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ISBN-101953691145

ISBN-139781953691149

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Book TitleBlue in Green : a Novella

Number of Pages68 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAfrican American / General, General, Genres & Styles / Jazz

Publication Year2024

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic, Fiction

AuthorWesley Brown

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight5 oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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SynopsisThe latest work from the veteran novelist called "one hell of a writer" by James Baldwin and "wonder- fully wry" by Donald Barthelme, Blue in Green narrates one evening in August 1959, when, mere weeks after the release of his landmark album Kind of Blue, Miles Davis is assaulted by a member of New York City Police Department outside of Birdland. In the aftermath, we enter the strained relationship between Davis and the woman he will soon marry, Frances Taylor, whom he has recently pressured into ending her run as a performer on Broadway and retiring from modern dance and ballet altogether. Frances, who is increasingly subject to Davis' temper-fueled by both his professional envy and substance abuse- reckons with her religious upbringing, and, through a fateful meeting with Lena Horne, the conflicting demands of motherhood and artistic vocation. Meanwhile, blowing off steam from his beating, Miles speeds across Manhattan in his sports car. Racing alongside him are recollections of a stony, young John Coltrane, a combative Charlie Parker, and the stilted world of the Black middle class he's left behind., A timely meditation on the psychological impact of police brutality, through the lens of a day in the life of Miles Davis Now in paperback, Blue in Green --the latest work from the veteran novelist called "one hell of a writer" by James Baldwin--narrates one evening in August 1959, when, weeks after the release of his landmark album Kind of Blue , Miles Davis was assaulted by a New York City cop outside Birdland. In the aftermath, we enter the strained relationship between Davis and his future wife, Frances Taylor. Frances, who is increasingly subject to Davis' temper--fueled by his professional envy and substance abuse--reckons with her strict upbringing and, through a fateful meeting with Lena Horne, the conflicting demands of motherhood and artistic vocation. Meanwhile, Miles speeds across Manhattan in his sports car. Racing alongside him are recollections of a young John Coltrane, a combative Charlie Parker and the stilted world of the Black middle class he's left behind. Wesley Brown (born 1945) is the author of Tragic Magic . In the early 1970s he spent over a year in prison for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War. During that time, he drafted his first novel, which was edited by Toni Morrison. He is professor emeritus of English at Rutgers University and lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia., A timely meditation on the psychological impact of police brutality, through the lens of a day in the life of Miles Davis Now in paperback, Blue in Green the latest work from the veteran novelist called one hell of a writer by James Baldwin narrates one evening in August 1959, when, weeks after the release of his landmark album Kind of Blue , Miles Davis was assaulted by a New York City cop outside Birdland. In the aftermath, we enter the strained relationship between Davis and his future wife, Frances Taylor. Frances, who is increasingly subject to Davis temper fueled by his professional envy and substance abuse reckons with her strict upbringing and, through a fateful meeting with Lena Horne, the conflicting demands of motherhood and artistic vocation. Meanwhile, Miles speeds across Manhattan in his sports car. Racing alongside him are recollections of a young John Coltrane, a combative Charlie Parker and the stilted world of the Black middle class he s left behind. Wesley Brown (born 1945) is the author of Tragic Magic . In the early 1970s he spent over a year in prison for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War. During that time, he drafted his first novel, which was edited by Toni Morrison. He is professor emeritus of English at Rutgers University and lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia.