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We Want Miles: Miles Davis vs. Jazz
Written by Vincent Bessieres and Franck Bergerot
Pub Date: May 2010
Format: Hardcover
Category: Music - Jazz
US Price: $50.00
CAN Price: $60.00
ISBN: 978-0-8478-3528-7 (0-8478-3528-6)
Publisher: Skira Rizzoli
Trim Size: 9-1/2 x 11
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About this Book
The most comprehensive book on the artist to date, offering an insightful look into the legendary musician and his enormous impact on the development of jazz. Miles Davis explores the life and art of one of the greatest visionaries in jazz history—through photographs, handwritten musical scores, album covers, posters, and more—cementing his reputation as the embodiment of cool, both on- and offstage. To examine his extraordinary career is also to examine the history of jazz from the mid-1940s through the early 1990s, as Davis was crucial in almost every important innovation and stylistic development during that time. His genius paved the way for these changes, both with his own performances and recordings, and by choosing collaborators with whom he forged new directions. Miles Davis—trumpeter, bandleader, and composer—was one of the most important figures in jazz history. He was born in a well-to-do family in St. Louis in 1926 and died in a Los Angeles hospital in 1991. He was at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including cool jazz, hard bop, free jazz, and fusion. Davis worked with many of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, including Ron Carter, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Charlie Parker, and Max Roach, among numerous others.
Praise
"However, the images comprise the main attraction here. Included are nearly every iconic image of the trumpeter—from Don Hunstein’s photos of Miles in the studio recording 'Kind of Blue' to Irving Penn’s stark and dramatic portrait for the Tutu album cover." ~Jazz Times
"Franck Bergamot’s We Want Miles: Miles Davis vs. Jazz is an incredibly thorough look at the life and work of the 'Picasso of Jazz,' one of America’s most important musicians. It is touted as a photography book, and it does indeed contain an astounding collection of photos, as well as images of his album covers, concert posters, club flyers, and art he inspired, but it also contains a wealth of writing from people who came into contact with him over his long and storied career." ~Typo-Graphical.com
"We Want Miles is much more than a coffee table photobook. It is a complete visual and textual history of every chapter in the iconic horn player’s career and ultimately portrays well both the evolutionary and the revolutionary story of this giant of jazz." ~BlogOnBooks.com
About the Author
Vincent Bessières is a member of the French l’Académie du Jazz and an author and editor who writes frequently and with expertise on jazz. Franck Bergerot is editor-in-chief of Jazz Magazine/ Jazzman. He recently organized a complete collection of Miles Davis’s work for the Masters of Jazz label and is the author of several books.
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