Miles Davis war ein amerikanischer Jazz-Trompeter, Bandleader und Komponist, der die Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts maßgeblich prägte. Er stand an der Spitze fast jeder wichtigen Entwicklung des Jazz, von Bebop und Cool Jazz bis hin zu Modal Jazz und Jazz Fusion. Seine größte Leistung war nicht nur sein eigener unverwechselbarer instrumentaler Stil, sondern seine beispiellose Fähigkeit, ganze Musikrichtungen durch die Musiker zu formen, die er leitete und von denen viele zu eigenen Legenden wurden.
Miles Davis, einer der berühmtesten und erfolgreichsten Jazz-Musiker unserer Zeit, schildert sein Leben, ein Leben der Extreme, geprägt von Arbeitsdisziplin und Heroinsuch, Liebesaffären, Hang zum Luxus und Engagement für die unterdrückte schwarze Bevölkerung der USA. Davis' Buch ist gleichzeitig ein "Who's Who" des Jazz' der Zeit nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg - von Charlie Parker bis Prince.
This songbook offers jazz enthusiasts a comprehensive collection of 15 iconic Miles Davis originals, complete with note-for-note transcriptions of his solos. Featured pieces include "So What," "All Blues," and "Freddie Freeloader." In addition to the transcriptions, the book includes a biography of Davis, a discography, and insightful notes on the music, making it an invaluable resource for both study and enjoyment.
(Transcribed Score). Regarded by experts as "the best jazz recording of all time," the 1959 release Kind of Blue is one of the most influential albums in the history of jazz. This exceptional book features transcriptions of all the improvised solos as well as sketch scores for all the songs from this landmark release. This includes Miles' trumpet parts, the brilliant sax work of John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderly, and rhythm section parts to use as guides for the feel of each composition. Songs include: So What * Freddie Freeloader * Blue in Green * All Blues * and Flamenco Sketches. Also includes background information on the album and notes on the folio. Essential for all jazz fans!
Miles Davis, one of the most significant jazz musicians, passed away on September 28, 1991. He was a key figure in various jazz movements, from bebop in the 40s to cool jazz in the 50s and jazz-rock in the 70s. Shortly before his death, he wrote this remarkable autobiography.
If we were all brave enough to resurrect the voices lost from our humanity, what would they say? Award-winning poet Quincy Troupe, spokesman for the humanizing forces of poetry, music, and art, parts the Atlantic and rattles the ground built on slavery with Ghost Voices: A Poem in Prayer.
Soon to be a major motion picture from the producers of Fences and The Hurricane "Brilliant, poetic, provocative, Quincy Troupe's Miles & Me reveals the man behind the dark glasses and legend."—Ishmael Reed Poet, activist, and journalist Quincy Troupe's candid account of his friendship with Miles Davis is a revealing portrait of a great musician and an engrossing chronicle of the author's own artistic and personal growth. Miles & Me describes in intimate detail the sometimes harrowing processes of Davis's spectacular creativity and the joys and travails Davis's passionate and contradictory temperament posed to the two men's friendship. Miles & Me shows how Davis, both as an artist and as a black man, influenced Troupe and whole generations of Americans while forever changing the face of jazz. With a new introduction by film producer Rudy Langlais, an original photo essay of Miles and Quincy together by Jon Stevens, and a new Q&A with Quincy Troupe about how—and why—he came to write Miles & Me.
"Quincy Troupe writes poetry in great waves. The words are just notes. It's the music you make with them that matters. He's not a wordsmith, he's a shaman conjuring long repetitive lines, cadences of looking across the sea towards Africa and haunted by the legacy of slavery and racism, or of remembering fellow conjurers, poets and musical artists, celebrating, always celebrating, but never only that. In the fifty-page, incantatory poem, "Ghost Voices," there is a longing to be reconnected to the past, anda longing too to be free of it. In the short title poem, "Duende: For Garcaia Lorca and Miles Davis," there lies, nakedly, Troupe's credo: "...secrets, mystery infused in black magic / that enters bodies in forms of music, art/ poetry imbuing language with sovereignty / in blood spooling back through violent centuries..." The version of the great poem "Avalanche (number 3)" that appears here is different from the version of the same poem he published nearly 25 years ago--in exactly the same way that a jazz artist picks up his horn to play the same song a little differently every time. Troupe is a generous and gregarious poet in this giant offering that includes many new poems, as well as a selection chosen from across his eleven previously published volumes. What's remarkable is the constancy, the energy, and how he's always looking right at you in the here and now, and at the same time sees something over your shoulder that others don't see yet, maybe a distant storm gathering over the waters, somethingwe're going to need to rise up and face soon enough"-- Provided by publisher
(Fake Book). Miles Davis gave the jazz world innumerable musical innovations and his supporting musicians provided a virtual who's who of the modern jazz era. This updated Real Book featuring Miles' music contains highly accurate, easy-to-read, musician-friendly lead sheets for 70 of his most famous original compositions: All Blues * Bitches Brew * Blue in Green * Boplicity (Be Bop Lives) * Budo * Eighty One * Flamenco Sketches * Four * Freddie Freeloader * Half Nelson * Miles * Milestones * Nardis * The Serpent's Tooth * Seven Steps to Heaven * Sippin' at Bells * So What * Solar * Somethin' Else * The Theme * Tune Up * Vierd Blues * What It Is * and dozens more top tunes. Essential for every jazz fan! Looking for a particular song? Check out the Real Book Songfinder here.
(Real Book Multi-Tracks Play-Along). Today's best way to practice jazz! Accurate, easy-to-read lead sheets and professional, customizable audio tracks accessed online for 10 songs. The interactive, online audio interface tempo control; looping; buttons to turn each instrument on or off; lead sheet with follow-along marker; and melody performed by a saxophone or trumpet on the "head in" and "head out." The full stereo tracks can also be downloaded and played off-line. Separate lead sheets are included for C, B-flat, E-flat and Bass Clef instruments. This volume includes 10 Blue in Green * Boplicity (Be Bop Lives) * Four * Freddie Freeloader * Milestones * Nardis * Seven Steps to Heaven * So What * Solar * Walkin'. Check out the interactive play-along tracks below!
The book is notable for its age and rarity, which may result in some pages being difficult to read due to blurred text. This aspect adds a unique charm and historical significance, appealing to collectors and those interested in vintage literature.