{"product_id":"miles-davis-and-jazz-as-religion-the-politics-of-social-music-culture-9781793653598","title":"Miles Davis, and Jazz as Religion: The Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book about Miles Davis is more psychologically driven than a straight biography; but it does cover his musical career, as well his spirituality as a jazz musician. Davis rocketed to jazz fame as a trumpeter, making a plethora of jazz recordings during his life time; and his music kept the “jazz world” on edge for almost fifty years. This book also discusses Davis’s religion, politics, civil rights activism, and his personal struggles as a Black man in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiles Davis and Jazz as Religion: The Politics of Social Music also shows how Miles Davis made a political statement, as he challenged racial stereotypes in jazz or “social music.” Artistically, Davis was able to integrate rock, jazz, classical music, rap and blues, in his music, as he had a passion for changing his “social music.” In this regard, Miles Davis’s music was important to him intellectually, spiritually, and psychologically, because he wanted to make his musical contributions count. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The Evolution of Miles Davis’s Social Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The Start: Of Youth and Old Music Men\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Band Members: Turning Ideas into Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Art of Stage Presence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Of Missed Notes and Technique\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: The Man and his Horn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Of Spanish Music, Cool Jazz and Style\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Of Politics and Civil Rights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: The Meaning of His Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Europe or Bust: Concerts and Touring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: In Love with Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: The Twilight of Avant-Garde\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Fusion: The Heart of the Matter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Drugs and Retirement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15: The Catalytic Return\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Transformations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17: The New Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Of Critics and Jazz Purists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Montreux and Death\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 20: After an Ending\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 21: In a Quiet Way\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042698690903,"sku":"9781793653598","price":69.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/miles-davis-and-jazz-as-religion-the-politics-of-social-music-culture-9781793653598","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}