Miles
by Miles Davis
List Price:
Our Price: $9.45
You Save: $7.55 (44%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $1.80 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Miles DavisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1990-09-15
ISBN: 0671725823
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Reviews of Miles
Book Review: Sizzling and engaging autobiography of Miles Davis
Summary: 5 Stars
"Listen. The greatest feeling I ever had in my life - with my clothes on - was when I first hear Diz and Bird together in St. Louis, Missouri, back in 1944". And so begins Miles' account of his remarkable career. In collaboration with Quincy Troupe, Davis guides us through the events and the people in his life that shaped his music. A brilliant piece of work which is distinctly Miles - simultaneously angry and humorous, harsh and reflective. Miles speaks directly about his struggles with drugs, the women in his life, and his experience as an often misunderstood black musician in a white America. Miles also provides us with richly engaging accounts of his music and the musicians he played with over the years. This spirited story is told by Miles in caustic language and he never shies away from controversy. Miles said of his music in his later years "I like playing with young musicians. I want to keep creating, changing. Music isn't about standing still and becoming safe". This book isn't safe and will always be compelling reading. A must read for new and seasoned fans and enthusiasts.
Charlie Saxe
Chicago, Illinois
Biographies & Memoirs Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in 100 Must-Read Books for Men, Part 2 of 4
Rhinos, Winos and Lunaticsby Deke Leonard
Northdown Publishing; Published: 1996-02; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Kinski Uncut: The Autobiography of Klaus Kinskiby Klaus Kinski
Penguin (Non-Classics); Published: 1997-08-01; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Football Factoryby John King
VINTAGE (RAND); Published: 2004-05-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.67
Witchwater Countryby Garry Douglas Kilworth
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Published: 1987-10-08; Paperback; Book
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories (Oxford World's Classics)by M. R. James
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 1999-06-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.45
Price in other shops:
Against Nature (A Rebours) (Penguin Classics)by Joris-Karl Huysmans
Penguin Classics; Published: 2004-02-24; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.54
Price in other shops:
A Lot of Hard Yakka: Triumph and Torment - A County Cricketer's Lifeby Simon Hughes
Headline Book Publishing; Published: 1998-04-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.93
Price in other shops:
The Complete Chronicles of Conanby Robert E. Howard
Gollancz; Published: 2009-04-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $25.05
Price in other shops:
The Prisoner of Zenda (Penguin Red Classics)by Anthony Hope
Penguin (Non-Classics); Published: 2008-05-27; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.99
Price in other shops:
Ripley Under Ground: A Novelby Patricia Highsmith
W. W. Norton; Published: 2008-09-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.33
Price in other shops:
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
Thelonious Monk - Straight No ChaserWarner Brothers; Release date: 2001-01-30; DVD
Best price: $7.72
Price in other shops:
Miles Davis - 'Round About MidnightRelease date: 2001-04-17; Music CD
Best price: $6.78
Price in other shops:
Miles Davis - Birth of the CoolRelease date: 2001-01-09; Music CD
Best price: $6.80
Price in other shops:
Milestones: The Music And Times Of Miles Davisby Jack Chambers
Da Capo Press; Published: 1998-08-21; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.79
Price in other shops:
Coltrane: The Story of a Soundby Ben Ratliff
Picador; Published: 2008-10-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.92
Price in other shops:
Miles Davis - Kind of BlueRelease date: 1997-03-25; Music CD
Best price: $6.49
Price in other shops:
Bird Lives!: The High Life And Hard Times Of Charlie (yardbird) Parkerby Ross Russell
Da Capo Press; Published: 1996-03-21; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.87
Price in other shops:
Miles Davis: The Definitive Biographyby Ian Carr
Da Capo Press; Published: 2006-12-20; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.24
Price in other shops:
Beneath the Underdog: His World as Composed by Mingusby Charles Mingus
Vintage; Published: 1991-09-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.95
Price in other shops:
John Coltrane: His Life and Music (The Michigan American Music Series)by Lewis Porter
University of Michigan Press; Published: 2000-01-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.43
Price in other shops: