| Miles Davis and American Culture Contributor(s): Early, Gerald (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1883982383 ISBN-13: 9781883982386 Publisher: Missouri Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: Brash and brilliant, an icon of cool, Miles Davis was one of the twentieth century's greatest artists. The East St. Louis trumpeter had an enormous impact on jazz with such classic recordings as "Kind of Blue" and "Sketches of Spain", and inspired artists, poets, and other musicians with his musical conception and mysterious persona. Miles Davis and American Culture examines Davis in cultural context. In this new collection of a dozen essays, William Kenney explores the St. Louis jazz scene of Davis's youth; Eugene B. Redmond looks at East St. Louis's cultural history; Ingrid Monson examines Davis and civil rights; and Waldo Martin discusses Davis and his relation to the black avant-garde of the 1960s. Original interviews and classic photographs round out the volume, published to coincide with the 2001 Miles Davis Festival, celebrating what would have been Davis's seventy-fifth birthday. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Jazz - Music | History & Criticism - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 788.921 |
| LCCN: 2001030455 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 9.05" W x 9.06" (1.67 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Miles Davis and American Culture examines Davis in cultural context. In this new collection of a dozen essays, William Kenney explores the St. Louis jazz scene of Davis's youth; Eugene B. Redmond looks at East St. Louis's cultural history; Ingrid Monson examines Davis and civil rights; and Waldo Martin discusses Davis and his relation to the black avant-garde of the 1960s.Original interviews and classic photographs round out the volume, published to coincide with the 2001 Miles Davis Festival, celebrating what would have been Davis's seventy-fifth birthday. |