Bibliograph

Miles to go, the lost years : an intimate memoir of life on the road with Miles Davis 1973-1983, Chris Murphy

Type

Label

Miles to go, the lost years : an intimate memoir of life on the road with Miles Davis 1973-1983, Chris Murphy

Language

eng

resource.accompanyingMatter

libretto or text

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not applicable

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not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

biography

Main title

Miles to go

Medium

electronic resource

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

76832154

Responsibility statement

Chris Murphy

Sub title

the lost years : an intimate memoir of life on the road with Miles Davis 1973-1983

Summary

"Miles to go" is a frank and intimate exploration of Davis's eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. Murphy explores Davis's troubled relationship with his children and the controversial role Cicely Tyson played in his life. The book also delves into the dynamics that made Davis' band work so well together, placing Davis' work in a historic, literary, and musical framework. Willie Nelson, Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, and a very unlikely Mother Teresa all have walk-on parts in this engaging, intelligent, and often hilarious narrative. "Miles to go" takes us from the small seedy jazz clubs that Davis frequented to the world tours, and then finally to Davis's triumphant return with his celebrated concerts at Lincoln Center in the early 1980s

Target audience

general

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not applicable

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