| Description |
xxv, 196 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Series |
CMS sourcebooks in American music ; no. 5
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CMS sourcebooks in American music ; no. 5.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-157) and index. |
| Note |
Includes discography: pages 159-160. |
| Contents |
Dealing with the past : the Miles Davis Orchestra of 1948-1950 -- Cool : the word and the musical style -- Musical beginnings : the ursprung of the style. Bix Beiderbecke ; Stan Getz and Ralph Burns ; Dave Brubeck and his octet ; Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington ; Lennie Tristano and his students -- The Claude Thornhill Orchestra. Ev'rything I love ; Thriving on a riff ; Donna Lee -- The formation of the band : the workshop and the club dates -- The Gil Evans arrangements. Moon dreams ; Boplicity -- The Gerry Mulligan arrangements. Jeru ; Godchild ; Venus de Milo ; Rocker -- The John Lewis arrangements. Move ; Budo ; Rouge -- The John Carisi and Miles Davis compositions. Israel ; Deception -- Cause and effect : the 1950s. |
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Contents on CD: In a mist (1927) / Bix Beiderbecke (2:50) -- Early Autumn (1948) / Woody Herman (3:14) -- Fugue on bop themes (1956) / Dave Brubeck Octet (2:46) -- What is this thing called love? (1956) / Dave Brubeck Octet (2:43) -- Chelsea Bridge (1941) / Duke Ellington (2:55) -- Wow (1949) / Lennie Tristano (3:22) -- Thriving on a riff (1947) / Claude Thornhill (3:31) -- Donna Lee (1947) / Claude Thornhill (2:33) -- Moon dreams (1950) / Miles Davis (3:20) -- Boplicity (1949) / Miles Davis -- Jeru (1949) / Miles Davis (3:04) -- Godchild (1949) / Miles Davis (3:00) -- Rocker (1950) / Miles Davis (2:56) -- Rouge (1949) / Miles Davis (3:16) -- Israel (1949) / Miles Davis (2:18) -- Deception (1950) / Miles Davis (2:49) -- Summertime (1958) / Miles Davis (3:19) -- Morpo (1953) / Shorty Rogers (3:31). |
| Subject |
Davis, Miles -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Davis, Miles. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Jazz musicians -- United States.
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Jazz musicians. |
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United States. |
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Cool jazz -- History and criticism.
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Cool jazz. |
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Jazz -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Jazz -- Social aspects. |
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Jazz. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Budds, Michael J., 1947-2020.
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| Note |
Title on CD: Miles Davis & his associates : the birth of the cool |
| Added Title |
Miles Davis and his associates |
| ISBN |
9781576471289 alkaline paper |
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1576471284 alkaline paper |
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