before sterns departure later in the year. Miles beyond, the electric explorations of miles davis, 19671991, front page get the book too all there is, and all you need to know about miles electric period, from miles in the sky to doo sential reading. Miles davis miles davis, kind of blue b1c1 lp test pressing corrected speed ss still sealed from classic records reissue. The electric explorations of miles davis, 19671991. In 1969 telegram, jimi hendrix invites paul mccartney to join a super group with miles davis. The miles davis reader downbeat, the miles davis companion carner, a miles davis reader kirchner, miles on miles maher and dorr. Miles davis autobiography, which was written in collaboration with quincy troupe and published in 1989 two years before miles death, is a brilliant and uncompromising account of the life of this hugely important musician, providing a detailed account of his near 50year music career, and of his views on politics, race, drugs and women. Its one of the definitive documents of postbitches brew miles davis, beautifully recorded and reconstituted from longer performances by macero. The notentirelylive liveevil documents a late 1970 show and a studio session from earlier that year.

Oct 26, 2007 paul tingen is the author of miles beyond. This book brings a unique perspective to the enigma of miles davis by, save for some introductory setting up, dealing exclusively with miles davis s electric explorations between 19671991. Miles beyond, the electric explorations of miles davis, 1967. This is my favorite miles davis book ever and i have almost every one. The complete on the corner sessions is out on sony legacy on monday. Miles davis books list of books by author miles davis.

Customize your miles davis poster with hundreds of different frame options, and get the exact look that you want for your wall. Miles davis, american jazz musician, a great trumpeter who as bandleader and composer was one of the major influences on the art. Aug 29, 2019 the faux objectivity in stanley nelsons miles davis. Silent way, bitches brew, on the corner, marcus miller, doobop silent way 69. Scottish music critic tingen examines the controversial second half of miles davis s career, when he performed with electric bands. In this book, jazz historian and musician bob gluck explores the. Sep 17, 2014 on august 29th, 1970 miles davis and his band played to 600,000 people at the the isle of wight festival. The miles davis vault has proven, yet again, to be the gift that keeps. Footprints 67 miles smiles agitation recorded 65, released 95 plugged nickel box set 2 electric instruments.

The book also contains an extensive musician list, discography, bibliography and session information. Electric explorations of miles davis, 19671991 hardcover may 1, 2001 by paul tingen author. Miles davis was the musical experience that truly opened my ears to the world of the jazz horn. Miles, politics, and image ingrid monson any direction he chose an interview with ron carter miles davis and the 1960s avantgarde waldo e. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a fivedecade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz. The miles davis septet in concert on 29th august 1970 at the isle of wight pop festival.

Electric miles is the version who plugged in to the zeitgeist, traded his suits for hipster finery. Miles davis rubberband, the iconic trumpeter s longlost album he started recording after. A different kind of blue captures davis performing the album at the 1970 isle of weight music festival. Discussion in music corner started by oliver, oct 6, 2009. Along with louis armstrong, duke ellington, and charlie parker, he is regarded as one of the four most important and influential musicians in jazz history. Bags groove 1957 in the end, miles davis would fascinate jazz, rock and classical fans alike. The miles davis lost quintet and other revolutionary ensembles. Miles davis began experimenting with electric instruments and rock and folk. Miles davis has 52 books on goodreads with 31612 ratings. And while the establishment will try and tell you his greatest work falls into the two great quintets he assembled between the late 50s and mid 60s, so much of.

A study and analysis of compositions and solo transcriptions from the great jazz composer and improviser. My grandfather was a book keeper, so good at what he did he did it for white people and made a whole lot of money. It marks a time when miles s group was still playing standard songs and new compositions, but looser, with more modern and even avantguard elements, to the birth of fusion jazz and beyond. When asked the title of his one track set, miles said call it anything.

