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3 shades of blue : Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the lost empire of cool
Kaplan, James, 1951-2024
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"1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the seminal jazz album of all time Kind of Blue. 3 Shades of Blue is a magnificent, blended biography on the meandering paths which led Miles, Coltrane and Evans to the mountaintop of 1959 and the aftermath. It's a book about music, business, race, addiction and the cities that gave jazz its home; from New York and LA to Philadelphia, Chicago and Kansas City. Kaplan meditates on creativity and the great forebears of this golden age who would take the music down strange new paths. Above all, this is a book about three very different men - their struggles, their choices, their tragedies, their greatness. The tapestry of their lives is, in Kaplan's hands, an American Odyssey, with no direction home"--Amazon.
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Author:
Kaplan, James, 1951-, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Canongate Books, 2024.©2024
Collation:
484 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
ProloguePreludeThe blue trumpetDentist's sonIt must be heard with the brain and felt with the soulSeriousMoveWalking the barJunkie timeTake offLeft-handed pianistNow's the timeWhy he picked me, I don't knowI began to accept the position in which I had been placedFucking up the bluesOutside of timeAnnus mirabilisAfterAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyCaptions and creditsIndex.
ISBN:
9781805302001 (hbk)9781805302001
Dewey class:
781.650922781.65
Language:
English
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BRN:
557423
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 781.65 DAV | Onloan - Due: 18 Oct 2024 |