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Miles
The Companion Guide to the Miles Davis Autobiography
by Marc Antomattei
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Overview


You can’t be a Miles Davis completist without owning this book; it is a collector’s item in and of itself! Miles: The Companion Guide to the Autobiography is an annotated guide to Miles' own book previously released over twenty years ago in 1989. Making up the core, the main content of this new book is an annotation including 388 listings in sequential order of the tunes & albums as mentioned by Miles himself in his autobiography along with the label information and how to find them. Use this annotated sequencing companion guide to help you find and listen to those particular tunes within your collection or to help you track down those missing tracks so you can compile your own soundtrack to his life. Also includes eight extra detailed & fleshed out supplemental reading sections that is must-own material by any Miles fan. Some of the supplemental material includes a Miles Davis DVD listing, an appraisal guide to Miles Davis collectible CDs, a buyers guide to Miles Davis' music, and a listing of Miles Davis jazz standards and author’s favorites.
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Description


You can’t be a Miles Davis completist without owning this book; it is a collector’s item in and of itself! Miles: The Companion Guide to the Autobiography is an annotated guide to Miles' own book previously released over twenty years ago in 1989. In his autobiography, Miles talks in great detail about all of his recording sessions with all his various labels. He usually mentions things in detail such as when they were done, who was playing with him at that session, whose arrangements the tunes were from and so forth. Use this annotated sequencing companion guide to help you find and listen to those particular tunes within your collection or to help you track down those missing tracks so you can compile your own soundtrack to his life. This guide will give you a perfectly good reason to reread the autobiography, and trust me; it is better the second time around with this. Core content includes: *A listing of 388 jazz tunes and albums as mentioned by Miles Davis himself in his autobiography; Use as a guide to help you find and listen to those particular tunes within your collection or to help you track down those missing tracks so you can compile your own soundtrack to his life. Supplemental features of this book include: *An eleven page summary of the autobiography *An exclusive never before seen article “Miles Davis vs. Wynton Marsalis” *A listing of all Miles Davis Video & Audio Interviews *A listing of all Miles Davis DVDs *A listing of all Miles Davis Concert CDs *A Miles Davis buyers guide for both completists with no spending budget and for conscience spending people. *An appraisal guide of all Miles Davis special edition CDs including: Special edition box sets, special anniversary editions, remastered editions, Japanese editions, rare & out-of-print CDs, 24k gold CDs, Blu-Spec CDs, SACDs, Hyrbrid SACDs, SHM-CDs, and HQCDs. *A listing of Miles Davis jazz standards and author’s favorites.
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About the author


Marc Antomattei |’an tō mät tā| was born in El Paso, Texas January 4, 1983 and was raised in the two neighboring cities of Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been residing in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan since July 31, 2003 where he first arrived in country as a U.S. serviceman in the Air Force. After being honorably discharged from the USAF in February 2006, Antomattei remained in Japan. Antomattei currently works as a pro DJ, freelance graphic designer, writer, and teacher. Marc Antomattei is better known throughout Tokyo by his artist name, credited as either “DJ Marc Antomattei, or DJ Antomattei of Tokyo”.
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Book details

Genre:BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Subgenre:Reference

Language:English

Pages:70

eBook ISBN:9780984639120


Overview


You can’t be a Miles Davis completist without owning this book; it is a collector’s item in and of itself! Miles: The Companion Guide to the Autobiography is an annotated guide to Miles' own book previously released over twenty years ago in 1989. Making up the core, the main content of this new book is an annotation including 388 listings in sequential order of the tunes & albums as mentioned by Miles himself in his autobiography along with the label information and how to find them. Use this annotated sequencing companion guide to help you find and listen to those particular tunes within your collection or to help you track down those missing tracks so you can compile your own soundtrack to his life. Also includes eight extra detailed & fleshed out supplemental reading sections that is must-own material by any Miles fan. Some of the supplemental material includes a Miles Davis DVD listing, an appraisal guide to Miles Davis collectible CDs, a buyers guide to Miles Davis' music, and a listing of Miles Davis jazz standards and author’s favorites.

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Description


You can’t be a Miles Davis completist without owning this book; it is a collector’s item in and of itself! Miles: The Companion Guide to the Autobiography is an annotated guide to Miles' own book previously released over twenty years ago in 1989. In his autobiography, Miles talks in great detail about all of his recording sessions with all his various labels. He usually mentions things in detail such as when they were done, who was playing with him at that session, whose arrangements the tunes were from and so forth. Use this annotated sequencing companion guide to help you find and listen to those particular tunes within your collection or to help you track down those missing tracks so you can compile your own soundtrack to his life. This guide will give you a perfectly good reason to reread the autobiography, and trust me; it is better the second time around with this. Core content includes: *A listing of 388 jazz tunes and albums as mentioned by Miles Davis himself in his autobiography; Use as a guide to help you find and listen to those particular tunes within your collection or to help you track down those missing tracks so you can compile your own soundtrack to his life. Supplemental features of this book include: *An eleven page summary of the autobiography *An exclusive never before seen article “Miles Davis vs. Wynton Marsalis” *A listing of all Miles Davis Video & Audio Interviews *A listing of all Miles Davis DVDs *A listing of all Miles Davis Concert CDs *A Miles Davis buyers guide for both completists with no spending budget and for conscience spending people. *An appraisal guide of all Miles Davis special edition CDs including: Special edition box sets, special anniversary editions, remastered editions, Japanese editions, rare & out-of-print CDs, 24k gold CDs, Blu-Spec CDs, SACDs, Hyrbrid SACDs, SHM-CDs, and HQCDs. *A listing of Miles Davis jazz standards and author’s favorites.

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About the author


Marc Antomattei |’an tō mät tā| was born in El Paso, Texas January 4, 1983 and was raised in the two neighboring cities of Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been residing in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan since July 31, 2003 where he first arrived in country as a U.S. serviceman in the Air Force. After being honorably discharged from the USAF in February 2006, Antomattei remained in Japan. Antomattei currently works as a pro DJ, freelance graphic designer, writer, and teacher. Marc Antomattei is better known throughout Tokyo by his artist name, credited as either “DJ Marc Antomattei, or DJ Antomattei of Tokyo”.
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