But in the 1940s he had been a teenage trumpet hopeful partnering charlie parker and by 1954. Friday night miles davis in person at the blackhawk, san francisco. An introduction to the electric sound of miles davis. Im going to structure this writeup around the albums which have been released from what i believe to be miles most exciting and. Reviews when davis felt he could go no further with straightahead acoustic jazz, he embraced the electric age by 1969, when he recorded the monumental double album bitches brewthe subject of a perceptive new monograph by george grella jr.

He grew up there on a farm that his father, miles dewey davis i, owned. Miles davis plays music from kind of blue live in 1959, introducing a completely new style of jazz. Waters, keith 2011 the studio recordings of the miles davis quintet. Miles dewey davis iii may 26, 1926 september 28, 1991 was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Miles davis live in vienna 1973 stadthalle ganzes konzert. Chambers before 1970, cook overview, tingen electric period cole 1980s collections of articlesinterviews. Aug 11, 2001 buy miles beyond, the electric explorations of miles davis, 19671991 by tingen, paul isbn. By 1968, with the release of bitches brew, miles sound was devoid of cliche, electric, more percussive than lyrical. Legacy and the l legacy logo are registered trademarks of sony music entertainment. Widely considered one of the landmark albums in history and the starting point for jazzrock fusion, miles davis bitches brew ranked as one of the one hundred greatest albums of all time in a rolling stone magazine poll published in 1987.

Davis live albums from this era are equally brilliant. Miles davis s bitches brew is one of the most iconic albums in american music, the preeminent landmark and fertile seedbed of jazzfusion. Miles davis electric albums progressive rock music forum. The electric years by scott mcfarland august 1997 let me just state off the bat that miles music, from bitches brew on, is my favorite music on this planet for a lot of reasons, some of which ill touch on in my closing paragraph. Likewise, the prologue from the fifth dimensions magic garden gets a thumbs up. Paul tingens account of miles davis electric years provides the best information ive read about this period. Fans have been fortunate in the past few years to gain access to daviss live recordings from this time, when he was working with an ensemble that has come to be known as the lost quintet. Miles autobio is a fun read, but i gather that about a third of it is pure fiction. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20thcentury music. Im also pretty fond of bitches brew, jack johnson, and get up with it. Published in may 2001, miles beyond is the first book that deals indepth and sympathetically with the miles davis s electric period, 19671991. The mournful vignette little church demonstrates that miles quieter. Dont forget to order miles davis rubberband album, available september 6 on cd, 2lp.

The strengths of this book are that paul tingen is an enthusiast for miless electric music, and he has gone out his way to find and interview as many miles. Primarily based on new and often exclusive interviews with over 50 musicians, managers, producers, family, and romantic partners, the pioneering book unearths much new information and thousands of neverbeforerevealed facts, insights, and revelations. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The complete on the corner sessions is out on sony. Released by columbia records on november 22, 1974, it compiled songs davis had recorded in sessions between 1970 and 1974, including those for the studio albums jack johnson 1971 and on the corner 1972. I purchased a signed copy directly from author paul tingens website and found it hard to put down. I was especially pleased to find a lot of quotes from pete cosey, reggie lucas, mtume, al foster, michael henderson, dave liebman, dominique gaumont and sonny fortune, maybe my favorite lineup from the 69 74 years. Miles davis brilliant, pioneering fusion era the current.

An introduction to the electric sound of miles davis the. See all books authored by miles davis, including miles. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is related to its namesake, the only book containing an indepth exploration and analysis of miles entire electric period, covering almost half his recording career.

The epitome of cool, an eternally evolving trumpeter who repeatedly changed the course of jazz between the 1950s and 90s. Saturday night miles davis in person at the blackhawk, san francisco. One of the household names of jazz, davis virtually invented the. Miles beyond, the electric explorations of miles davis. However, miles related in his autobiography how he wanted to expand the canvas on bitches brew in terms of the length of the pieces and the number of musicians. Ive been a huge fan for years of miles and that hasnt changed.

