Miles Davis and American culture /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Early, Gerald Lyn
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	St. Louis : Missouri Historical Society Press, [2001]
Subjects:	Davis, Miles > Criticism and interpretation. Jazz > History and criticism.

Table of Contents:

The art of the muscle: Miles Davis as American knave / Gerald Early
Just before Miles: jazz in St. Louis, 1926-1944 / William Howland Kenney
"I just adored that man" / an interview with Quincy Jones
"So what"(?) ... it's "all blues" anyway: an anecdotal/jazzological tour of Milesville / Eugene B. Redmond
"He's Miles ahead" / an interview with George Avakian
Miles and the jazz critics / John Gennari
"Sensational pulse" / an interview with Ahmad Jamal
Miles, politics, and image / Ingrid Monson
"Any direction he chose" / an interview with Ron Carter
Miles Davis and the 1960s avant-garde / Waldo E. Martin Jr.
From Kind of blue to Bitches brew / Quincy Troupe
"It's about that time": the response to Miles Davis's electric turn / Eric Porter
Miles Davis and the double audience / Martha Bayless
"Here's God walking around" / an interview with Joey DeFrancesco
Ladies sing Miles / Farah Jasmine Griffin
Remembering Miles in St. Louis: a conclusion / Benjamin Cawthra
Appendix 1. Playboy interview with Alex Haley
Appendix 2. Chronology.