Miles davis the definitive biography by carr ian publication date 1999 topics davis miles jazz musicians united states biography publisher new york thunders mouth press collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks digitizing sponsor kahle austin foundation contributor internet archive language english xii 658 p 21 cm includes bibliographical references p 565 . This item miles davis the definitive biography by ian carr paperback 1399 in stock ships from and sold by amazoncom free shipping on orders over 2500 details miles by miles davis paperback 1629 in stock ships from and sold by amazoncom free shipping on orders over 2500 details so what the life of miles davis by john szwed paperback 2641 in stock ships from and sold . Ian carrs monumental biography achieves the near impossible feat of covering the astonishing career of miles davis one of the giants of twentieth century music who deepened and expanded jazz from bebop to orchestral jazz from quintets and sextets to his uncompromising excursion into rock territory always there was his trumpet eloquent anguished or joyous like a man someone said walking down an empty street at 2 oclock in the morning. From the early new york apprenticeship with charlie parker through daviss drug addiction of the early 1950s to the years 1954 1960 during which he signed with columbia and recorded