Miles Davis : a critical biography / by Carr, Ian

Miles Davis : the early years / by Cole, Bill, 1937-

Miles Davis : the definitive biography / by Carr, Ian

Miles Davis and American culture /

Table of Contents: “…The art of the muscle: Miles Davis as American knave / Gerald Early -- Just before Miles: jazz in St. …”

Gil Evans & Miles Davis : historic collaborations : an analysis of selected Gil Evans works, 1957-1962 / by Lajoie, Steve

“…Gil Evans and Miles Davis…”

So what : the life of Miles Davis / by Szwed, John F., 1936-

Miles to go : remembering Miles Davis / by Murphy, Chris, 1948-

It's about that time : Miles Davis on and off record / by Cook, Richard, 1957-2007

Miles on Miles : interviews and encounters with Miles Davis /

The making of Kind of blue : Miles Davis and his masterpiece / by Nisenson, Eric

Miles beyond : the electric explorations of Miles Davis, 1967-1991 / by Tingen, Paul

The blue moment : Miles Davis's Kind of blue and the remaking of modern music / by Williams, Richard, 1947-

Jazz matters : reflections on the music & some of its makers / by Ramsey, Douglas K.

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Milestones / by Chambers, Jack

Table of Contents: “…The music and times of Miles Davis to 1960 -- v. 2. The music and times of Miles Davis since 1960.…”

Bitches brew / by Grella, George, Jr

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Miles Davis doesn't care what you think -- Directions in music by Miles Davis -- Gramophone, trumpet, razor blade -- Bitches brew, CS 9995 -- Bitches brew, CS 9996 -- It's about that time.…”

The birth (and death) of the cool / by Gioia, Ted

Table of Contents: “…-- The mystery of my parents' lifestyle -- How cool became so -- The progenitor of cool : Bix Beiderbecke -- The president of cool : Lester Young -- The prince of darkness : Miles Davis -- The signifying bunny, or the birth (and death) of the cool for kids -- Everybody acts like Miles Davis -- Live by the swoosh, die by the swoosh -- America loses its cool -- The sound of postcool music -- The postcool society -- The birth (and death) of the cool : a timeline.…”

Jazz / by Giddins, Gary

Table of Contents: “…Thelonious Monk, "Thelonious" -- Thelonious Monk, "Rhythm-a-ning" -- Charles Mingus, "Boogie stop shuffle" -- Gil Evans, "King porter stomp" -- George Russell, "Concerto for Billy the Kid" -- 14. Modality : Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Miles Davis, "So what" -- John Coltrane, "Giant steps" -- John Coltrane, "Acknowledgement" -- Miles Davis, "E.S.P." -- 15. …”

Bebop to cool : context, ideology, and musical identity / by Meadows, Eddie S.

Table of Contents: “…I: New thoughts, new directions -- Sociocultural context -- Ideology -- Musical appropriation -- The transformation to bebop -- II: Bebop: Articulating language and identity -- Playing bebop -- General musical characteristics of bebop -- Bebop scales -- The musical language of Dizzy Gillespie -- The musical language of Charlie Parker -- The musical language of Thelonious Monk -- III: Articulating language and identity -- Cool jazz -- The musical language of Miles Davis -- The musical language of Stan Getz -- The musical language of Lennie Tristano.…”

Living with jazz / by Morgenstern, Dan

Table of Contents: “…Armstrong and Ellington -- Profiles and portraits: James Reese Europe -- Paul Whiteman -- Hot Lips Page -- Eddie Condon -- Earl Hines -- Roy Eldridge "Little Jazz" -- Bunny Berigan -- Lionel Hampton -- Jo Jones -- Milt Hinton -- Vic Dickenson -- Dizzy Gillespie -- Clark Terry -- Billy Taylor -- Miles Davis -- Charles Mingus -- Gene Ammons -- Dinah Washington -- Bill Evans -- Paul Desmond -- Bob Brookmeyer -- Dick Wellstood -- Ornette Coleman -- Charlie Haden -- Freddie Hubbard -- Warren Vaché -- Liner notes: Ma Rainey -- Benny Goodman and Jack Teagarden -- Fats Waller -- Art Tatum -- Coleman Hawins -- Ben Webster -- Jack Teagarden -- Pee Wee Russell -- Bobby Hackett -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Lester Young -- Charlie Parker -- Thelonious Monk -- Sarah Vaughan -- Sonny Stitt -- Dexter Gordon -- Jimmy Rowles -- Stan Getz -- John Coltrane -- Tommy Flanagan -- Martial Solal -- Ruby Braff -- Dick Hyman -- Dave McKenna -- Svend Asmussen -- Joe Lovano -- Record reviews: Bessie Smith -- The Original Dixieland jazz Band -- The Chicagoans (1928-1930) -- Jimmie Lunceford -- Count Basie -- Thad Jones -- Benny Carter -- Dexter Gordon -- Lee Konitz -- Houston Person -- Barry Harris -- Jaki Byard -- Wes Montgomery -- Caught in the act: Erroll Garner -- Bud Powell -- Cecil Taylor -- Harry Edison -- Dizzy Gillespie -- Miles Davis -- Jazz at the Philharmonic -- Phil Woods -- Ira Sullivan -- Joe Turner -- Ornette Coleman -- Mary Lou Williams -- Festivals and events: Newport 1960 -- Birdland -- Lester Leaps in -- Eubie Blake -- Washington -- The White House -- Ann Arbor -- Breakfast with champions -- Woody's 40th -- Trumpet Encounter -- Recording jazz: Recorded jazz -- Discography, the thankless science -- The Commodore story -- The Hot Record Society -- The birth of Blue Note -- Keynote Sessions -- Review of "The essential jazz records, V. 1: ragtime to swing / Max Harrison, Charles Fox, and Eric Thacker -- A new standard for reissues -- The outreach of jazz: Jazz and the arts -- Hot chocolates -- Jazz and dance -- Jazz on film -- Jazz and television -- Controversies -- Not by choice -- Cats and categories -- The Conover controversy -- Integrating jazz -- Titans of the tenor sax -- In defense of commercialism.…”

Profiles in jazz : from Sidney Bechet to John Coltrane / by Horricks, Raymond, 1933-

Table of Contents: “…, the movie -- Al Haig -- Miles Davis -- Buddy De Franco -- Sarah Vaughan -- Gerry Mulligan -- Roy Haynes -- Sonny Rollins -- Britt Woodman-- Louie Bellson -- Wynton Kelly -- Clef/Verve: a company report -- Bill Evans -- Phil Woods -- Claude Bolling -- Ornette Coleman -- Eddie Jones -- Gary Burton -- Gordon Beck -- Ray Swinfield -- Johnny O'Neal -- Richard Davis -- John Coltrane.…”