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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456902903321

Autore

Waters Keith <1958->

Titolo

The studio recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68 [[electronic resource] /] / Keith Waters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York City, : Oxford University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-19-026804-2

0-19-983016-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Oxford studies in recorded jazz

Disciplina

785/.35195165

Soggetti

Jazz - 1961-1970 - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Discography: p. [283]-286.

Nota di contenuto

The Quintet -- Analytical strategies -- E.S.P. -- Miles smiles -- Sorcerer -- Nefertiti -- Miles in the sky and Filles de Kilimanjaro -- The Quintet and Its legacies.

Sommario/riassunto

The ""Second Quintet"" -- the Miles Davis Quintet of the mid-1960s -- was one of the most innovative and influential groups in the history of the genre. Each of the musicians who performed with Davis--saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams--went on to a successful career as a top player. The studio recordings released by this group made profound contributions to improvisational strategies, jazz composition, and mediation between mainstream and avant-garde jazz, yet most critical attention has focused instead on live performances or the