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The Last Miles - The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991 (Hardcover)
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The Last Miles - The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991 (Hardcover)
Series: Popular Music History S.
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Miles Davis was one of the musical giants of the twentieth century.
In a career that spanned more than five decades, Miles transformed
the face of jazz four or five times and his music resonates far
beyond the bounds of his genre. Miles made the most famous album in
the history of jazz, Kind of Blue, formed one of the greatest jazz
quintets in the 1960s and fused jazz with rock. Including unique
interviews with dozens of Miles' closest colleagues, many of whom
have never before been interviewed about their time with him, The
Last Miles concentrates on the final period of Miles' life, after
he had emerged from a five-year lay-off from the world of music.
Right up until the end of his life, he was still searching, still
exploring and still refusing to play it safe. The focus is on the
music Miles recorded and played, and how it evolved in the eyes of
the musicians he played with. Those interviewed include, George
Duke, Teo Macero, Tommy LiPuma, Marcus Miller, Darryl Jones and
Easy Mo Bee. There are also interviews with musicians who played
with Miles before the 1980s, including Dave Liebman, Pete Cosey,
Michael Henderson and Mike Zwerin, who give their own assessment of
the music Miles played during the final period of his life. Cheryl
Davies, Miles' only daughter, is also interviewed. The Last Miles
is full of fascinating new facts and stories about Miles. For the
first time, every member of the group of young musicians from
Chicago who helped bring Miles back into the music scene gives
their story. Music journalist George Cole also reveals for the
first time the full story behind a lost Miles Davis album recorded
in 1985, tells you about a song Miles co-wrote for Mick Jagger, how
he worked with Prince, and discovers new and unreleased music that
Miles recorded. If you've ever wanted to know how Miles recruited
his band members, what it was like working with Miles in the studio
or to play with him on-stage, The Last Miles has the answers. There
is at least one chapter devoted to each album that Miles recorded
during this period. Full track-by-track descriptions contain many
new and interesting tales behind the songs including how Sting came
to record on one of Miles' tracks, why Prince dropped a song slated
to appear on the Tutu album, how Gil Evans helped Miles compose
many of the tunes on the album Star People, what Splatch means and
who Ursula was.
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