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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Entertaining Reflections by a Miles Davis InsiderBy BCRichI enjoyed reading this book. It is filled with recollections by Miles former roadie that are generally quite colorful; sometimes funny; occasionally surprising; and disturbing; but always unique in their perspective. This book made me feel like I was sitting in my living room talking with someone who knew and loved Miles Davis.The authors stories about his experiences were told in a structured; but very conversational style. The author included a modest amount of personal information about himself and his experiences that while only peripherally related to Miles Davis; provided useful context that helped to amplify the story and legitimize the authors unique perspective.I highly recommend this book. The reader will come away with information and a perspective on Miles Davis not available anywhere else.5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. I wanted to give this book 5 stars...By R. LaRue...but the writing is a bit too conversational for my taste--almost as if the text were transcribed from a tape; as opposed to composed on the page.However; the other reviewers who object to the authors writing about himself (as well as about the musician who is his subject) are missing the point. This is a personal memoir; not a biography. As such; it is not researched--it is recollected. I found the stories fascinating; and while it is true that there is more of Murphy than Miles here; it is understandable--the author is sharing an intimacy here; and it would be wrong to reveal his subject without revealing himself as well. What we see; ultimately; is Murphy in the context of Miles; as well as Miles in the context of Murphy.The picture Murphy presents of life on the road with one of the gods of American music is riveting--I couldnt put this book down. And while I cant vouch for its veracity; it is certainly an anodyne to the usual bad-boy image of the musician. At least in his relationship with the author; Miles comes across as a warm; likeable; and intelligent man; with a terrible dependency on reinventing himself and his music--artistically restless utterly unable to rest on his laurels.As a jazz fan who never cared much for the later Miles; it was nice to learn that; even if you dont care for Miles music of that period; it was never (as critics have suggested) a crass attempt to cash in on to commercially successfull music. He loved rock and rock musicians and felt there was a genuine place for a band such as his.Kudos to Chris Murphy for sharing these reminiscences0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A fascinating story; brilliantly told!By ZimbomaniaThis is book is not only an intimate account of Miles Davis; but also a brilliant story about the music business with all its excitement; sex and drugs in the America of the 70s. I think only few people were as close to Miles as Chris Murphy was and even fewer people had such a deep insight into the artists psyche. Ive enjoyed every page of this book and was driven to tears more than once!
