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Miles Davis: New Research on Miles Davis & His Circle

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NOTE: International Edition - Language: English

This text is more than just a “book.” It represents hundreds of hours of research by Masaya Yamaguchi into every aspect of Miles Davis’ life, from the mundane (cooking habits and clothes worn) to his relationship with John Coltrane and much more. In the case of Miles with whom I played in the 1970s, separating fact from myth is challenging. Miles was more than a great jazz musician. He represented what “cool” meant culturally in America of the ‘50s and‘60s. Masaya painstakingly points out inconsistencies in the well-known biography of Miles and backs up his assertions with fact-based quotes (most often by Miles himself) and writings. This book is important and necessary to be published. It will set the standard that all other books on the subject will be measured going forward.

Dave Liebman

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このテキストは単なる本ではありません。マイルスの日常生活(料理の腕前や着ていた衣服など)からジョン・コルトレーンとの人間関係や多くのトピックについて、山口雅也が行った何百時間にも及ぶ徹底的なリサーチ結果の集約なのです。私がマイルスと演奏し活動を共にした1970年代に関して言えば、ゴシップのような逸話と事実を見極めるのはチャンレンジしがいのある研究です。マイルスは、偉大なジャズ・ミュージシャンという枠に収まらない人物だからです。マイルスは、1950年代から1960年代のアメリカにおいて、何が文化的に「かっこいい」のかを示してくれました。雅也は、粉骨砕身の努力で、よく知られたマイルス自伝の不備を指摘していますし、マイルスが実際に語った事実(マイルス自身が自伝作成時にしたインタビュー原稿からの抜粋を論拠に)を元に間違い・

767 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 7, 2019

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Masaya Yamaguchi

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Masaya Yamaguchi (1970) is a guitarist and educator residing in Manhattan, New York City. He is not only a musician but also a conceptualist who established his own system to explore the imaginative formation of musical scales.

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