If you understood everything i said, youd be me, man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself. Davis tends to like music that stays out of his musical lane, like the electric flags over lovin you,a nice record, he says. David redfernredferns he was motivated, too, by the changing taste of the public. Listen to the night when miles davis opened for the grateful. However, i like almost everything that miles has ever composed, so its usually hard to pick a solid first choice in a poll like this.

It is the third release after the trumpeters sixyear hiatus. On august 29th, 1970 miles davis and his band played to 600,000 people at the the isle of wight festival. While jazz purists often revile this phase a which encompasses the entire second half of his career from 1967 until his death in 1991 a this book takes a new appreciative look at this music and shows its importance to davis career and to jazz as a whole. And while the establishment will try and tell you his greatest work falls into the two great quintets he assembled between the late 50s and mid 60s, so much of what came after, during his so called electric period and comeback in the 80s. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. While jazz purists often revile this phase which encompasses the entire second half of his career, from 1967 until his death in 1991 this book takes a new, appreciative look at this music and shows its importance to davis career and to jazz as a whole. Miles davis, 19671991 he gives the reader an indepth look into miles daviss electric period from 1967 to 1991. Few word pairings in the jazz lexicon are apt to inspire so much contention and challenge and ferment. From kind of blue to bitches brew quincy troupe its about that time. Rather, get paul tingens book on the electric years, and john szveds overview. This book reassesses miles davis electric period and analyzes its continuing influence on contemporary music. Birth of the cool creates a sealedoff sense of observation.

Star people is a 1983 album recorded by miles davis and issued by columbia records. All miles davis posters are produced ondemand using archival inks, ship within 48 hours, and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. Miles davis electric period steve hoffman music forums. Electric explorations of miles davis, 19671991 tingen, paul on. Miles davis call it anything miles electric youtube. Author and miles davis scholar paul tingen takes an indepth look at the making of bitches brew, one of the most influential jazz albums of the 20th century. May 01, 2001 paul tingens account of miles davis electric years provides the best information ive read about this period. Navigating the complex landscape of miles davis electric years in 10 crucial records. Mar 30, 2020 bitches brew and in a silent way are both dominated by circular grooves, john mclaughlins angular guitar playing and the sound of the fender rhodes electric piano. What the phrase refers to, of course, is a period in the career of trumpeter. Celebrating the 50th anniversary we celebrate the 50th anniversary of miles davis going electric for bitches brew part controversial, part revolutionary and as a.

August of 1969 marked miles davis boldest venture yet into undiscovered country. Buy miles davis posters designed by millions of artists and iconic brands from all over the world. Get up with it is a compilation album by american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer miles davis. Several fine davis biographies have appeared over the past few years, mostly ignoring or downplaying much of the music discussed here by tingen, a music journalist based in scotland and california. Phil freeman running the voodoo down digs deep into miles davis s electric music, reminding us that this period encompassed the entire second half of the trumpeters career, from 1967 until his death in 1991. That made me miles dewey davis iii, but everybody in my family called me junior. The autobiography, and miles davis trumpet signature licks, and more on. Miles davis and the making of bitches brew jazztimes. Miles daviss bitches brew is one of the most iconic albums in american music, the preeminent landmark and fertile seedbed of jazzfusion. Based on new research, as well as exclusive, firsthand recollections. Prior to this i had had a puculiar bias against brass, finding it abrasive and a little unmusical but since i started listening to the albums of miles davis not to mention his incredible string of genius sidemen, i love more and more the warm, human sound of brass instruments and the craft which. The electric explorations of miles davis, 19671991 by paul tingen 2003, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. What brought it about and how it impacted his fans. Fans have been fortunate in the past few years to gain access to davis s live recordings from this time, when he was working with an ensemble that has come to be known as the lost quintet.

Miles davis electric period was bookended by his records in a silent way 1969 and agharta 1976. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a fivedecade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic. Dubbed electric miles, it was unpredictable, challenging, groundbreaking. The very best of miles davis electric live allmusic.