How long does it take to read Miles Davis?
Ian Carr
Miles Davis by Ian Carr takes about 12 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 4 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1981. 658 pages, about 180,950 words.
25 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"This revised edition of Ian Carr's classic biography throws new light on Davis' life and career: from the early days in New York with Charlie Parker; to the Birth of Cool; through his drug addiction in the early 1950s and the years of extraordinary achievements (1954-1960), during which he signed with Columbia and collaborated with such unequaled talents as John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly and Cannonball Adderly. Carr also explores Davis' dark, reclusive period (1975-1980), offering firsthand accounts of his descent into addiction, as well as his dramatic return to life and music."--BOOK JACKET. "Carr has talked with the people who knew Miles and his music best including Bill Evans, Joe Zawinul, Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, and for this edition, updated since Davis' death, he has conducted new interviews with Ron Carter, Max Roach, John Scofield and others."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Jazz musicians, United States, Biography, Jazz musicians, biography, African American jazz musicians, Biografie
