Best Miles Davis Biography - April 2024

Miles

Universally acclaimed as a musical genius, Miles Davis was one of the most important and influential musicians in the world. Here, Miles speaks out about his extraordinary life.Miles: The Autobiography, like Miles himself, holds nothing back. He speaks frankly and openly about his drug problem and how he overcame it. He condemns the racism he encountered in the music business and in American society generally. And he discusses the women in his life. But above all, Miles talks about music and musicians, including the legends he has played with over the years: Bird, Dizzy, Monk, Trane, Mingus, a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1451643187
• ASIN: 1451643187
• ISBN: 1451643187
• Brand: Brand: Simon Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography

This exhaustively researched, revised edition of Ian Carr's classic biography throws new light on Davis' life and career: from the early days in New York with Charlie Parker; to the Birth of Cool; through his drug addiction in the early 1950s and the years of extraordinary achievements (1954-1960), during which he signed with Columbia and collaborated with such unequaled talents as John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly and Cannonball Adderly. Carr also explores Davis' dark, reclusive period (1975-1980), offering firsthand accounts of his descent into addiction, as well as his dramatic return... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1560259671
• ASIN: 1560259671
• ISBN: 1560259671
• Brand: Brand: Da Capo Press
• Manufacturer: Da Capo Press

Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption

• ASIN: B004U7HRT6
• ASIN: B004U7HRT6
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Howard Books

Milestones: The Music And Times Of Miles Davis

This invaluable biography of trumpeter and jazz-bebop-fusion innovator Miles Davis (1926–1991) includes a substantial new introduction that for the first time details Davis's turbulent last decade; the drawing and painting that became an additional creative outlet; the musical lows of his final “Freaky Deaky” years; the family warfare that has erupted over his last will and testament; and—in a long-awaited exposé—the truth behind Davis's so-called Autobiography, the book that “borrowed” gigantic portions from Milestones and passed them off as Davis's. Jack Chambers breaks his silence... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0306808498
• ASIN: 0306808498
• ISBN: 0306808498
• Manufacturer: Da Capo Press

Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail

After graduating from college, Jennifer isn't sure what she wants to do with her life. She is drawn to the Appalachian Trail, a 2175-mile footpath that stretches from Georgia to Maine. Though her friends and family think she's crazy, she sets out alone to hike the trail, hoping it will give her time to think about what she wants to do next. The next four months are the most physically and emotionally challenging of her life. She quickly discovers that thru-hiking is harder than she had imagined: coping with blisters and aching shoulders from the 30-pound pack she carries; sleeping on the hard ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0825305683
• ASIN: 0825305683
• ISBN: 0825305683
• Manufacturer: Beaufort Books

So What: The Life of Miles Davis

Based on interviews with family and friends, this account of the jazz great's life reveals the influence of Miles Davis' life on his work as well as the musician's persistent desire to re-invent himself.

• ASIN: 0684859823
• ASIN: 0684859823
• ISBN: 0684859823
• Brand: Brand: Simon n Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience

National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis unlocks the secret to maximizing perseverance--on and off the trailJennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles her incredible accomplishments in the world of endurance hiking, backpacking, and trail running. With a storyteller's ear for fascinating detail and description, Davis takes readers along as she trains and sets her record, analyzing and trail-testing the theories and methodologies espoused by her star-stud... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07466F1T1
• ASIN: B07466F1T1
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURERobyn Davidson's opens the memoir of her perilous journey across 1,700 miles of hostile Australian desert to the sea with only four camels and a dog for company with the following words: “I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back." Enduring sweltering heat, fending off poisonous snakes and lecherous men, chasing her camels when they get skittish and nursing them when they are injured, Davidson emerges as an extraordinarily courageous heroine driven by a love of Australi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0679762876
• ASIN: 0679762876
• ISBN: 0679762876
• Brand: Davidson, Robyn
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor

• ASIN: B003JH8MDI
• ASIN: B003JH8MDI
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

