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For more than forty years Miles Davis has been in the front rank of American music. Universally acclaimed as a musical genius, Miles is one of the most important and influential musicians in the world. The subject of several biographies, now Miles speaks out himself about his extraordinary... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jackie Mclean: Add a description of this character.
- Max Roach
- Cicely
- Tony Williams
- Miles Davis
- Gil Evans
- Frances
- Herbie Hancock
- Irene
- Sonny Rollins
- Joe
- Bird
- Dorothy
- Mingus
- Coltrane
- Bill Evans
- Jimmy
- Wynton
- Bud Powell
- Ron
- Paul
- Wayne
- George
- Clark
- Freddie Webster
- Duke
- Minton
- Art Blakey
- Howard
- Jimi Hendrix
- Ornette
- J. J. Johnson
- Betty
- John Lewis
- Juliette
- Bob Weinstock
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- East St. Louis
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- Harlem
- California
- Paris
- Columbia
- Europe
- Spain
- Brooklyn
- United States
- San Francisco
- Detroit
- Japan
- Cafe Bohemia
- Africa
- Philadelphia
- America
- Illinois
- Arkansas
- London
- Boston
- Malibu
- Lexington
- Lockjaw
- Kansas City
- Mexico
- Washington
- West 77th Street
- Manhattan
- Canada
- England
- Mississippi
- Brazil
- Bean
- Midwest
- Denmark
- Germany
- Baltimore
- Queens
First Sentence edit
The very first thing I remember in my early childhood is a flame, a blue flame jumping off a gas stove somebody lit.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Words and Music: Our Favorite 60 Music Books (Pitchfork). (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Miles Davis (Author)
- Quincy Troupe
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 788.92165092
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › African-American Studies
- Books › Entertainment › Music › Musical Genres › Jazz
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Composers & Musicians › Jazz
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Ethnic & National › African-American & Black
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups
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