Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography
By (Author) Ian Carr
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
10th September 1999
19th July 1999
Revised edition
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Biography: arts and entertainment
Musicians, singers, bands and groups
Composers and songwriters
788.92165092
Paperback
672
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 38mm
505g
This revised edition of Ian Carr's biography of Miles Davis throws new light on his life and career from the early days in New York, with Charlie Parker, to his Birth of the Cool band, through his drug addiction in the early 1950s, and the years of extraordinary achievements during which he signed with Columbia, and drew to his band such unequalled talents as John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly and Cannonball Adderly. Ian Carr illuminates Davis's genius for growth and renewal during the 1960s and 1970s, with new interviews, information and insights. Carr has produced a detailed description of Miles's dark reclusive period, 1975-1980, with first-hand accounts of his descent towards disintegration.
From the reviews of the first edition: 'In a class by itself... he knows his music and his Miles' New York Times Book Review 'Masterful' New Society 'Fascinating' Daily Telegraph
Ian Carr was born in Scotland, brought up in the north of England and educated at Kings College, Newcastle upon Tyne. He became a professional musician, playing trumpet, flugel horn and keyboards, and has made numerous recordings. He has made many broadcasts for jazz programmes for BBC Radio 3 and has written for the BBC Music Magazine since its inception in 1992. Ian Carr is the author of Music Outside (1973) and Keith Jarrett, the Man and his Music (1991).