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Title: Miles and Me by Quincy Troupe ISBN: 0-520-21624-5 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 08 March, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Listen to the music--it speaks loudest
Comment: I read Troupe's tome, and neither recommend nor disrecommend it. Those interested will read it. However, to me it brings to mind two comments I recollect: "I don't want to hear the bathroom noises of the artist" (Bill Evans), and "The greats are disappointing when you meet them" (Woody Allen).
I read "Miles" and was riveted. It is valuable, hard-hitting oral history. Reading this though, is a perplexing, even depressing exercise. (I'm not saying it's not well written, it is, and has some moving passages)The book is as much about Troupe as Davis, and I'm not sure what his modus operandi is for making public the tyrannical rages and assorted uglier impulses of Davis. Is he trying to bask in reflected glory, tripping that he "really knew" Davis? Is it necessary for music fans, etc. to read how Troupe stood up to Davis's verbal taunts? Does this have anything to do with, or cast any light whatsoever on the MUSIC( which, after all, is what we'll remember long after books like these fade away)?
Honesty notwithstanding, as a musician the more I read about Miles Davis the person, the more I'd like to forget.
The really important stuff is down on record.
Rating: 4
Summary: A MUST READ FOR MILES FANS!
Comment: I've been a fan of Miles Davis since hearing "Kind of Blue" in 1992. Miles legend precedes him and this book helped me gain a better understanding of him as an artist, musician and man.
I especially liked the way the author used Miles music to recollect his own life--what he was doing and how he felt about each new release. For a fan like me, that gave me a idea of how it would have been to anxiously await each new Miles Davis album.
Quincy Troupe was obviously a fan and a friend. I'm glad he wrote this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: An intriguing view of a Legend.
Comment: I enjoyed both books written about Miles by Quince Troupe. In my opinion Troupe has the uncanny ability to write from a perspective that allows a reader to see the personal side of his subject. Troupe's "no holds barred" approach permits the reader to form their own opinion and paint their own picture. This book portrays Miles as both a legend and human being who confronts life's challenges in both positive and negative ways. Be sure to read this book with an open mind. Sometimes it hurts to see our heroes, who we've placed on such a high level fail in some areas of life.
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Title: Raise Up Off Me: A Portrait of Hampton Hawes by Hampton Hawes, Don Asher, Gary Giddins ISBN: 1560253533 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: 09 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Dead Man Blues: Jelly Roll Morton Way Out West by Phil Pastras, Philip Pastras ISBN: 0520236874 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 06 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Miles by Miles Davis ISBN: 0671725823 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 15 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Lester Leaps In : The Life and Times of Lester "Pres" Young by Douglas Henry Daniels ISBN: 0807071250 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 17 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Treat It Gentle: An Autobiography by Sidney Bechet ISBN: 0306811081 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 05 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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