MILES  BEYOND


The Electric Explorations
of Miles Davis
1967-1991


Miles Davis by Henry Denander

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Welcome to MILES BEYOND, the web's premier resource on the influential and inspirational electric music Miles Davis played from 1967 to 1991. It is related to its namesake, the only book that contains an in-depth exploration and analysis of Miles' entire electric period—covering almost half his recording career—that's based on the testimonies of the musicians who worked with him. This web site offers samples from the book, as well as much additional, mostly exclusive material, including news updates, photographs, memorabilia, and a massive 50.000 words of in-depth articles.



In memory of Teo Macero and Joe Zawinul: the In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew sessions
-an ear witness account from those that were there...

More details of the Miles biopic
The Indian Rave music magazine goes jazz, with Louiz Banks on the cover and Bob Belden as its feature editor
Article about The Complete On The Corner Sessions can be read in Jazziz magazine

The Jazziz article, as well as The Guardian article about On The Corner on this site
Tributes to Miles by the likes of Robben Ford, Bill Frisell, Tommy Lipuma and others
  Streaming live videos and audio from Miles and his bands
 a biography of Miles's pre-1967 jazz period
 more live Talk by Miles musicians
 famous talking heads explaining what Miles means to them
 streaming audio of radio interviews with Paul Tingen talking about Miles
 an article on Miles's 1980s keyboard players, containing interviews with Robert Irving, Adam Holzman, Jason Miles, Marcus Miller, Deron Johnson and Kei Akagi.
 an article on the making of Tutu, containing interviews with Marcus Miller, Tommy LiPuma, George Duke, Jason Miles, Adam Holzman, and others.
 A page with news and reviews of electric Miles-related albums by former Miles men and other musicians

Palle Mikkelborg "While reading, I felt so close to the man, that tears came to my eyes: 'My God, what a full life, in all its aspects.' I think Paul Tingen has written a fantastic book, and I'm very pleased by his sensitive and true version of Aura and the Copenhagen sessions."
- PALLE MIKKELBORG, trumpeter and composer.

Jo Gelbard"Astonishing... I have no adequate words for this... It's all so real......like I'm back in the room with him... Miles Beyond is more like him than the autobiography...
- JO GELBARD, companion and artistic collaborator of Miles Davis, 1986-1991.

Ken Wilber"An extraordinary book, brilliant in its conception and delivery, about one of the great musical geniuses of our times. Highly recommended."
- KEN WILBER, one of American's premier philosophers and best-selling author of A Brief History of Everything; Sex, Ecology, Spirituality; and One Taste.


"Miles Beyond is the most insightful and powerful book on Miles Davis I have read, and I've read everything--not just the Electric Era. I started reading it the evening I bought it and couldn't put it down. I went to bed at 4:00 am the next morning. Thank you for your epic portrait of a divine, tortured genius."
- CHARLES POWELL, a reader from SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.

"The most important book on Miles Davis ever."
- MARK PRENDERGAST, BLOOMSBURY MAGAZINE.

"An exhaustive, judicious and immensely helpful new study of Davis' electric work. This fascinating, 400-page tome is not only readable, but a must-have for any serious student of Davis.... [it] steers your attention directly to the radiant heart of the music it so passionately describes."
- PAUL DE BARROS, NPR.

More acclaim...

The hardcover edition of Miles Beyond was published by Billboard Books, a Watson Guptill imprint, in New York in 2001, ISBN: 0-8230-8346-2. The paperback edition was published in September 2003, ISBN: 0-8230-8360-8. Since the end of 2006 Miles Beyond has been out of print, and new copies are only available via this site.

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