A "must have" for every Miles Davis fan. Miles Beyond offers the first in-depth exploration and analysis of Miles Davis's controversial electric period and the violent split of sentiment it produced within the jazz community. One of the twentieth century's genuine musical geniuses, Miles Davis was a pioneer of such jazz styles as cool, hard bop, and the fusion of orchestral music and jazz in his work with arranger Gil Evans. Yet, when he boldly experimented with rock and African music in the late 1960s, giving birth to "fusion" or "jazz-rock", Miles alienated many of his jazz fans. However, his electric explorations endured - and its impact on the music world is still being felt today. Based on new research, as well as exclusive, first-hand recollections by more than fifty musicians, partners, producers, and others, Miles Beyond offers hundreds of never-before-revealed facts, insights, and revelations about Miles's remarkable artistic and personal life. Readers will discover a new perspective on Miles's working methods, as well as an in-depth, chronological understanding and analysis of the music produced from 1967 and 1991 - a period that's been both neglected and misunderstood.

With a discography (and sessionography) covering the years 1967-1991, and an overview of the personnel Davis used in his live-band.

PAUL TINGEN is a guitarist and author. His writings, predominantly about music, have appeared since 1986 in magazines, newspapers and web sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, France, and the Netherlands.

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