Ronnie Wood: Artist

The first publication to showcase the visual art of the Rolling Stones’ Ronnie WoodRonnie Wood is one of the foremost rock guitarists in the world, but his artistic talents extend beyond music. Published together for the first time and in Wood’s seventieth year, here is the first comprehensive collection of paintings and other works that exudes the same irrepressible energy as the Rolling Stones themselves.Organized thematically, Ronnie Wood: Artist focuses on rock ’n’ roll performances and depictions of stage performances as only the band could witness. Additional chapters show both t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0500519897
• ASIN: 0500519897
• ISBN: 0500519897
• Brand: THAMES HUDSON
• Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson

The Warren Buffett CEO: Secrets of the Berkshire Hathaway Managers

"Everyone knows Warren is the greatest investor of our time. . . .This book for the first time captures his genius as a manager." —Jack Welch The first book to reveal the investment and management strategies of the Berkshire Hathaway all-star management team. Much has been written about Warren Buffett and his investment philosophy; little has been made public about the inside management of Berkshire Hathaway. With a market cap exceeding 100 billion , Berkshire Hathaway has a market value surpassing many icons of American business such as Dell, AT&T, Disney, Ford, Gillette, American Express, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0471442593
• ASIN: 0471442593
• ISBN: 9780471442592
• Manufacturer: Wiley

The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should have and shows how they tell the history of the music and with it the history of the twentieth century. He has completely revised his and Richard Cook's entries and reassessed each artist's entry for this book. The result is an endlessly bro... [Read More]

• ASIN: B004CRSIT2
• ASIN: B004CRSIT2
• Manufacturer: Penguin

What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life

Six-time Emmy Award-winning funny man Tim Conway—best known for his roles on The Carol Burnett Show—offers a straight-shooting and hilarious memoir about his life on stage and off as an actor and comedian.In television history, few entertainers have captured as many hearts and made as many people laugh as Tim Conway. What’s So Funny? follows Tim’s journey from life as an only child raised by loving but outrageous parents, to his tour of duty in the army, to his ascent as a national star. Conway’s often-improvised humor, razor-sharp timing, and hilarious characters have made him one o... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1476726531
• ASIN: 1476726531
• ISBN: 1476726531
• Brand: Howard Books
• Manufacturer: Howard Books

Band of Gypsys

• ASIN: B000002UVX
• UPC: 724349344624
• ASIN: B000002UVX
• Brand: Capitol
• Manufacturer: Capitol / Experience Hendrix

Siren Song: My Life in Music

The autobiography of America’s greatest living record man: the founder of Sire Records and spotter of rock talent from the Ramones to Madonna.Seymour Stein is America's greatest living record man. Not only has he signed and nurtured more important artists than anyone alive, now sixty years in the game, he's still the hippest label head, travelling the globe in search of the next big thing. Since the late fifties, he's been wherever it's happening: Billboard, Tin Pan Alley, The British Invasion, CBGB, Studio 54, Danceteria, the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, the CD crash. Along that winding path, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B073TSGB9L
• ASIN: B073TSGB9L
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

The Music of Miles Davis

9780634010408

• UPC: 3865616
• Rating: 5.0

Miles Davis Omnibook : For BB Instruments

Includes editorial notes; discographical information included for each

• UPC: 42080481

Best Of Miles Davis

Best Of Miles Davis

• UPC: 5750697

Relaxin with the Miles Davis Quintet (Vinyl)

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• UPC: 34451976

Miles Davis and Horns (Vinyl)

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• UPC: 34451980

Miles Davis & the Modern Jazz Giants (Vinyl)

Vinyl LP pressing of this release from the jazz graet. Here are tracks from one of the truly classic sessions, in which a combination of jazz giants gathered in Rudy Van Gelders studio on a

• UPC: 55904044

Steamin: With the Miles Davis Quintet (Vinyl)

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• UPC: 34452007

The Very Best of the Miles Davis Quintet (CD)

Miles put together quite possibly the best bop combo in jazz history when he enlisted John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. Inventive and original, their jazz sound set the standard for

• UPC: 31519140

Best of Miles Davis (CD)

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• UPC: 117396996

Best of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (CD) (Remaster)

Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane

• UPC: 1211567

Footprints: The Life And Music Of Wayne Shorter 2-CD (Best Of/Miles Davis) RARE

• UPC: 382889540582
• Category: CDs
• Price: 15 GBP