Miles Davis at Fillmore

DiscoMiles Davis at Fillmore
Year1970-06-17/20 [2006]
VenueUSA, Fillmore East, New York, NY
Date
NotesSource: AvaxHome
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Miles Davis - At Fillmore. Live At The Fillmore East (1970) [2CD] {2006 DSD Japan Mini LP Edition}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 650 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 244 Mb | Artwork
© 2006 Sony Music Japan / Columbia | SICP 1223~24 | DSD | HQD High Quality Disc

With the critical reviews for Bitches Brew popping up in everything from local and national newspapers to jazz magazines, and Steve Grossman firmly established in the saxophone chair recently vacated by Wayne Shorter, Miles threw his band a curve ball. He added Keith Jarrett on organ to a group that already included bassist Dave Holland, electric pianist Chick Corea, percussionist Airto Moreira, and drummer Jack DeJohnette for a four-night stand at the Fillmore East. This double-LP/CD package puts together selections from each night, without regard for repetition. It's fine that there are numerous performances of certain tunes: the problem is that, although the music is compelling, it's schizophrenic because there are no full performances on the final release; they were all edited severely (as was standard practice by Teo Macero and Davis). Rather than the long jams that fans and foes had been accustomed to hearing, presented here are snippets taken from the heart of the performances, such as two and a half minutes from "Directions" and eight from the center of "It's About That Time" (which sounds a hell of a lot like Weather Report's "125th Street Congress" from Sweetnighter). To compound this, when the music from Friday night actually collects some of the music from Thursday night -- different segments are edited within tunes, the grooves don't necessarily match and for this set (unlike many other live Miles dates) just as a composition starts to gel, it segues into another rather abruptly. Organically, in a live setting, it isn't the way Miles worked; pieces would evolve, slowly, with a kind of spooky continuity.

Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet); Steve Grossman (soprano saxophone); Chick Corea (Fender Rhodes piano); Keith Jarrett (organ); Dave Holland (acoustic & electric basses); Jack DeJohnette (drums); Airto Moreira (percussion).

tracklist:
CD1
01. Directions
02. Bitches Brew
03. The Mask
04. It's About That Time
05. Bitches Brew / The Theme
06. Directions
07. The Mask
08. It's About That Time

CD2
01. It's About That Time
02. I Fall in Love Too Easily
03. Sanctuary
04. Bitches Brew / The Theme
05. It's About That Time
06. I Fall in Love Too Easily
07. Sanctuary
08. Bitches Brew
09. Willie Nelson / The Theme
MediaMP3
Live1
Incomplete0
ALBW0
Compilation0
nVol324