{"product_id":"its-about-that-time-miles-davis-on-and-off-record-9780195322668","title":"It's about That Time: Miles Davis on and Off Record","description":"Here is quite simply one of the most original books about a jazz musician ever published--a biography-cum-discography that focuses in turn on fourteen major albums recorded by Miles Davis, using them as a jumping off point for an illuminating discussion of the turbulent life and work of the Evil Genius of Jazz. \u003cbr\u003e Richard Cook, a veteran writer respected throughout the jazz world, looks at such landmark recordings as \u003cem\u003eBirth of the Cool, Miles Ahead, Kind of Blue, The Complete Live at The Plugged Nickel, In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLive at Montreux\u003c\/em\u003e. Each of these recordings is considered in detail, illuminating their contribution to Davis's development as instrumentalist, group leader, and composer. But Cook goes well beyond these fourteen albums, evaluating all the trumpeter's recordings (official and bootleg), and relating them to events in Miles's life as well as to wider currents in contemporary music. Cook helps us disentangle Miles the legendary figure from the music itself, to re-hear and reconsider this marvelous body of work ranging over four exhilarating decades. The author also highlights the indispensable contributions of sidemen such as John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, John Scofield, and many others, as well as calling for a reassessment of the importance of such satellite figures as Gil Evans, Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams and Chick Corea in the development of Miles's music. \u003cbr\u003e A comprehensive and rigorous guide to the music and life of Miles Davis, \u003cem\u003eIt's About That Time\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning book that burns away the fog of myth that surrounds its complex and contrary subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195322668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2006 pg. 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/31\/2007 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Cook\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Editor of \u003cem\u003eJazz Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the leading British jazz magazine, the co-author (with Brian Morton) of the monumental \u003cem\u003ePenguin Guide to Jazz on CD\u003c\/em\u003e, and the author of \u003cem\u003eBlue Note Records: The Biography\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRichard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia.\u003c\/em\u003e His articles have appeared in such magazines and newspapers as \u003cem\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e. He was also host of a jazz radio program on Greater London Radio and a former contributor to BBC radio productions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39930753679475,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f1b3f7bd-e7ce-4f3d-b5bb-d5edd98cd34e.jpg?v=1647699107","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/its-about-that-time-miles-davis-on-and-off-record-9780195322668","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}