THE MAKING OF KIND OF BLUE: MILES DAVIS AND HIS MASTERPIECE. Copyright © 2000 by Eric Nisenson. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Nisenson, Eric.

     The making of Kind of blue : Miles Davis and his masterpiece / by Eric Nisenson.

         p. cm.

     Includes bibliographical references and index.

     ISBN 0-312-26617-0 (hc)

     ISBN 0-312-28408-X (pbk)

       1. Davis, Miles. Kind of Blue. 2. Jazz—1951–1960—History and criticism. I. Title.

ML419.D39 N58 2000

781.65'026'6—dc21

00-044170

eISBN 9781466852259

First eBook edition: August 2013