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Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adult
- Inscribed
- No
- ISBN
- 9780312327859
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312327854
ISBN-13
9780312327859
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63905017
Product Key Features
Book Title
Clawing at the Limits of Cool : Miles Davis, John Coltrane and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Social History, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Jazz
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
14.7 Oz
Item Length
8.1 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-009313
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"This marvelous book constitutes a much-needed paradigm shift in the story of jazz---a shift that skillfully fuses cultural and music criticism with a rich historical sensibility that highlights black genius as an artistic exploration and an existential adventure against the backdrop of our flawed democratic experiment called America. Griffin and Washington are preeminent critics of our time!" ---Cornel West, author of Race Matters "Griffin and Washington explore the lives of two of the geniuses of twentieth-century music and follow them as their paths crossed to form what Amiri Baraka once called the 'all-time classical hydrogen bomb and switchblade band.' Though neither Miles Davis nor John Coltrane were wont to elaborate on their work in words, their lives and their music nonetheless still speak to us. This lucid and graceful book situates these two men in their times, listens closely to what they played, and the result is a social and musical history that is rich and always illuminating." ---John Szwed, author of So What: The Life of Miles Davis, "This marvelous book constitutes a much-needed paradigm shift in the story of jazz---a shift that skillfully fuses cultural and music criticism with a rich historical sensibility that highlights black genius as an artistic exploration and an existential adventure against the backdrop of our flawed democratic experiment called America.Griffin and Washington are preeminent critics of our time!" ---Cornel West, author of Race Matters "Griffin and Washington explore the lives of two of the geniuses of twentieth-century music and follow them as their paths crossed to form what Amiri Baraka once called the 'all-time classical hydrogen bomb and switchblade band.' Though neither Miles Davis nor John Coltrane were wont to elaborate on their work in words, their lives and their music nonetheless still speak to us. This lucid and graceful book situates these two men in their times, listens closely to what they played, and the result is a social and musical history that is rich and always illuminating." ---John Szwed, author of So What: The Life of Miles Davis, "This marvelous book constitutes a much-needed paradigm shift in the story of jazz---a shift that skillfully fuses cultural and music criticism with a rich historical sensibility that highlights black genius as an artistic exploration and an existential adventure against the backdrop of our flawed democratic experiment called America. Griffin and Washington are preeminent critics of our time!" ---Cornel West, author ofRace Matters "Griffin and Washington explore the lives of two of the geniuses of twentieth-century music and follow them as their paths crossed to form what Amiri Baraka once called the 'all-time classical hydrogen bomb and switchblade band.' Though neither Miles Davis nor John Coltrane were wont to elaborate on their work in words, their lives and their music nonetheless still speak to us. This lucid and graceful book situates these two men in their times, listens closely to what they played, and the result is a social and musical history that is rich and always illuminating." ---John Szwed, author ofSo What: The Life of Miles Davis
Dewey Decimal
781.65/50922
Synopsis
When the renowned trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis chose the members of his quintet in 1955, he passed over well-known, respected saxophonists such as Sonny Rollins to pick out the young, still untested John Coltrane. What might have seemed like a minor decision at the time would instead set the course not just for each of their careers but for jazz itself. "Clawing at the Limits of Cool "is the first book to focus on Davis and Coltrane's musical interaction and its historical context, on the ways they influenced each other and the tremendous impact they've had on culture since then. It chronicles the drama of their collaboration, from their initial historic partnership to the interlude of their breakup, during which each man made tremendous progress toward his personal artistic goals. And it continues with the last leg of their journey together, a time when the Miles Davis group, featuring John Coltrane, forever changed the landscape of jazz. Authors Farah Jasmine Griffin and Salim Washington examine the profound implications that the Davis/Coltrane collaboration would have for jazz and African American culture, drawing parallels to the changing standards of African American identity with their public personas and private difficulties. With vastly different personal and musical styles, the two men could not have been more different. One exemplified the tough, closemouthed cool of the fifties while the other made the transition during this time from unfocused junkie to a religious pilgrim who would inspire others to pursue spiritual enlightenment in the coming decade. Their years together mark a watershed moment, and "Clawing at the Limits of Cool" draws on both cultural history and precise musical detail to illuminate the importance that their collaboration would have for jazz and American history as a whole.
LC Classification Number
ML3508.G75 2008
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