Published on the occasion of the exhibition, We want Miles : Miles Davis vs. jazz," held at the Musee de la Musique, Paris, Oct. 16, 2009-Jan. 17, 2010 and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Apr. 30- Aug. 29, 2010.
Also published in French under the title: We want Miles. Miles Davis : le jazz face a sà legende.
Statement of responsibility from p. [4] of cover.
Content Note
1926-1948. From St. Louis to Fifty-Second Street : in search of Bird -- 1948-1955. Out of the cool : invention and self-loathing -- 1955-1959. Miles ahead : in the studio for Columbia -- 1960-1967. Miles smiles : controlled freedom -- 1968-1971. Electric Miles : rock distortion -- 1971-1979. On the corner : funk beat -- 1980-1991. Star people : global icon.