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Miles Davis - Complete MD at Montreux 1973-1991 [ 20 CD box set] (2002)
Audio CD (October 15, 2002) | Label: Sony | Number of Discs: 20 | MP3 320 kbps | 2.61 GB
Genre: Jazz-Rock, Cool, Fusion | Format: Box set, Limited Edition, Live
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Produced with loving care by Claude Nobs, founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, with no edits or overdubs, this document of
Miles Davis's Montreux performances shows through never-before-released material how
Miles and company transformed his music live, with their fire, invention, and interplay. The list of sidemen on these dates is a who's who of today's super
stars, including saxophonist Dave Liebman, guitarists John Scofield and Robben Ford, keyboardists Adam Holzman and Kei Akagi, bassist Michael Henderson, and percussionist Mtume. Most of the music on these discs features versions of
Davis's fusion "hits." The funky and R&B-ish ditty "Ife" and the bouncy "Calypso Frelimo" are rendered with more gusto than their studio versions, as are the in-the-pocket, mid-'80s tunes "
Star People" and "New Blues." A package this big has more than a few surprises, however. Chaka Khan lends her powerful pipes to
Davis's unique cover of the Michael Jackson sleeper, "Human Nature," and "Al Jarreau" is an upbeat (though too short) tribute to the great vocalise master.
Other new offerings include "Lake Geneva," "Pacific Express," and the intense "Maze." This important set has two memorable
milestones. There's the previously released 1991 Quincy Jones-led concert with the 50-piece, George Gruntz/Gil Evans Orchestra, where
Davis recreates his historic Gil Evans-orchestrated charts of "The Birth of the Cool," "Porgy and Bess," "
Miles Ahead," and "Sketches of Spain."
Davis's disciple Wallace Roney backs up
Davis on the complex melodic lines, and alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett soars with his clean, Sonny Stitt-like solos. Garrett is also onstage with
Davis on a sextet date at Nice, France, on July 17, 1991, released here for the first time, that features material from the poppish Scritti Politti tune "Perfect Way" to the Cyndi Lauper ballad "Time After Time." Whether
Davis's trumpet is open, muted, or electrified, his playing, as this collection shows, is honest and enduring, regardless of the material. --Eugene Holley Jr.
Product Description
Limited Edition 20 CD Box Set. Discs One to 19 Include all the Performances at the Montreux Jazz Festivals from 1973 to 1991, and Disc 20 Includes his Performances at the Nice Jazz Festival, in France. Special Booklet also Included. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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