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Miles DAVIS, MILES + TROUPE, QUINCY
Picador 1990 0330313827 / 9780330313827
Good , 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Writing with Troupe (editor of James Baldwin: The Legacy ), the brilliant bad man of jazz trumpetry unburdens himself of his hate and anger as well as of his good feelings about life, friendship, sex, drugs, women and cars. Unconstrained by conventional attitudes toward the publication of four- and 12-letter words, Davis delivers opinions about people in general, both white and black, music and musicians. Devoted to the creative work of Bird and Diz, he tells us that he learned phrasing by listening to Frank Sinatra and Orson Welles. Gil Evans, his best friend, was "one of the only ones who could pick up on what I was thinking musically." Separation from Juliette Greco "sent me falling down the pit and into heroin." Later, addicted to alcohol, tobacco and cocaine, he stopped playing for five years--but is now performing again to great acclaim. A student of boxing, Davis regards Sugar Ray Robinson as "the most important thing in my life besides music." On almost any score, this is a remarkable book. Photos not seen by PW. First serial to Vanity Fair.
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Take Me Home DENVER, JOHN & TOBIER, ARTHUR
London Headline Book Publishing 1994 0747214115 / 9780747214113 First Edition Hardcover
, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Both book & dust jacket are in very good condition d/j has tear top fold in minor foxing John Denver writes about growing up in a conservative military family, dropping out of college, heading for Los Angeles with dreams of earning a living from music and his first major songwriting success - 'Leaving on a Jet Plane '.He recounts his two marriages, his love of the environment, and his uneasy partnership with fame
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Take Me Home DENVER, JOHN, TOBIER, ARTHUR
United Kingdom Headline Publishing Group 1994 0747214115 / 9780747214113 First Edition Hardback
both book & dust jacket are in very good condition posted from Australia fast delivery John Denver writes about growing up in a conservative military family, dropping out of college, heading for Los Angeles with dreams of earning a living from music and his first major songwriting success - 'Leaving on a Jet Plane '.He recounts his two marriages, his love of the environment, and his uneasy partnership with fame
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Hurdy Gurdy Man LEITCH, DONOVAN
Arrow Books 2006 0099487039 / 9780099487036 Soft Cover
Very Good , 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Donovan's autobiography charts his life from a post-war, Glaswegian childhood to the height of an international career as one of the leading figures of the 1960's music scene. Always feeling like an outsider he found relief through music and poetry. The book reveals how he came to be influenced by Buddhist teachings and the music of Woody Guthrie and Joan Baez. The book explores the significance of falling deeply in love with the woman who was to become his muse, and the profound sense of loss he felt when their relationship came to an end, and how the loss affected him both personally and creatively. A leader of the folk revival in both Britain and America, the book recounts how he rose to be an international star, releasing songs such as 'Mellow Yellow' and 'Catch the Wind', and his most successful album, "Sunshine Superman". Donovan is acknowledged as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 1960's. The book provides a frank account of his early experiments with drugs and his search for self. He reveals the story of how he developed friendships with Baez, Dylan and the Beatles, with whom he a shared spiritual sojourn to meditate with the Maharishi in India. Donovan's autobiography offers first-hand insights into his music and poetry, recollects his rise to fame and the way in which destiny was to play a hand by re-uniting him with the lost love of his life through a chance meeting.
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