Miles and Me (George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies)

202 Pages·2000·0.82 MB·English

by  Quincy Troupe

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the george gund foundation
imprint in african american studies
The George Gund Foundation has endowed
this imprint to advance understanding of
the history, culture, and current issues
of African Americans.
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m i l e s a n d m e
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An earlier version of the section entitled
“The SpinInterview” in Chapter 1
first appeared in Conjunctions16 (1991).
University of California Press
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
University of California Press, Ltd.
London, England
© 2000 by
Quincy Troupe
Library of Congress
Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Troupe, Quincy.
Miles and me / Quincy Troupe.
p. cm.
Includes index.

1. Davis, Miles. 2. Jazz musicians—United
States—Biography. 3. Troupe, Quincy.
I. Title.
ML419.D39 T76 2000
788.92'165'092—dc21
[B] 99-054370
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c o n t e n t s
prologue 1
one meeting miles 9
two up close and personal 39
three listening to miles 111
four saying good-bye 157
epilogue 163
index 177
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