So What: The Life of Miles Davis

ISBN-13: 9780099281832 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 488 str.

John F. Szwed

Opis

Miles Davis was one of the crucial influences in the development of modern jazz. This book tells the story of Miles' childhood, his depressions and his relationship with heroin as well as the more familiar public career.

Recenzje

Szwed mixes terrific musical analysis with a deep insight into Davis's life, character and collaboration Evening Standard

O autorze

John Szwed is Professor of Music and Jazz Studies at Columbia University, and Director of the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University. He is the author of a number of books, including Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth, Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World and So What: The Life of Miles Davis.