Miles Davis, and Jazz as Religion: The Politics of Social Music Culture
- Author: Bracey, Earnest N.
Miles Davis, and Jazz as Religion: The Politics of Social Music Culture
- Author: Bracey, Earnest N.
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This book about Miles Davis is more psychologically driven than a straight biography; but it does cover his musical career, as well his spirituality as a jazz musician. Davis rocketed to jazz fame as a trumpeter, making a plethora of jazz recordings during his life time; and his music kept the “jazz world” on edge for almost fifty years. This book also discusses Davis’s religion, politics, civil rights activism, and his personal struggles as a Black man in the United States.
Miles Davis and Jazz as Religion: The Politics of Social Music also shows how Miles Davis made a political statement, as he challenged racial stereotypes in jazz or “social music.” Artistically, Davis was able to integrate rock, jazz, classical music, rap and blues, in his music, as he had a passion for changing his “social music.” In this regard, Miles Davis’s music was important to him intellectually, spiritually, and psychologically, because he wanted to make his musical contributions count.
Contents
- Chapter 1: The Evolution of Miles Davis's Social Music
- Chapter 2: The Start: Of Youth and Old Music Men
- Chapter 3: Band Members: Turning Ideas into Music
- Chapter 4: The Art of Stage Presence
- Chapter 5: Of Missed Notes and Technique
- Chapter 6: The Man and his Horn
- Chapter 7: Of Spanish Music, Cool Jazz and Style
- Chapter 8: Of Politics and Civil Rights
- Chapter 9: The Meaning of His Blues
- Chapter 10: Europe or Bust: Concerts and Touring
- Chapter 11: In Love with Paris
- Chapter 12: The Twilight of Avant-Garde
- Chapter 13: Fusion: The Heart of the Matter
- Chapter 14: Drugs and Retirement
- Chapter 15: The Catalytic Return
- Chapter 16: Transformations
- Chapter 17: The New Music
- Chapter 18: Of Critics and Jazz Purists
- Chapter 19: Montreux and Death
- Chapter 20: After an Ending
- Chapter 21: In a Quiet Way
